Concert Reviews – Page 164 – Seen and Heard International

Festival programs in Cleveland open doors to other worlds

07/06/202205/06/2022 by Mark S Jordan

United States Breaking Convention: Programs 1 and 2: Nicole Cabell (soprano), Iveta Apkalna (organ), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 27 and 28.5.2022. (MSJ)

Iveta Apkalna (organ) and the Cleveland Orchestra perform Barber’s *Toccata Festiva* © Roger Mastroianni

Cologne’s Portrait celebrates Sir Simon Rattle

05/06/2022 by Curtis Rogers

Germany R. Strauss and Mahler: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Philharmonie, Cologne, 3.6.2022. (MB)

Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) and Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) (c) Mark Allan

Daniil Trifonov romps through Mason Bates’s Piano Concerto with gusto

04/06/202204/06/2022 by Harvey Steiman

United States Wennäkoski, Bates, Dvořák: Daniil Trifonov (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Ruth Reinhardt (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 2.6.2022. (HS)

(l-r) Wyatt Underhill (assistant concertmaster), Mason Bates (composer), Ruth Reinhardt (conductor) and Daniil Trifonov (pianist)

Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse shines in Verdi’s Requiem at the Philharmonie de Paris

04/06/202204/06/2022 by Laurence Vittes

France Verdi, Requiem: Susanne Bernhard (soprano), Aude Extrémo (mezzo-soprano), Airam Hernández (tenor), Adam Palka (bass). Orfeón Donostiarra, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse / Jukka Pekka Saraste (conductor). Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, Philharmonie de Paris, 6.1.2022. (LV)

The Orchestra of Toulouse in Verdi‘s Requiem © Dan Krajcman

Herbert Blomstedt conducts a powerful Bruckner’s Fifth with the Tonhalle Zurich

04/06/202204/06/2022 by John Rhodes

Switzerland Bruckner: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 2.6.2022. (JR)

Herbert Blomstedt (courtesy of Tonhalle Zurich)

Lise Davidsen and Freddie De Tommaso’s memorable Barbican recital with an eclectic programme

04/06/202203/06/2022 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Lise Davidsen (soprano), Freddie De Tommaso (tenor) and James Baillieu (piano): Barbican Hall, London, 30.5.2022. (JPr)

Lise Davidsen accompanied by pianist James Baillieu (c) Mark Allan

BBC SO’s brilliance in a reminiscence of Hitchcock but disappointing in Bruckner

02/06/2022 by Marc Bridle

United Kingdom Baker, Rachmaninoff, Bruckner: Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan (conductor), Barbican Centre, London 27.5.2022. (MBr)

Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra

COG’s Andrea Chénier was a memorable performance that deserved its standing ovation

02/06/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Giordano, Andrea Chénier (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group / Gianluca Marcianò (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 29.5.2022. (CC)

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