Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Michael Tilson Thomas returns in very good form for Mahler’s Second Symphony with the LSO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Chorus (Chorus Director Emeritus: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.10.2024. (JR)

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan

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Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto creates a giddy ride in its San Francisco debut

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United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Salonen, Debussy: Rainer Eudeikis (cello), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 18.10.2024. (HS)

Rainer Eudeikis (cello, front l) and Jacob Nissly (bongos and congas, front r) © Brandon Patoc

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Mahler illuminated by Mäkelä’s two-ended candlelight in Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Mahler: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus (director: Jennifer Rozsa), Cleveland Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 17.10.2024. (MSJ)

Jennifer Rozsa and Lisa Wong (CO Chorus directors), Jennifer Johnson (mezzo-soprano), and Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) © Roger Mastroianni

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Sublime Martinů and glorious Saint-Saëns from The Philadelphia Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Bartók, Martinů, Saint-Saëns: Choong-Jin Chang (viola), Raphael Attila Vogl (organ), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Roderick Cox (conductor). Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia, 13.10.2024. (RP)

Roderick Cox (conductor) and Choong-Jin Chang (viola) with the Philadelphia Orchestra © Rick Perdian

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Joyce DiDonato and four amazing singers in master classes at Carnegie Hall

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United StatesUnited States ‘Joyce DiDonato Master Classes’: Joyce DiDonato with Bridget Esler (soprano), Michelle Mariposa (mezzo-soprano), Ben Reisinger (tenor), Robert Ellsworth Feng (bass), Joel Harder & Justina Lee (piano). Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing, New York, 11-12.10.2024. (RP)

Robert Ellsworth Feng (bass) with Joyce DiDonato © Chris Lee

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