United Kingdom Mahler: Oxford Millennium Orchestra / Joe Davies (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 7.3.2025. (CK)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
The London Sinfonietta’s enthralling and enjoyable evening of Cage and Boulez
United Kingdom Boulez and Cage: Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Sarah Nicolls (prepared piano), London Sinfonietta / Thomas Kemp (conductor), Michael McCarthy (director), Francesca Amewudah-Rivers (actor). Purcell Room, London, 9.3.2025. (MB)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Vienna Philharmonic make an impact over three evenings in Berkeley
United States Various: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Vienna Philharmonic / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 5, 6 & 7.3.2025. (HS)
Bychkov’s controlled cacophony in Mahler’s Fifth with the Czech Philharmonic
United Kingdom Mozart, Mahler: Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov. Barbican Hall, London, 9.3.2025. (CC)
Cho and Welser-Möst mix poise and nervous energy to make magic in Cleveland
United States Ravel, Tchaikovsky: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 6.3.2025. (MSJ)
A wonderful London recital by Dame Mitsuko Uchida
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schoenberg, Kurtág, and Schubert: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.3.2025. (MB)
A truly satisfying Bechstein Hall recital by Emmanuel Despax
United Kingdom Ravel, Fauré/Despax, Despax: Emmanuel Despax (piano). Bechstein Hall, London, 7.3.2025. (CC)
LPO at the Royal Festival Hall: Fleming’s artistry in Richard Strauss and Guggeis’s propulsive Wagner
United Kingdom Wagner, R. Strauss – Renée Fleming sings Strauss: Renée Fleming (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 5.3.2025. (JPr)
