LSO and Noseda: scaling the heights of optimism and plummeting the depths of despair

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven and Shostakovich: Simon Trpčeski (piano), Vitalij Kowaljow (bass), London Symphony Orchestra, Tenors and Basses of the London Symphony Chorus and London Philharmonic Choir (chorus master: Aiden Oliver) / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 3.4.2023. (CSa)

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda © Mark Allan

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A tremendous celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninov’s birth in Yekaterinburg

Russian FederationRussian Federation Rachmaninov. Visible Music Festival: Soloists, Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir /Andrei Petrenko (conductor), Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra / Andrei Petrenko (conductor). Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Hall, from Virtual Concert Hall relay, 30.3.2023. (GT)

After the Aleko performance at the Rachmaninov. Visible Music Festival

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Democratic chamber music and fantastic musicianship from The Feinstein Ensemble at Kings Place

United KingdomUnited Kingdom J.S. Bach, The complete Brandenburg Concertos: Miki Takahashi (violin), James Eastaway (oboe), David Blackadder (trumpet), Robin Bigwood (harpsichord), The Feinstein Ensemble / Martin Feinstein (director/flute/recorder).  Kings Place, London, 1.4.2023.  (CS)

Martin Feinstein

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An odd but fascinating olio from Wu Man and the Kronos Quartet

United StatesUnited States Various: Wu Man (pipa), Kronos Quartet / David Harrington, John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola), Paul Wiancko (cello). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 1.4.2023. (HS)

Kronos Quartet has a twenty-year association with the pipa artist Wu Han © Stephen Kahn

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