United States Various: Vilde Frang (violin), Berlin Philharmonic / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 18 & 19.11.2024. (ES-S)
Precision and lyricism of the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko at Carnegie Hall
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Anthony Roth Costanzo connects with the San Francisco audience in a wide-ranging program
United States Various: Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Bryan Wagorn (piano). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 19.11.2024. (HS)
Celebrating Charles Ives with Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now
United States ‘Charles Ives’s America’: William Sharp (baritone), Donald Berman (piano), J. Peter Burkholder (host), The Orchestra Now / Leon Botstein (conductor). Fisher Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 17.11.2024. (RP)
Calidore Quartet and Quartet Integra converge on Mendelssohn and Korngold in Los Angeles
United States Various: Calidore String Quartet (Jeffrey Myers, Ryan Meehan [violins], Jeremy Berry [viola], Estelle Choi [cello]) and Quartet Integra (Kyoka Misawa, Rintaro Kikuno [violins], Itsuki Yamamoto [viola], Ye Un Park, [cello]). Thayer Hall, The Colburn School, Los Angeles. 15.11.2024. (LV)
The San Francisco Symphony creates gorgeous moments in Fauré’s Requiem
United States Fauré, Fujikura, Ravel: Liv Redpath (soprano), Michael Sumuel (bass-baritone), Heléne Grimaud (piano), San Francisco Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 15.11.2024. (HS)
Off-beat Acoustique Guitar Ensemble saves Whangarei Music Society’s season finale
New Zealand Bemd, Tárrega, Lauro, Villa Lobos, Myers, Witten-Hannah, Albéniz: Acoustique Guitar Ensemble (Sasha Witten-Hannah, Yolanda van den Bemd, Len Matthews). Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand, 10.11.2024. (PSe)
Hexagons – weaving magic in a modern song cycle in San Francisco
United States Various: Caroline Shaw (viola, vocals), Gabriel Kahane (piano, vocals). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 14.11.2024. (HS)
Korngold’s three string quartets from the Calidores: searching for identity
United States Korngold: Calidore String Quartet (Jeffrey Myers, Ryan Meehan [violins], Jeremy Berry [viola], Estelle Choi [cello]). Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, 13.11.2024. (LV)
