Sir Simon Rattle’s new partnership with the BRSO yields impressive results at Carnegie Hall

United StatesUnited States [1] Hindemith, Zemlinsky, Mahler: Lester Lynch (baritone), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 2.5.2024. (ES-S)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and baritone Lester Lynch © Steve J. Sherman

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Lang Lang and the Clevelanders make Saint-Saëns and Berlioz (and the occasional Muppet) blaze with life

United StatesUnited States Saint Saëns, Berlioz, ‘Lang Lang Plays Saint-Saëns’: Lang Lang (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 2.5.2024. (MSJ)

Lang Lang and Franz Welser-Möst after Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No.2 © Roger Mastroianni/Cleveland Orchestra

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Vocal allure and big personalities make Berkeley recital by Amina Edris and Pene Pati a winner

United StatesUnited States Various – ‘Voyages’: Amina Edris (soprano), Pene Pati (tenor), Robert Mollicone (piano). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 23.4.2024. (HS)

Amina Edris and Pene Pati singing together at previous performance © Petr Dyrc

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