United States Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Rachmaninov: Daniil Trifonov (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 17.10.2024. (ES-S)
Daniil Trifonov at Carnegie Hall: a valiant champion of less-familiar repertory
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Joyce DiDonato and four amazing singers in master classes at Carnegie Hall
United 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)
An ovation from the Cleveland Orchestra for conductor/composer Esa-Pekka Salonen
United 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)
Dudamel’s LA Phil opens Carnegie Hall’s season with fantastic displays of orchestral color and drama
United States Various: Soloists, Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 8 & 9.10.2024. (RP)
An imbalanced rendering of Mahler’s Symphony No.8 in Boston
United States Mahler, Symphony No.8: Soloists, Tanglewood Festival Chorus (conductor: James Burton), Boys of the Saint Paul’s Choir School (music director: Brandon Straub), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Symphony Hall, Boston, 6.10.2024. (ES-S)
Ortiz’s ecological vision and Dudamel’s Shakespearean dream at Disney Hall
United States Ortiz, Mendelssohn: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Jana McIntyre (soprano), Deepa Johnny (mezzo-soprano), María Valverde (narrator), Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Disney Hall, Los Angeles, 3.10.2024. (LV)
Majestic Brahms Symphony No.4 from Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony
United States Shostakovich, Brahms: Sayaka Shoji (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 4.10.2024. (HS)
From wit to an alien world to radiant transcendence: symphonic showcase from Harding’s Clevelanders
United States Haydn, Walker, R. Schumann: Cleveland Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 3.10.2024. (MSJ)
