Concert Reviews – Page 185 – Seen and Heard International

Rouvali lets the Philharmonia Orchestra concert go very much off-leash in its virtuosity

10/05/202212/02/2022 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov: Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.2.2022. (MBr)

Santtu-Matias Rouvali © Camilla Greenwell

Highly memorable LPO concert with the Brett Dean Viola Concerto lingering in the memory

10/05/202211/02/2022 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Nielsen, Brett Dean, Mahler: Lawrence Power (viola), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.2.2022. (CC)

Punchy John Adams and demonic Mahler from Jaap van Zweden and Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich

10/05/202211/02/2022 by John Rhodes

Switzerland Adams, Mahler: Ilya Gringolts (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 10.2.2022. (JR)

First Italian performance of Thomas Adès’s Piano Concerto

10/02/2022 by Giuseppe Pennisi

Italy Dukas, Adès, R. Strauss: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). National Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, 5.2.2022. (GP)

Kirill Gerstein, Sir Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (c) Santa Cecilia Academy

Honeck’s impressive Mahler 1 and Piemontesi’s crisp Mozart with Philharmonia Zurich

27/03/202208/02/2022 by John Rhodes

Switzerland Mozart, Mahler: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Philharmonia Zurich / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Zurich Opera House, 6.2.2022. (JR)

Authentic Selves [2]: In pursuit of love – NY Philharmonic and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo

27/03/202207/02/2022 by Rick Perdian

United States Various: Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), New York Philharmonic / Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 4.2.2022. (RP)

Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Jaap van Zweden (conductor) and the New York Philharmonic © Chris Lee

Testaments: an exceptional evening of song from the Brooklyn Art Song Society

27/03/202207/02/2022 by Rick Perdian

United States Various: Michael Brofman (piano), Stanichka Dimitrova (violin), Michael Kelly (baritone), Brian Mextorf (baritone), Alexandra Nowakowski (soprano), Sofia Nowik (cello), Renate Rohlfing (piano). Brooklyn Art Song Society, First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, 4.2.2022. (RP)

Sharon Roffman directs the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in a concert of revelatory music-making

27/03/202206/02/2022 by Gregor Tassie

United Kingdom Beethoven, Fennessy: Steven Osborne (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sharon Roffman (leader/director). Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 5.2.2022. (GT)

Steven Osborne (piano) with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (c) RSNO

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