United States Various – ‘Crossing Borders’: Megan Moore (mezzo-soprano), Francesco Barfoed (piano). Morgan Library and Museum, New York, 6.4.2025. (DS)
Deeply moving recital by mezzo-soprano Megan Moore and pianist Francesco Barfoed at the Morgan
International Concerts
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Marin Alsop and the San Francisco Symphony bring energy to powerful music of the Americas
United States Various: Gabriela Montero (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Marin Alsop (conductor). Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 11.4.2025. (HS)
Witnessing music making at its best: OAE’s Bach St Matthew Passion in Budapest
Hungary Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Soloists, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Jonathan Cohen (conductor), Grand Hall of the Music Academy, Budapest, 7.4.2025. (AK)
Between form and fracture: Mitsuko Uchida’s power of suggestion at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 9.4.2025. (ES-S)
Mozart amid the ruins: classical resilience in Southern California from Melodia Mariposa
United States Mozart: LA Opera Principal Winds – Leslie Reed, Jennifer Cullinan (oboe, English horn), Heather Clark, Sarah Weisz (flute), Donald Foster, Laura Stoutenborough (clarinet), William May, William Wood (bassoon), Steven Becknell, Allen Fogle (French horn). Presented by Melodia Mariposa, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, 29.3.2025. (LV)
Carmina Burana in Budapest proves a full-on theatrical experience
Hungary Mozart (selection) and Orff’s Carmina Burana: Soloists, Hungarian State Opera ensembles / Tibor Bogányi (conductor). Budapest Opera House, 6.4.2025. (AK)
Ingrid Fliter and Alpesh Chauhan in a wide-ranging Vancouver concert that promised more than it delivered
Canada Almashi, Chopin, Elgar: Ingrid Fliter (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 28.3.2025. (GN)
Aftab Darvashi’s emotional new solo violin work steals the show in Anne-Sophie Mutter’s San Francisco recital
United States Various: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano). San Francisco Symphony Great Performers Series, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 6.4.2025. (HS)
