United Kingdom Brahms and R. Schumann: Schumann Quartet (Erik Schumann, Ken Schumann [violins], Veit Benedikt Hertenstein [viola], Mark Schumann [cello]), Pablo Barrágan (clarinet). Wigmore Hall, London, 7.2.2023. (MB)
Concert Reviews
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Orchestra of the Swan’s Earthcycle brings awareness to the issues of our time
United Kingdom Earthcycle: David Gordon (keyboards), Jackie Oates (vocals), Orchestra of the Swan / David Le Page (violin, director). Stratford Playhouse, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7.2.2023. (CC)
Opera Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra are center stage in Carmina Burana
United States Bonds, Credo and Orff, Carmina Burana: Brandie Sutton (soprano), Joseph Tancredi (tenor), Ethan Vincent (baritone), Philadelphia Girls & Boys Choirs, Opera Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra / Lina González-Granados (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 5.2.2023. (RP)
Fabulous Silver Jubilee Year concert: a real celebration of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
United Kingdom Brahms, Mendelssohn: Maxim Vengerov (violin), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.2.2023. (CC)
Southbank Sinfonia comes to the South West
United Kingdom Christopher Churcher, Beethoven: Robert Taub (piano), Southbank Sinfonia / Mark Forkgen (conductor). Levinsky Hall, University of Plymouth, 4.2.2023. (PRB)
Mezzo Ambroisine Bré impresses with pared-down Les Talens Lyriques in Tragic Handelian figures
United Kingdom Handel, Corelli, Tragic Handelian figures: Ambroisine Bré (mezzo-soprano), Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (diirection and harpsichord). Wigmore Hall, London, 5.2.2023. (CC)
Klaus Mäkelä on his return to Cleveland excels in most of the program
United States Norman, Debussy, Ravel: Cleveland Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 2.2.2023. (MSJ)
Andris Nelsons and the Vienna Philharmonic bring total coherence to Mahler’s Seventh Symphony
Austria Mahler: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Christoph Engel) on STAGE+ from the Musikverein, Golden Hall, Vienna, 15.1.2023. (JPr)