United States Dvořák, Mahler: Gil Shaham (violin), Czech Philharmonic / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 4.12.2024. (RP)
Gil Shaham mesmerizes in Dvořák’s Violin Concerto with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic
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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)
Antony Hermus and Victor Julien-Laferrière provide inspired Bruckner and variable Tchaikovsky
Canada Various: Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Antony Hermus (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 22.11.2024. (GN)
Masterly twentieth-century Czech string quartets by the Janáček Quartet closes Festival Janáček Brno 2024
Czech Republic Festival Janáček Brno 2024 [7] – Kaprálová, Janáček, Novák: Janáček Quartet [Miloš Vacek, Richard Kružík [violins], Jan Řezníček [viola], Lukáš Polák [cello]). Villa Löw-Beer, 24.11.2024. (GT)
Wonderful Brno recital of Moravian poetry set to music by Janáček and his musical friends
Czech Republic Festival Janáček Brno 2024 [6] – Martinů, Janáček, Dvořák: Feng-yűn Song (soprano), Lenka Navrátilová (piano). Leoš Janáček Memorial, Brno, 24.11.2024. (GT)
Sir Stephen Hough’s signature style enamors a New York audience
United States Various: Sir Stephen Hough (piano), Viano Quartet (Lucy Wang, Hao Zhou [violins], Aiden Kane [viola], Tate Zawadiuk [cello]). David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 24.11.2024. (DS)
Brno’s Children’s Choir’s uplifting and vivid singing of Petr Eben’s song cycle
Czech Republic Festival Janáček Brno 2024 [5] – Eben: Brno Children’s Choir (choirmaster: Valeria Maťašova), Jitka Houfova (piano) Pavel Čenĕk Vaculík (narrator). Reduta Theatre (Mozart Hall), 23.11.2024. (GT)
