United Kingdom Montgomery, Kats-Chernin, Watkins: Emily Sun (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Gemma New (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 24.10.2024. (PCG)
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Anne Akiko Meyers and Andrew Litton take on Márquez’s Fandango in Vancouver
Canada Márquez, Stravinsky, Ravel: Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 18.10.2024. (GN)
The Belcea and Tabea Zimmermann bring dramatic intensity to two Wigmore Hall Mozart string quintets
United Kingdom Mozart: Belcea Quartet (Corina Belcea [violin], Suyeon Kang [violin], Krzysztof Chorzelski [viola], Antoine Lederlin [cello]) and Tabea Zimmermann (viola). Wigmore Hall, London, 18.10.2024. (CSa)
London Sinfonietta’s handsome 150th anniversary tribute to Arnold Schoenberg
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Lutyens, and Webern: Andrew Zolinsky (piano), Richard Burkhard (baritone, speaker), London Sinfonietta / Jonathan Berman (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 20.10.2024. (MB)
Bach’s Brandenburgs live (again!) in Ohio under Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire
United States Bach: Caleb Hudson (natural trumpet), Kathryn Montoya (recorder), Gaia Saetermoe-Howard (oboe), Alan Choo (violin), Nicole Divall (viola), Min Young-Kim (viola), Kathie Stewart (recorder), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord and conductor). First United Methodist Church, Akron, 20.10.2024. (MSJ)
Edgar Meyer’s chamber music trios mix freshness and virtuosity in Berkeley recital
United States Bach, Meyer: Tessa Lark (violin), Josh Roman (cello), Edgar Meyer (double bass). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 20.10.2024. (HS)
NZTrio captivates Whangarei audience with music by women
New Zealand Ethel Smyth, Joan Tower, Eva Bedggood, Fanny Mendelssohn: NZTrio (Amalia Hall [violin], Ashley Brown [cello], Somi Kim [piano]). Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand, 19.10.2024. (PSe)
Michael Tilson Thomas returns in very good form for Mahler’s Second Symphony with the LSO
United Kingdom Mahler: Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Chorus (Chorus Director Emeritus: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.10.2024. (JR)
