Concert Reviews – Page 11 – Seen and Heard International

Daniil Trifonov’s Prokofiev concerto tops a generous menu of big music in San Francisco

23/02/2025 by Harvey Steiman

United States Muzik, Prokofiev, Stravinsky: Daniil Trifonov (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 21.2.2025. (HS)

Pianist Daniil Trifonov at the climax of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.2 © Kristen Loken

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra brings classical vitality to the Westside

23/02/202523/02/2025 by Laurence Vittes

United States Impressionists – Pintscher + Debussy + Ravel: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Matthias Pintscher (conductor). The Wallis, Beverly Hills, 16.2.2025. (LV)

Matthias Pintscher and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at The Wallis © Brian Feinsimer

Stirring Nordic brew from Gergely Madaras and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Poole

23/02/2025 by Chris Kettle

United Kingdom Vasks, Grieg, Sibelius: Louis Schwizgebel (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Gergely Madaras (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 19.2.2025. (CK)

Conductor Gergely Madaras rehearses the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Distinguished Saint-Saëns and Franck from Perianes and van Soeterstède in Vancouver

23/02/202523/02/2025 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada Pépin, Saint-Saëns, Franck: Javier Perianes (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Chloé van Soeterstède (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 14.2.2025. (GN)

Pianist Javier Perianes and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra © VSO

Five rising singers garner top prizes at the 2025 George and Nora London Foundation Competition Finals

23/02/202523/02/2025 by Rick Perdian

United States Various – George and Nora London Foundation Competition Finals: Soloists, Lachlan Glen (piano). The Morgan Museum & Library, New York, 21.2.2025. (RP)

Evan Lazdowski, Magdalena Kuźma, Alec Carlson, John Hauser (London Foundation President), Shelén Hughes, and Joseph Parrish © Beth Bergman

Balancing fire and ice: Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson at Carnegie Hall

25/02/202522/02/2025 by Edward Sava-Segal

United States Various: Yuja Wang & Víkingur Ólafsson (pianos). Carnegie Hall, New York, 19.2.2025. (ES-S)

Yuja Wang & Víkingur Ólafsson © Fadi Kheir

Adès nails the expansion of America: A Prophecy in US premiere with the Cleveland Orchestra

22/02/2025 by Mark S Jordan

United States Adès Conducts Adès: Sasha Cooke (soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus / Lisa Wong (director), Cleveland Orchestra / Thomas Adès (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 20.2.2025. (MSJ)

Soprano Sasha Cooke conducted by Thomas Adès in *America: A Prophecy* © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

Janáček’s ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ from the ASMF provides a lasting memory in their St Martin’s concert

20/02/2025 by Marc Bridle

United Kingdom Janáček, Mozart, Bach, Shostakovich: Peter Donohoe (piano), Academy of St Martin in the Fields. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 15.2.2025. (MBr)