Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

John Storgårds’s carefully considered Jolas, Sibelius and Richard Strauss Prom with the BBC Philharmonic.

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [2]- Jolas, Sibelius, R. Strauss: Sueye Park (violin), BBC Philharmonic / John Storgårds (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2026. (KMcD)

Violinist Sueye Park, conductor John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Viva España! The Spanish National Orchestra scores a World Cup-winning Proms debut at the RAH

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [1] – Ravel, de Falla, Rodrigo: Rafael Aguirre (guitar), Spanish National Orchestra / David Afkham (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.7.2026. (AV-E)

Guitarist Rafael Aguirre and conductor David Afkham © BBC/Chris Christodoulou 

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Gomyo and Bychkov are stunning in a relocated Blossom Festival concert

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United StatesUnited States Blossom Music Festival 2026 [3] – Shostakovich, Brahms: Karen Gomyo (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 18.7.2026. (MSJ)

Semyon Bychkov directs the Cleveland Orchestra in Brahms’s Symphony No.4 © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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Les Arts Florissants bring an imaginative Charpentier double bill to Caramoor

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United StatesUnited States Caramoor Festival [3] – Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Soloists from Le Jardin des Voix, Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (conductor). Venetian Theater, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah, 17.7.2026. (ES-S)

Scene from Les Arts florissants © Gabe Palacio

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