United Kingdom Various: JACK Quartet (Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman [violins], John Pickford Richards [viola], Jay Campbell [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 22.3.2025. (MB)
Generous and rewarding contemporary string quartets from the JACK Quartet
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Turning Ove a new Leif: Andsnes and MCO colleagues perform neoclassical treasures and rare quintets
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Poulenc and Vierne: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Musicians from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra: Chiara Tonelli (flute), Olivier Doise (oboe), Vicente Alberola Ferrando (clarinet), Guilhaume Santana (bassoon), José Vicente Castelló (horn), Matthew Truscott (violin), May Kunstovny (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello). Wigmore Hall, London. 12.3.2025. (CSa)
Mahler is lean but Robert Schumann is great from Ticciati and the LPO
United Kingdom R. Schumann, Mahler: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.3.2025. (CC)
Works inspired by literature move and intrigue at Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival
United States Various – ‘Ukrainian Tone Poems’: Ginevra Petrucci (flute), Forrest Eimhold, Pavlo Gintov, Margarita Rovenskaya (piano), NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, PinkNoise / Jonathan Haas (conductor). Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, 15.3.2025. (RP)
Bruckner’s Eroica: his first Third in Gerd Schaller’s powerful performance at Bad Kissingen
Germany Haydn, Bruckner: Sebastian Berner (trumpet) Philharmonie Festiva / Gerd Schaller (conductor). Regentenbau, Bad Kissingen, 16.3.2025. (KW)
An exemplary end to another Musica Viva season in Plymouth
United Kingdom Beethoven, Bartók, Dvořák: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre and Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], András Fejér [cello]). Levinsky Hall, University of Plymouth, 15.3.2025. (PRB)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Jeremy Denk offer charm and artistry in their Newark concert
United States Various: Jeremy Denk (violin), Mark David (trumpet), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Stephanie Gonley (violin, music director). NJPAC, Newark, 3.8.2025. (DS)
The London Philharmonic give a spectacular performance of Mahler’s Fifth in Glasgow
United Kingdom R. Schumann, Mahler: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 15.3.2025. (GT)
