United Kingdom Field, Beethoven: Alice Sara Ott (piano). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 7.2.2025. (CC)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Intelligent programming of rarely heard British works under Pappano and the LSO at the Barbican
United Kingdom Maconchy, Walton, Vaughan Williams: Rebecca Gilliver (cello), Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Will Liverman (baritone), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 9.2.2025. (JR)
Thomas Guggeis blazes in an auspicious debut with the Cleveland Orchestra
United States R. Strauss, Dutilleux, Ravel: Mark Kosower (cello), Cleveland Orchestra / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 6.2.2025. (MSJ)
Augustin Hadelich and Yale Philharmonia perform a stirring Britten Violin Concerto
United States Tower, Britten, Berlioz: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Yale Philharmonia / Peter Oundjian (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 22.1.2025. (DS)
Kent Tritle explores the wondrous sounds of St. John the Divine’s Great Organ
United States Various: Kent Tritle (organ). The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, 4.2.2025. (RP)
Giltburg’s continuing Beethoven journey at Wigmore Hall: life-affirming, purifying, and inspiring
United Kingdom Beethoven: Boris Giltburg (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.2.2025. (CSa)
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14 No.1; Piano Sonata No.4 in E-flat, Op.7; Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49. No.2; Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ‘Pathétique‘; Piano Sonata No.26 in E-flat, Op81a ‘Les Adieux‘
Despite stumbles, rarely-performed Shostakovich and Mahler deliver choice moments in San Francisco
United States Shostakovich, Mahler: Kirill Gerstein (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 6.2.2025. (HS)
Challenging music projected with complete conviction by the Jarualda Quartet in Shrewsbury
United Kingdom Beethoven, Britten, Ravel: Jarualda Quartet (Alex Postlethwaite, David Joyce [violin], Jane Park [viola], Ruth Henley [cello]). Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury, 6.2.2025. (CK)
