United States Various – ‘The World at War: Recovered Voices’: Kristina Bachrach (soprano), Anna Laurenzo (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Meglioranza (baritone), Stanichka Dimitrova (violin), Nathaniel LaNasa (piano). Brooklyn Art Song Society, First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, 6.1.2023. (RP)
Concert Reviews
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Hometown hero Jonathon Heyward returns to Charleston in triumph
United States Price, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra [for the Price], Charleston Symphony Orchestra / Jonathon Heyward (conductor). Gaillard Hall, Charleston, South Carolina, 7.1.2023. (LV)
Cleveland starts the year with lyrical timpani, hilarious Haydn and vital Nielsen
United States Various: Paul Yancich (timpani), Liv Redpath (soprano), Justin Austin (baritone), Cleveland Orchestra / Alan Gilbert (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 5.1.2023. (MSJ)
The National Youth Orchestra lift the national gloom with a refreshingly brilliant Odyssey
United Kingdom Britten, Clyne, R. Strauss: National Youth Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch (conductor). Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, 7.1.2023. (CP)
Liza Ferschtman scales ‘the Himalayas for violinists’ at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Bach: Liza Ferschtman (violin), Wigmore Hall, London, 5 & 6.1.2023. (MB)
Insightful and immaculate playing from the Elias Quartet at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Beethoven, Shostakovich: Elias String Quartet (Sara Bitlloch and Donald Grant [violins], Simone van der Giessen [viola], Marie Bitlloch [cello]), Steven Osborne (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 3.1.2023. (CS)
An exemplary evening of music-making as Günther Groissböck returns to Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Various: Günther Groissböck (bass), Julius Drake (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 19.12.2022. (KMcD)
A Baroque Christmas: London Handel Players bring the holiday to the Soraya
United States Various: London Handel Players, Rachel Brown (flute and recorder), Adrian Butterfield, Oliver Webber (violins), Rachel Byrt (viola), Gavin Kibble (cello and gamba), Silas Wollston (harpsichord and organ). The Soraya, Northridge, California, 18.12.2022. (DLD)