United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Stravinsky: Yeol Eum Son (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 6.10.2022. (PCG)
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Apollo’s Fire animates Monteverdi’s Big Bang of sacred works in Cleveland
United States Monteverdi, Vespers of 1610: Erica Schuller, Molly Netter, Rebecca Myers (sopranos), Kristen Dubenion-Smith (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Perry, Steven Caldicott Wilson (tenors), Edward Vogel, Andrew Padgett (baritones), Apollo’s Singers, Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 8.10.2022. (MSJ)
A triumphant premiere of The Brightness of Light at Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States Kevin Puts, The Brightness of Light: Renée Fleming (soprano), Rod Gilfry (baritone), Wendall K. Harrington (production design), Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 8.10.2022. (JLZ)
The Queen Elizabeth Hall hosts an enthralling day-long celebration of the music of Xenakis
United Kingdom Xenakis: Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Philip Howard (piano), Tim Gill (cello), Oliver Lowe, Colin Currie (percussion), London Sinfonietta / Geoffrey Paterson (conductor), Colin Currie Group, JACK Quartet. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.10.2022. (MB)
Blomstedt’s conducting of Viennese classic symphonies receives a standing ovation in Berlin
Germany Beethoven, Schubert: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor). Livestreamed on Digital Concert Hall from the Philharmonie Berlin, 1.10.2022. (GT)
Exploring greatness with Boulez, Stravinsky and Saint-Saëns in Cleveland
United States Various: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Todd Wilson (organ), Cleveland Orchestra / Thierry Fischer (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 7.10.2022. (MSJ)
Stravinsky’s Firebird soars under Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony
United States Kidane, Sibelius, Stravinsky: Golda Schultz (soprano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 7.10.2022. (HS)
Jonathon Heyward returns to the Seattle Symphony to lead impressive performances of Salonen and Dvořák
United States Smetana, Salonen, Dvořák: Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Jonathon Heyward (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 1.10.2022. (ZC)
