United Kingdom Various: Danish String Quartet (Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Frederik Øland Olsen[violins], Asbørn Nørgaard [viola], Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 17.2.2023. (CSa)
Concert Reviews
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El retablo de Maese Pedro at Teatro Real with neither puppets nor heroes
Spain Manuel de Falla, El retablo de Maese Pedro (concert version): Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Pablo Heras Casado (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 18.2.2023. (JMI)
Five top prizes are presented at the 2023 George London Awards
United States Various – George & Nora London Foundation Competition Finals: Soloists, Michael Fennelly (piano), The Morgan Museum & Library, New York, 17.2.2023. (RP)
Tianyi Lu leads the Seattle Symphony in well-honed performances of Strauss and Mendelssohn
United States Fisher, Mendelssohn, Strauss: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Seattle Symphony / Tianyi Lu (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16.02.2023. (ZC)
Esa-Pekka Salonen finds his own style in Prokofiev after stumbling in Bartók
United States Ravel, Bartók, Prokofiev: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 17.2.2023. (HS)
Memorable LSO pairing of François-Xavier Roth with Ligeti and Beethoven
United Kingdom Ligeti and Beethoven: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 16.2.2023. (MB)
A true melding of the heard (Fauré’s Requiem) and the seen (Mat Collishaw’s film).
France Gounod, Fauré, SKY BURIAL: Child from the Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine (treble), Amital Pati (tenor), Samuel Hasselhoen (baritone), accentus, Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor), Mat Collishaw (video). Patrick Devedjian Auditorium, La Seine Musicale, Paris, France, 15.2.2023. (CC)
Seong-Jin Cho at the Barbican: Stunning, Sensational, and yet…
United Kingdom Various: Seong-Jin Cho (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 13.2.2023. (JC)