Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Pasteurised ‘Pastoral’, Incandescent Inferno: Gustavo Dudamel and LA Phil at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [15] – Beethoven, Adès: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.8.2026. (AV-E)

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Phil © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Youthful vitality, Vilde Frang, and Salonen’s all-encompassing technique made for a memorable Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [14] – Salonen Conducts 20th-Century Classics: Vilde Frang (violin), Juilliard Orchestra, Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.8.2026. (CC)

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts violinist Vilde Frang and players of the Juilliard Orchestra and Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou  

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Webern Quartet’s romantic Robert Schumann highlights a summer afternoon at LA’s Music Guild

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United StatesUnited 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)

The Webern Quartet (Benjamin Hoffman, Stella Cho, Alex Granger and Chiai Tajima) at the Music Guild © Edward Long

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Vilde Frang, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Juilliard and Royal Academy of Music musicians in an ambitious program

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United StatesUnited 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)

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts players from the Juilliard School and Royal Academy of Music © Daniele Sahr

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