Germany ‘Between Variety and Propaganda’ – Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [9]: Salonorchester CAPPUCCINO / Albrecht Winter (violin / moderator). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 16.5.2025. (GT)
Concert Reviews
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Leipzig recital by Trifonov and Szeps-Znaider of contrasting Shostakovich Violin and Piano Sonatas
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [8]: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin), Daniil Trifonov (piano). Gewandhaus Hall, Leipzig. 18.5.2025. (GT)

Partnering with the Gewandhaus Quartet, Quatuor Danel’s rarely-heard Shostakovich is masterly
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [7]: Quatuor Danel (Marc Danel [first violin], Gilles Millet [second violin], Vlad Bogdanas [viola], Yovan Markovitch [cello]), Gewandhaus Quartet (Frank-Michael Erben [first violin], Yun-Jin Cho [second violin], Vincent Aucante [viola], Jürnjakob Timm [cello]). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 18.5.2025. (GT)

Generally fine Mozart and Tchaikovsky from the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Mozart, Tchaikovsky: Dudok Quartet Amsterdam. Wigmore Hall, London, 1.6.2025. (CC)

Chamber Music at the Shostakovich Festival Leipzig opens with masterly performances by the Quatuor Danel
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [6]: Quatuor Danel (Marc Danel [first violin], Gilles Millet [second violin], Vlad Bogdanas [viola], Yovan Markovich [cello]). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 17.5.2025. (GT)
An unforgettable evening in Romsey Abbey as the Chamber Music Festival returns
United Kingdom Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2025 [1] – Schubert, Adès, Barber, Ravel, Bryars: String players of the Romsey Chamber Music Festival. Romsey Abbey, 31.5.2025. (CK)

Hillary Hahn, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the SFS deliver a classic Beethoven Violin Concerto
United States Beethoven: Hillary Hahn (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 30.5.2025. (HS)

Superlative Gerontius from the Hertfordshire Chorus under David Temple in St Albans Cathedral
United Kingdom Elgar: Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), James Platt (bass), Hertfordshire Chorus, London Orchestra da Camera / David Temple (conductor, chorus music director). St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, 31.5.2025. (JR)