International Concerts

All non-UK concert reviews

Bach’s Brandenburgs live (again!) in Ohio under Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire

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United StatesUnited States Bach: Caleb Hudson (natural trumpet), Kathryn Montoya (recorder), Gaia Saetermoe-Howard (oboe), Alan Choo (violin), Nicole Divall (viola), Min Young-Kim (viola), Kathie Stewart (recorder), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord and conductor). First United Methodist Church, Akron, 20.10.2024. (MSJ)

Apollo’s Fire in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.2 under Jeannette Sorrell © Apollo’s Fire

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Edgar Meyer’s chamber music trios mix freshness and virtuosity in Berkeley recital

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United StatesUnited States Bach, Meyer: Tessa Lark (violin), Josh Roman (cello), Edgar Meyer (double bass). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 20.10.2024. (HS)

Tessa Lark (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), and Josh Roman (cello) at Hertz Hall © Harvey Steiman

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Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto creates a giddy ride in its San Francisco debut

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United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Salonen, Debussy: Rainer Eudeikis (cello), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 18.10.2024. (HS)

Rainer Eudeikis (cello, front l) and Jacob Nissly (bongos and congas, front r) © Brandon Patoc

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Mahler illuminated by Mäkelä’s two-ended candlelight in Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Mahler: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus (director: Jennifer Rozsa), Cleveland Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 17.10.2024. (MSJ)

Jennifer Rozsa and Lisa Wong (CO Chorus directors), Jennifer Johnson (mezzo-soprano), and Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) © Roger Mastroianni

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Joyce DiDonato and four amazing singers in master classes at Carnegie Hall

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United StatesUnited States ‘Joyce DiDonato Master Classes’: Joyce DiDonato with Bridget Esler (soprano), Michelle Mariposa (mezzo-soprano), Ben Reisinger (tenor), Robert Ellsworth Feng (bass), Joel Harder & Justina Lee (piano). Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing, New York, 11-12.10.2024. (RP)

Robert Ellsworth Feng (bass) with Joyce DiDonato © Chris Lee

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An ovation from the Cleveland Orchestra for conductor/composer Esa-Pekka Salonen

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United StatesUnited States Ravel, Salonen, Sibelius: Senja Rummukainen (cello), Cleveland Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.10.2024. (MSJ)

Senja Rummukainen plays Salonen’s Cello Concerto © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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