United Kingdom György Kurtág Játékok Lecture: Valeria Szervánszky, Ronald Cavaye (speakers/piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 10.4.2025. (CC)
The fascination of Kurtág’s Játékok for the curious is illuminated by Valeria Szervánszky and Ronald Cavaye
Concert Reviews
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Truly momentous Prokofiev from Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven, Prokofiev: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, 10.4.2025. (CC)
A remarkable Wigmore Hall evening with Héloïse Werner and friends
United Kingdom Héloïse Werner (soprano) and friends: Héloïse Werner (soprano), Max Baillie (violin/viola), Colin Alexander (cello), Misha Mullov-Abbado (double bass), Bruno Heinen (piano), Angela Wai Nok Hui (percussion). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.4.2025. (CC)
Between form and fracture: Mitsuko Uchida’s power of suggestion at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 9.4.2025. (ES-S)
The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic give a spectacular concert of romantic works in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Schubert: Pablo Ferrández (cello), Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra/ Carlo Tenan (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 6.4.2025. (GT)
Noseda and the LSO make a persuasive case for Shostakovich’s most problematic symphony
United Kingdom Shostakovich, MacMillan: Nicola Benedetti (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 3.4.2025. (MBr)
Mozart amid the ruins: classical resilience in Southern California from Melodia Mariposa
United States Mozart: LA Opera Principal Winds – Leslie Reed, Jennifer Cullinan (oboe, English horn), Heather Clark, Sarah Weisz (flute), Donald Foster, Laura Stoutenborough (clarinet), William May, William Wood (bassoon), Steven Becknell, Allen Fogle (French horn). Presented by Melodia Mariposa, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, 29.3.2025. (LV)
Carmina Burana in Budapest proves a full-on theatrical experience
Hungary Mozart (selection) and Orff’s Carmina Burana: Soloists, Hungarian State Opera ensembles / Tibor Bogányi (conductor). Budapest Opera House, 6.4.2025. (AK)
