Concert Reviews – Page 117 – Seen and Heard International

Treasure trove of surprises: the Danish String Quartet delights with works from Haydn to Elvis

05/06/202321/02/2023 by Christopher Sallon

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)

El retablo de Maese Pedro at Teatro Real with neither puppets nor heroes

05/06/202321/02/2023 by José Irurzun

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)

*El retablo de Maese Pedro* at Teatro Real © J. del Real

Five top prizes are presented at the 2023 George London Awards

05/06/202320/02/2023 by Rick Perdian

United States Various – George & Nora London Foundation Competition Finals: Soloists, Michael Fennelly (piano), The Morgan Museum & Library, New York, 17.2.2023. (RP)

George and Nora London President John Hauser (third from r) with Karoline Podolak (soprano ), Erika Baikoff (soprano), Amber R. Monroe (soprano), Ricardo Garcia (tenor) and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (countertenor) © Beth Bergman

Tianyi Lu leads the Seattle Symphony in well-honed performances of Strauss and Mendelssohn

05/06/202320/02/2023 by Zach Carstensen

United States Fisher, Mendelssohn, Strauss: Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Seattle Symphony / Tianyi Lu (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16.02.2023. (ZC)

Tianyi Lu conducts the Seattle Symphony © Brandon Patoc

Esa-Pekka Salonen finds his own style in Prokofiev after stumbling in Bartók

05/06/202320/02/2023 by Harvey Steiman

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)

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the SF Symphony © Kristen Loken

Memorable LSO pairing of François-Xavier Roth with Ligeti and Beethoven

05/06/202320/02/2023 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Ligeti and Beethoven: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 16.2.2023. (MB)

London Symphony Orchestra conducted by François-Xavier Roth © Mark Allan

A true melding of the heard (Fauré’s Requiem) and the seen (Mat Collishaw’s film).

22/11/202320/02/2023 by Colin Clarke

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…

05/06/202318/02/2023 by Jeremy Chan

United Kingdom Various: Seong-Jin Cho (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 13.2.2023. (JC)

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