Quiet radiance of Fauré’s chamber music revealed at the 92nd Street Y

United StatesUnited States Fauré: Joshua Bell, Irène Duval (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano), Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola). 92nd Street Y, New York, 9.7.2025. (ES-S)

Joshua Bell, Irène Duval (violin), Jeremy Denk (piano), Blythe Teh Engstroem (viola) and Steven Isserlis (cello) © Michael Priest

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Marie Jacquot pairs rare Richard Strauss with Goosby’s Mozart in 2025’s first ‘Summers at Severance’

United StatesUnited States ‘Summers at Severance’ 2025 [1]: Randall Goosby (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Marie Jacquot (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 10.7.2025. (MSJ)

Randall Goosby plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 with the Cleveland Orchestra © Yevhen Gulenko/TCO

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Crouch End Festival Chorus under David Temple: musical variety is the spice of a really good concert

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Janáček, Weir, Bernstein, Fauré: Zoë Brookshaw (soprano), Mark Nathan (baritone), Finn Beal (treble), Sally Pryce (harp), Simon Blendis (violin), Sarah Butcher (cello), Peter Jaekel (organ), Crouch End Festival Chorus / David Temple (conductor). Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, 5.7.2025. (GF)

Crouch End Festival Chorus at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square

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The Istanbul Music Festival 2025 closes with a splendidly performed Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

TurkeyTurkey Istanbul Music Festival [4]Rossini: Claudia Pavone (soprano), Tamar Ugrekhelidze (mezzo-soprano), Juan Francisco Gatell (tenor), Nahuel Di Pierro (bass-baritone), Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (chorusmaster: Jan Rozehnal), Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra / Carlo Tenan (conductor), Atatürk Cultural Centre, Istanbul, 26.6.2025. (GT)

Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle © Mühenna Kahveci

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