United States Various, LyricaFest ‘Winterfest’ 2023: Sophia Molina, Jubilee Chen, Miclen LaiPang, Kali Bate, Bebe Seidenberg, Jordan Bartel, Patrick Shaugnessy (violins), Andrew Gretzinger, Jungahn Shin, Alexandre Roderick, Alexi Whitsel, Josue Negrete (violas), Ella Tomko, Sammy Wetstein, Luca Giovannini, Josephina Kim, Mars Tiancheng, Tyler James (cellos). Lyrica Boston, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1.14.2023. (LV)
Concert Reviews
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Combining classical music with entertainment: Odyssey Festival Orchestra’s first steps
United Kingdom Ravel and Gershwin: David Suchet (narrator), Sebastian Benedict-Flore (piano), Odyssey Festival Orchestra (leader: Leon Human) / Peter Ash (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 13.1.2023. (JC)
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and the Seattle Symphony shine in piano concerti by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
United States Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano and conductor), Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 04.01.2023. (ZC)
Dawn Upshaw’s Dido fares better in Purcell’s music than in an updated story and score
United States Various: Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Brentano Quartet / Serena Canon, Mark Steinberg (violins), Misha Amory (viola), Nina Lee (cello). Presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theater, San Francisco, 12.1.2023. (HS)
Simon Bode and Igor Levit are outstanding guides to Die schöne Müllerin
United Kingdom Schubert: Simon Bode (tenor), Igor Levit (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 13.1.2023. (MB)
Elim Chan stirs up juicy sounds in her San Francisco Symphony debut
United States Ogonek, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: James Ehnes (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Elim Chan (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 12.1.2023. (HS)
iSing! Suzhou and The Philadelphia Orchestra’s ‘Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems’ celebrates Lunar New Year
United States Various – ‘Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems’: Contestants, The Philadelphia Orchestra / Lio Kuokman (conductor). iSing! Suzhou, Alice Tully Hall, New York, 7.1.2023. (RP)
Majestic Majeski utterly supreme as Katya Kabanova for Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO at the Barbican
United Kingdom Janáček, Katya Kabanova: Soloists, London Symphony Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 11.1.2023. (JR)