International Concerts

All non-UK concert reviews

Magical evening with Itzhak Perlman, Beethoven and the Cleveland Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Blossom Music Festival 2026 [2] – Beethoven: Itzhak Perlman (violin & conductor), Cleveland Orchestra. Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 9.7.2026. (MSJ)

Itzhak Perlman conducts the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Festival © Kevin Libal/TCO

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Robert Schumann’s chamber music finds its many voices at 92NY

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United StatesUnited States R. Schumann: Joshua Bell, Irène Duval (violins), Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola), Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano). 92NY, New York, 7 & 9.7.2026. (ES-S)

[l-r] Jeremy Denk (piano), Joshua Bell (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello) and Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola) © Edward Sava-Segal

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A Lincoln triptych as prologue to the Boston Symphony’s Tanglewood summer

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood 2026 [1] – Glass, John Williams, Copland: Zachary James (baritone), Alec Baldwin (narrator), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Karen Kamensek (conductor). Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 5.7.2026. (ES-S)

Philip Glass on stage with baritone Zachary James and conductor Karen Kamensek © Hilary Scott

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The Cleveland Orchestra launches the 2026 Blossom Festival despite a severe storm

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United StatesUnited States Blossom Music Festival 2026 [1] – Various composers and works: Russell Thomas (tenor), The Cleveland Orchestra / Edwin Outwater (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 3.7.2026. (MSJ)

Tenor Russell Thomas with the Cleveland Orchestra under Edwin Outwater © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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Tessa Lark performs a new violin concerto by Lisa Bielawa in a Naumburg Concert

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United StatesUnited States Various, Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Tessa Lark (violin), Christina Courtin (violin and vocals), Jamie Bernstein (narrator), The Knights (artistic directors: Colin and Eric Jacobsen). Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, New York, 23.6.2026. (DS)

Violinist Tessa Lark performs with The Knights © Gail Wein

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