United Kingdom George Walker, Korngold, Mahler: Carolin Widmann (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.9.2022. (CK)
Concert Reviews
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Resounding success for three avant-garde masterpieces at Musikfest Berlin 2022
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2022 [12] – Xenakis, Zimmermann, Dallapiccola: Wolfgang Koch (baritone), Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (tenor), Caspar Singh (tenor), Oliver Boyd (baritone), Rundfunkchor Berlin (chorusmaster: Gijs Leenaars), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Livestreamed on Digital Concert Hall from the Philharmonie Berlin, 17.9.2022. (GT)
Randall Goosby brings flash and levity to a Florence Price concerto
United States Mozart, Florence Price, R. Strauss: Randall Goosby (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 24.9.2022. (HS)
Gurrelieder heard once more in London – but with mixed results from Gardner and LPO
United Kingdom Schoenberg: Soloists, London Philharmonic Choir (chorus director: Neville Creed), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.9.2022. (MB)
Ólafsson shines in John Adams but Anna Clyne and Mahler from Rouvali and the Philharmonia disappoints
United Kingdom Anna Clyne, Adams, Mahler: Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.9.2022. (CC)
Instruments of Time and Truth’s bold Aci, Galatea e Polifemo had plenty of human interest
United Kingdom Handel, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo: Soloists, Instruments of Time and Truth / Christopher Bucknall (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 22.9.2022. (CR)
Paavo Järvi demonstrates his affinity with the frozen north
Switzerland Nielsen, Sibelius, Prokofiev: Hilary Hahn (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 22.9.2022. (JR)
Vale of Glamorgan Festival opens with three orchestral premieres and a Grace Williams rarity
United Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan 2022 Festival [1] – Opening Concert: Clare Hammond (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 22.9.2022. (PCG)