Canada Messiaen, Scriabin, Zorn: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano). Chan Centre, Vancouver, 30.11.2024. (GN)
Wondrous Vancouver recital from Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou
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The American Classical Orchestra leaps forward in time with ‘The Art of the Touch’
United States Various – ‘The Art of the Touch’: Sandra Miller (flute), Masayuki Maki (clavichord), Chaeyoung Park (piano), Avi Stein (harpsichord), American Classical Orchestra. The Salmagundi Club, New York, 6.12.2024. (RP)
Robin Ticciati, Francesco Piemontesi, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra chart Northern European territories
Hungary Sibelius, Beethoven, Lindberg: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 10.12.2024. (LJ)
Double celebration of Baroque brilliance at the 92nd Street Y and Alice Tully Hall
United States Various: Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92NY Center for Culture & Arts, New York, 3.12.2024; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, 8.12.2024. (ES-S)
Ax and Heras-Casado dig into Mozart and Shostakovich with the Cleveland Orchestra
United States Mozart, Shostakovich: Emanuel Ax (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 6.12.2024. (MSJ)
Gil Shaham mesmerizes in Dvořák’s Violin Concerto with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic
United States Dvořák, Mahler: Gil Shaham (violin), Czech Philharmonic / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 4.12.2024. (RP)
Leila Josefowicz attacks Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony
Canada Stravinsky, Prokofiev: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Otto Tausk (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 29.11.2024. (GN)
Anthony McGill and the Pacifica Quartet find ravishing sonorities in a San Francisco recital
United States Various: Anthony McGill (clarinet), Pacifica Quartet (Simin Ganatra, Austin Hartman [violins], Mark Holloway [viola], Brandon Vamos [cello]). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 3.12.2024. (HS)
