China Various: Wu Man (pipa), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, 31.10-1.11.2024. (RP)
Magnificent Mahler First Symphony tops off the launch of Philadelphia Orchestra’s China tour
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A remarkable week of chamber music in New York City
United States Various: Calidore Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, 27.10.2024; Chiaroscuro Quartet, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 30.10.2024; Junction Trio, Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y, New York, 1.11.2024. (ES-S)
Gimmicks galore for Nordic Soundscapes: the Philharmonia under Santtu-Matias Rouvali
United Kingdom Gothe, Sibelius, Nielsen: María Dueñas (violin), Philharmonia / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.11.2024. (JR)
Brett Mitchell makes his mark: a fresh take on Mahler at Pasadena’s Ambassador Auditorium
United Kingdom Boyer, Korngold, Mahler: Akiko Suwanai (violin), Pasadena Symphony / Brett Mitchell (conductor). Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, 26.10.2024. (LV)
Tan Dun’s Water Concerto enchants in Cleveland
United States ‘Tan Dun Conducts Tan Dun’: Marc Damoulakis (water percussion), Cleveland Orchestra / Tan Dun (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 31.10.2024. (MSJ)
Much to admire (despite acoustic challenges) in The Bach Choir’s War Requiem
United Kingdom Britten’s War Requiem: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Mark Stone (baritone), London Youth Choir – Junior Boys & Cambiata Boys, The Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). Westminster Cathedral, London, 30.10.2024. (JR)
Eliesha Nelson premieres chamber version of Margaret Brouwer’s Viola Concerto with CityMusic Cleveland
United States Bach, Brouwer, Brahms: Eliesha Nelson (viola), CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra / Lorenzo Lopez (conductor). Our Lady of Angels Church, Cleveland, 27.10.2024. (MSJ)
Lisa Illean’s new Sonata complements the Diabelli Variations in Cédric Tiberghien’s Wigmore Hall recital
United Kingdom Illean and Beethoven: Cédric Tiberghien (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 25.10.2024. (MB)
