Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Lamsma and Berglund balance icy fire and melting lyricism with The Cleveland Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Blossom Music Festival [6] – Sibelius and Prokofiev: Simone Lamsma (violin), The Cleveland Orchestra / Tabita Berglund (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 15.8.2026. (MSJ)

Conductor Tabita Berglund © Aireonna McCall-Dubé/TCO

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Master conductor, top orchestra, choirs and tenor made Berlioz’s Requiem the Prom of 2026 so far

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [17] – Berlioz, Grande Messe des Morts, Op.5 (Requiem, 1837): Julien Henric (tenor), BBC Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.8.2026. (CC)

Tenor Julien Henric and members of the London Symphony Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Latonia Moore’s star power shines and Russell Thomas saves the game (again) in Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Summers at Severance [3]: A Night at the Opera – Various: Latonia Moore (soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Blossom Festival Chorus (chorus director: Lisa Wong), The Cleveland Orchestra / John Fiore (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.8.2026. (MSJ)

Latonia Moore and Russell Thomas sing Verdi with John Fiore and the Cleveland Orchestra © Yevhen Gulenko/TCO

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Polished accounts of new and enterprising repertoire at the North York Moors Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom North York Moors Festival 2026 – ‘The Dividing Line’: Alena Baeva, Benjamin Baker, Alessandro Ruisi and Charlotte Scott (violins), Sascha Bota (viola), Rebecca Gilliver, Tim Posner and Jamie Walton (cellos), Will Duerden (double bass), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Jonathan Davies (bassoon). St Hedda’s Church, Egton Bridge, North Yorkshire 13.8.2026. (PC)

Violist Sascha Bota in front of Caroline Burraway’s installation during the performance of Schubert’s String Quintet in C © Matthew Johnson

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