Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

‘Songs and Fragments’ at Aix is gripping, concentrated theatre

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [3] – ‘Songs and Fragments’: Davies, Eight Songs for a Mad King; Kurtág, Kafka-Fragmente: Soloists, Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Bleuse (conductor). Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix-en-Provence, 10.7.2024. (MB)

Eight Songs for a Mad King at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2024 © Monika Rittershaus

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Laura Rickard’s imaginatively devised voyage of chamber music discovery concludes in Romsey

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various – Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2024 [2]: Sophia Jin (soprano), Thomas Guthrie (baritone), Imogen Whitehead (trumpet), Laura Rickard, Emma Roijackers, Luke Hsu (violin), José Nunes, Joseph Griffin, Coby Mendez (viola), Rainer Crosett, Lydia Hillerudh (cello), James Trowbridge (double bass), Johan Löfving (guitar), Jennifer Walsh, Michael Cohen-Weissert, Caspar Vos (piano). Houghton Lodge Gardens, Romsey Abbey, St. Mark’s Church, Ampfield, United Reformed Church, Romsey, 24-30.6.2024. (CK)

Plink, Plank, Plunk! at the Sunday evening RCMF concert (30.6)

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A Richard Strauss afternoon at Tanglewood features Renée Fleming’s artistry

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood Festival 2024 [1] – Richard Strauss: Renée Fleming (soprano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Koussevitzky Shed, Lenox, Massachusetts, 7.7.2024. (ES-S)

Andris Nelsons conducts the BSO at Tanglewood © Hilary Scott

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Anne Akiko Meyers in a stunning performance of Fandango at the Grant Park Music Festival

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United StatesUnited States Grant Park Music Festival 2024 [2] – Various: Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 5.7.2024. (JLZ)

Anne Akiko Meyers and the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra © Grittani Creative LTD

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