International Concerts

All non-UK concert reviews

Adès nails the expansion of America: A Prophecy in US premiere with the Cleveland Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Adès Conducts Adès: Sasha Cooke (soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus / Lisa Wong (director), Cleveland Orchestra / Thomas Adès (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 20.2.2025. (MSJ)

Soprano Sasha Cooke conducted by Thomas Adès in America: A Prophecy © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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Takács Quartet finds delightful twists in Haydn, Britten and Beethoven in their Berkeley recital

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United StatesUnited States Haydn, Britten, Beethoven: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], András Fejér [cello]). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 16.2.2025. (HS)

Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes (violins), András Fejér (cello), and Richard O’Neill (viola) © Harvey Steiman

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Violinist Christian Tetzlaff dazzles in Sibelius, and Afkham and the CSO bring Schoenberg to life

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United StatesUnited States Wagner, Sibelius, Schoenberg: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / David Afkham (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 14.2.2025. (ZC)

Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Afkham © Todd Rosenberg

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US premiere of Colasanti work joins Bruckner 7 in Cleveland with Tim Mead and Fabio Luisi

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United StatesUnited States Colasanti, Bruckner: Tim Mead (countertenor), Cleveland Orchestra / Fabio Luisi (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.2.2025. (MSJ)

Countertenor Tim Mead sings Silvia Colasanti’s Time’s Cruel Hand with the Cleveland Orchestra © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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