United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [6]: Harris Concert Hall, Klein Music Tent, Aspen. (HS)
Stunning singing from opera stars and a South African cellist in Aspen
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Webern Quartet’s romantic Robert Schumann highlights a summer afternoon at LA’s Music Guild
United States ‘Time and Texture’ – Haydn, Schubert, R. Schumann: Webern Quartet (Benjamin Hoffman, Chiai Tajima [violins], Alex Granger [viola], Stella Cho [cello]). Music Guild, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, 2.8.2026. (LV)
Vilde Frang, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Juilliard and Royal Academy of Music musicians in an ambitious program
United States Stravinsky, Berg, Bartók: Vilde Frang (violin), Juilliard Orchestra and Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 7.8.2026. (DS)
Philharmonia Baroque alternates movements from Handel and Shaw in a sterling interpretation
United States Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City [2] – Of Rivers and Roses: Handel and Shaw: Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (countertenor), Dashton Burton (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra / Peter Whelan (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 6.8.2026. (DS)
Pianists Yuja Wang and Jean-Yves Thibaudet steal the spotlight in Aspen as the opera Hildegard soars
United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [5]: Harris Concert Hall, Klein Music Tent, Aspen Meadows Grounds, Aspen. (HS)
Beyond their years: an extraordinary Carnegie Hall performance by NYO-USA
United States Barber, Gershwin, Bartók: Kirill Gerstein (piano), National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 31.7.2026. (RP)
A young orchestra with a giant sound: NYO2 shines at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Tessa Lark (violin), NYO2 / Mei-Ann Chen (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 30.7.2026. (RP)
Yamada communes with The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom – can we keep him?
United States Blossom Music Festival 2026 [5] – Various: Blossom Festival Chorus, (chorus director: Lisa Wong), The Cleveland Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 1.8.2026. (MSJ)
