Orchestra Wellington stuns with Shostakovich

New ZealandNew Zealand Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov: Jian Liu (piano), Orpheus Choir of Wellington (Director: Brent Stewart) and Orchestra Wellington (Concertmaster: Amalia Hall), Marc Taddei (conductor). Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, 7.6.2025. (PM)

Orchestra Wellington with Marc Taddei rehearsing Shostakovich © Hannah Neman/Orchestra Wellington

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Esa-Pekka Salonen says goodbye to San Francisco with a memorable Mahler Symphony No.2

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’: Heidi Stober (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 13.6.2025. (HS)

Esa Pekka Salonen conducts mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, soprano Heidi Stober, the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus © Kristen Loken

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