Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Utterly remarkable Bruckner at the Proms from the BBC Singers and the Berlin Philharmonic

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 56 – Bruckner: BBC Singers (conductor: Owain Park); Berliner Philharmoniker / Kirill Peternko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 1.9.2024. (CC)

Owain Park conducts the BBC Singers at the BBC Proms © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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An important nineteenth-century voice given his Salzburg due by Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2024 [11] – Smetana: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 26.8.2024. (MB)

Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Kirill Petrenko at the Salzburg Festival 2024 © SF/Marco Borrelli

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A blazing Glagolitic Mass from Hrůša and the Czech Philharmonic at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 50 – Kaprálová, Dvořák, Janáček: Mao Fujita (piano), Corinne Winters (soprano), Bella Adamova (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Pavel Švingr (bass), Christian Schmitt (organ), Prague Philharmonic Choir (choirmaster Lukáš Vasilek), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2024. (CK)

Jakub Hrůša conducts pianist Mao Fujita and the Czech Philharmonic © BBC/Andy Paradise

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Lyric Opera of Chicago opens the 2024–2025 season with a concert in Millenium Park

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United StatesUnited States Various – ‘Sunday in the Park with Lyric’: Soloists, Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 25.8.2024. (JLZ)

[l-r] Emily Richter, Christopher Humbert Jr., Gemma Nha, Enrique Mazzola and Ian Rucker © Kyle Flubacker

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