Robert Schumann’s chamber music finds its many voices at 92NY

United StatesUnited States R. Schumann: Joshua Bell, Irène Duval (violins), Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola), Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano). 92NY, New York, 7 & 9.7.2026. (ES-S)

[l-r] Jeremy Denk (piano), Joshua Bell (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello) and Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola) © Edward Sava-Segal

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Kavakos, Gerstein and the ApollΩn Ensemble at their brilliant best at the Wigmore Hall

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Dvořák, R. Schumann: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Kirill Gerstein (piano), The ApollΩn Ensemble: Alexandros Sakarellos (violin), Ilias Livieratos (viola), Timotheos Petrin (cello). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.7.2026. (CSa)

Violinist Leonidas Kavakos and the ApollΩn Ensemble at a previous concert

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A Lincoln triptych as prologue to the Boston Symphony’s Tanglewood summer

United StatesUnited States Tanglewood 2026 [1] – Glass, John Williams, Copland: Zachary James (baritone), Alec Baldwin (narrator), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Karen Kamensek (conductor). Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 5.7.2026. (ES-S)

Philip Glass on stage with baritone Zachary James and conductor Karen Kamensek © Hilary Scott

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The Cleveland Orchestra launches the 2026 Blossom Festival despite a severe storm

United StatesUnited States Blossom Music Festival 2026 [1] – Various composers and works: Russell Thomas (tenor), The Cleveland Orchestra / Edwin Outwater (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 3.7.2026. (MSJ)

Tenor Russell Thomas with the Cleveland Orchestra under Edwin Outwater © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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A vivid, dramatic performance of Das klagende Lied at the Cheltenham Music Festival

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Cheltenham Music Festival. Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler: Lee Bissett (soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Elgan Llŷr Thomas (tenor), Aidan Smith (bass), South Cotswold Big Sing Group, British Sinfonietta / Adrian Partington (conductor). Tewkesbury Abbey, 4.7.2026. (JQ)

Conductor Adrian Partington © Michael Whitefoot

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