International Concerts

All non-UK concert reviews

A rousing finish to Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 tops off an emotional program in San Francisco

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United StatesUnited States Various: Jessica Faselt (soprano), Kelley O’Connor (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Cooley (tenor), Peixin Chen (bass), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / James Gaffigan (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 18.6.2026. (HS)

James Gaffigan © San Francisco Symphony

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Joshua Weilerstein conducts a richly varied program of American classics in Chicago

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United StatesUnited States Various: Harry Lennix (narrator), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Joshua Weilerstein (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 18.6.2026. (ZC)

Harry Lennix and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Joshua Weilerstein in Copland’s Lincoln Portrait © Amy Aiello

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Marc Niemann bids farewell to Bremerhaven with a clear and cogent Verdi Requiem

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GermanyGermany Verdi, Requiem: Signe Heiberg (soprano), Dorothea Spilger (mezzo-soprano), Weilian Wang (tenor), Volodymyr Morozov (bass), Bremerhaven Protestant Municipal Church Choir and Bach Choir, Bremer Rathschor, Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre Extra Chorus, Bremerhaven Philharmonic Orchestra / Marc Niemann (conductor). Bremerhaven Municipal Theatre, 17.6.2026. (DM-D)

Marc Niemann © Yvonne Bösel

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From contralto to conductor: Stutzmann’s ‘Resurrection’ with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Mahler: Talise Trevigne (soprano), Rihab Chaieb (mezzo-soprano), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (director: Norman Mackenzie), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Atlanta Symphony Hall, 6.6.2026. (RP)

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra © Adam Hagy/ASO

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Kurtág centenary celebrations continue with superbly performed revival of an unqualified masterpiece

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FranceFrance Illès, Mundry, Feierabend, and Kurtág: Anu Komsi (soprano), Hélène Fauchère (mezzo-soprano), Emmanuelle Ophèle (flute), Carlo Laurenzi, Augustin Müller (IRCAM electronics), Sylvain Cadars (IRCAM sound diffusion), Ensemble intercontemporain / Pierre Bleuse (conductor). Salle des concerts, Cité de la musique, Paris, 5.6.2026. (MB)

Hélène Fauchère (mezzo-soprano) with Ensemble intercontemporain and conductor Pierre Bleuse © Anne-Elise Grosbois

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