Concert Reviews – Page 13 – Seen and Heard International

A trio of glittering performances from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

18/03/202516/03/2025 by Chris Kettle

United Kingdom Bartók, Ravel, Janáček: Robin Tritschler (tenor), Miklós Sebestyén (bass-baritone), Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus (director: Neil Ferris), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.3.2025. (CK)

Thanks for the memories: Abel Selaocoe and Aurora Orchestra give an unforgettable performance

18/03/202515/03/2025 by Christopher Sallon

United Kingdom Selaocoe and Beethoven: Abel Selaocoe (cello), Bernhard Schimpelsberger (percussion), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.3.2025. (CSa)

Nicholas Collon conducts cellist Abel Selaocoe, percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger and the Aurora Orchestra © Daniel Dittus

Very fine if not perfect Royal Festival Hall Gerontius from the City of London Choir and the RPO

18/03/202514/03/2025 by John Rhodes

United Kingdom Elgar: Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), James Platt (baritone), The Choir of King’s College Cambridge, City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Hyde (Music Director of both choirs and conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.3.2024. (JR)

A trio of glittering performances from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Thanks for the memories: Abel Selaocoe and Aurora Orchestra give an unforgettable performance

Very fine if not perfect Royal Festival Hall Gerontius from the City of London Choir and the RPO

A phenomenal Wigmore Hall concert, well-nigh faultless from Florilegium

Wondrous sounds from Angel Blue and Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall

Jonathan Mamora gives a memorable performance of Rachmaninov’s Third in Glasgow

Subtlety and precision: Midori and Aydin at 92NY

Historic Shostakovich from Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic: A concert for our times