United States R. Strauss, Sibelius, Smith: San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 6.6.2025. (HS)
SFS world premiere of Gabriella Smith’s Rewilding delves into primal sounds
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Randall Goosby honors Florence Price in a heartfelt Chicago Symphony performance
United States Prokofiev, Price, Wagner: Randall Goosby (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 5.6.2025. (ZC)
The fun-loving side of Shostakovich is revealed in this entertaining Leipzig Festival concert
Germany ‘Between Variety and Propaganda’ – Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [9]: Salonorchester CAPPUCCINO / Albrecht Winter (violin / moderator). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 16.5.2025. (GT)
Leipzig recital by Trifonov and Szeps-Znaider of contrasting Shostakovich Violin and Piano Sonatas
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [8]: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin), Daniil Trifonov (piano). Gewandhaus Hall, Leipzig. 18.5.2025. (GT)
Partnering with the Gewandhaus Quartet, Quatuor Danel’s rarely-heard Shostakovich is masterly
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [7]: Quatuor Danel (Marc Danel [first violin], Gilles Millet [second violin], Vlad Bogdanas [viola], Yovan Markovitch [cello]), Gewandhaus Quartet (Frank-Michael Erben [first violin], Yun-Jin Cho [second violin], Vincent Aucante [viola], Jürnjakob Timm [cello]). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 18.5.2025. (GT)
Chamber Music at the Shostakovich Festival Leipzig opens with masterly performances by the Quatuor Danel
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [6]: Quatuor Danel (Marc Danel [first violin], Gilles Millet [second violin], Vlad Bogdanas [viola], Yovan Markovich [cello]). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 17.5.2025. (GT)
Hillary Hahn, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the SFS deliver a classic Beethoven Violin Concerto
United States Beethoven: Hillary Hahn (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 30.5.2025. (HS)
What remains beyond silence: Kissin and friends play Shostakovich in New York
United States ‘Kissin and Friends’ – Shostakovich: Evgeny Kissin (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Gidon Kremer (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola). Carnegie Hall, New York, 28.5.2025. (ES-S)
