United Kingdom Elisabeth Leonskaja In Recital: Barbican Hall, London, 23.6.2024. (CC)
At the Barbican Hall there was another Leonskaja concert to be treasured
Concert Reviews
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Highly rewarding concert from Håkan Hardenberger, the MCO and Daniel Harding
United Kingdom Haydn, Hummel, and Beethoven: Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 22.6.2026. (MB)
Boyer and Campbell’s A Hundred Years On gives voice to America’s Centennial dream
United States Various: Soloists, The Crossing (director: Donald Nally), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Anthony Parnther (conductor). Highmark Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, 17.6.2026. (RP)
Two exciting American works vividly performed in Dublin
Ireland Julia Wolfe, Rachmaninov, John Adams: Nicolas Namoradze (piano), National Symphony Chorus Ireland (chorus director: David Young), National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Samy Rachid (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 18.6.2026. (RB)
The Pittsburgh Symphony closes their season with a vibrant American celebration
United States Various: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre dancers, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, 19.6.2026. (SJ)
Apollo’s Fire revels in the music of the last Irish bard, Turlough O’Carolan
United States ‘Echoes of Ireland’ – Turlough O’Carolan and others: Apollo’s Fire / Alan Choo (conductor). Bath Church, Akron, Ohio, 17.6.2026. (MSJ)
Gravity, grace and unease with DiDonato, Nézet-Séguin and The Met Orchestra
United States Saariaho, Mahler: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, 18.6.2026. (ES-S)
A rousing finish to Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 tops off an emotional program in San Francisco
United States Various: Jessica Faselt (soprano), Kelley O’Connor (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Cooley (tenor), Peixin Chen (bass), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / James Gaffigan (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 18.6.2026. (HS)
