Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

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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Gerstein, Søndergård and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra triumph at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [10] – Knussen, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.8.2026. (AK)

Pianist Kirill Gerstein and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © BBC/Mark Allan

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Philharmonia Baroque alternates movements from Handel and Shaw in a sterling interpretation

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United StatesUnited States Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City [2] – Of Rivers and Roses: Handel and Shaw: Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (countertenor), Dashton Burton (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra / Peter Whelan (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 6.8.2026. (DS)

Dashon Burton (bass-baritone) with Peter Whelan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra © Lawrence Sumulong

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Boulanger brilliance, Rachmaninov reticence: Dariescu and the Hallé under Kahchun Wong at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [11] – Ravel, Nadia Boulanger, Rachmaninov: Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Hallé / Kahchun Wong (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2026. (AV-E)

Kahchun Wong conducting pianist Alexandra Dariescu and the Hallé © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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