Concert Reviews

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Emelyanychev’s little twiddles and tweaks keeps Haydn’s Creation sounding fresh

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn’s The Creation: Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass baritone), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 6.10.2022. (SRT)

Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the SCO © Chris Christodoulou

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An auspicious debut for Cristian Măcelaru with music from his native Eastern Europe

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Enescu, Bartók, Dvořák: Lucas Jussen and Arthur Jussen (piano), Christian Hartmann (timpani), Andreas Berger and Klaus Schwärzler (percussion). Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Cristian Măcelaru (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 6.10.2022. (JR)

Cristian Macelaru © Adriane White

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AAM’s The Seasons at the Barbican was a supreme affirmation of Haydn’s masterpiece

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3 (sung in English, translation McCreesh): Rachel Nichols (soprano, Hannah), Benjamin Hulett (tenor, Lucas), Jonathan Lemalu (bass, Simon), Nina Dunn Studio (video and projection design), Martin Parr (staging director), Academy of Ancient Music Chorus and Orchestra / Laurence Cummings (conductor). Barbican Centre, London, 4.10.2022. (CC)

Rachel Nichols (Hannah), Jonathan Lemalu (Simon) and Benjamin Hulett (Lucas) © Mark Allan

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Franz Welser-Möst’s humane Mahler ‘Resurrection’ Symphony soars in Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Mahler: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (chorus director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 29.9.2022. (MSJ)

The score of Mahler’s Symphony No.2 on display in the Severance Music Center © Roger Mastroianni

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