International Concerts

All non-UK concert reviews

Disappointing Beethoven Ninth from Eun Sun Kim Sun and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Symphony No.9 in D minor: Jennifer Holloway (soprano), Annika Schlicht (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Kwangchul Youn (bass), Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 26.10.2024. (HS)

[l-r] Jennifer Holloway (soprano), Annika Schlicht (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Kwangchul Youn (bass), with the Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera conducted by Eun Sun Kim © Cory Weaver

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Sandbox Percussion light up Beijing’s Forbidden City with an electrifying quartet by Andy Akiho

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ChinaChina Beijing Music Festival – Andy Akiho, Seven Pillars: Sandbox Percussion: Ian Rosenbaum, Jonny Allen, Terry Sweeney, Victor Caccese. Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, 11.10.2024. (TS)

Sandbox Percussion’s Seven Pillars © Beijing Music Festival

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Thomas Wilkins, Michelle Cann and the SF Symphony transmit the juice in Gershwin and Bernstein

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United StatesUnited States Bernstein, Gershwin, Still: Michelle Cann (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Thomas Wilkins (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 25.10.2024. (HS)

Pianist Michelle Cann embraces conductor Thomas Wilkins after their Rhapsody in Blue © Harvey Steiman

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Eschenbach and Mutter add luster to a Ukraine benefit concert at Carnegie Hall

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United StatesUnited States Various, Concert for the Children and Youth of Ukraine: Liev Schreiber (host), Olga Kulchynska (soprano), Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Polenzani (tenor), Vladyslav Buialskyi (bass-baritone), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York / Vasyl Hrechynsky (conductor), Oratorio Society of New York, Members of the Dessoff Choirs, Orchestra for Ukraine, Members of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Christoph Eschenbach (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 23.10.2024. (RP)

Christoph Eschenbach conducting Orchestra for Ukraine and Members of Orchestra of Saint Luke’s © Chris Lee

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Anne Akiko Meyers and Andrew Litton take on Márquez’s Fandango in Vancouver

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CanadaCanada Márquez, Stravinsky, Ravel: Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 18.10.2024. (GN)

Andrew Litton conducts violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra © VSO

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Bach’s Brandenburgs live (again!) in Ohio under Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire

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United StatesUnited States Bach: Caleb Hudson (natural trumpet), Kathryn Montoya (recorder), Gaia Saetermoe-Howard (oboe), Alan Choo (violin), Nicole Divall (viola), Min Young-Kim (viola), Kathie Stewart (recorder), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord and conductor). First United Methodist Church, Akron, 20.10.2024. (MSJ)

Apollo’s Fire in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.2 under Jeannette Sorrell © Apollo’s Fire

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Edgar Meyer’s chamber music trios mix freshness and virtuosity in Berkeley recital

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United StatesUnited States Bach, Meyer: Tessa Lark (violin), Josh Roman (cello), Edgar Meyer (double bass). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 20.10.2024. (HS)

Tessa Lark (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), and Josh Roman (cello) at Hertz Hall © Harvey Steiman

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