RPO concert of two contrasting halves ends with a triumphant finale at the Enescu International Festival

RomaniaRomania George Enescu International Festival 2025 [3] – Korngold, Rachmaninov, Rimsky Korsakov: Bruce Liu (pianist), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Palace Hall, Bucharest. 13.9.2025. (GT)

Vasily Petrenko conducts pianist Bruce Liu and the RPO © Andrei Gîndac

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An enticing preview of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-2026 season  

United StatesUnited States ‘Sunday in the Park with Lyric’ – Various: Soloists from the Ryan Opera Center and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 7.9.2025. (JLZ)

Members of the Ryan Opera Center, the Lyric Opera Orchestra and conductor Enrique Mazzola © Kyle Flubacker

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Nicolas Altstaedt stars in Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

United StatesUnited States ‘A Musical Genesis: Martín + Altstaedt + Schumann’: Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). The Wallis, Beverly Hills, 15.9.2025. (LV)

Nicolas Altstaedt plays Robert Schumann with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra © Elizabeth Asher

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A splendid, fascinating and, at the end, courageous Prom led by Ilan Volkov

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [31] – Gabrieli, Stravinsky, and Brahms: Jess Dandy (contralto), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), National Youth Choir, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.9.2025. (MB)

Conductor Ilan Volkov and bass-baritone Ashley Riches © BBC/Andy Paradise

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Tradition and experiment: Jan Lisiecki and ASMF at the Enescu Festival

RomaniaRomania George Enescu International Festival 2025 [2] – Various: Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Jan Lisiecki (leader, piano), Tomo Keller (leader). Romanian Atheneum, Bucharest, 12.9.2025. (ES-S)

Jan Lisiecki with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields © Catalina Filip

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With van Zweden on the podium, San Francisco Symphony gets feisty with Tchaikovsky and Respighi

United StatesUnited States Adams, Tchaikovsky, Respighi: Parker Van Ostrand (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Jap van Zweden (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 11.9.2025. (HS)

Pianist Parker Van Ostrand and conductor Jap van Zweden after the Tchaikovsky concerto © Christopher M. Howard

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John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London at the Proms – programming, performance and atmosphere align

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [32] – R. Strauss, Bernstein, Ravel: James Ehnes (violin), Sinfonia of London Chorus, Sinfonia of London / John Wilson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.9.2025. (KMcD)

John Wilson conducting the Sinfonia of London © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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