United States Various, ‘Sejong Here & Now Festival’: Steven Banks (saxophone), Sejong Soloists / Hanna von Wiehler (conductor). Zankel Hall, New York, 17.5.2024. (DS)
Saxophonist Steven Banks and the Sejong Soloists in a superb world premiere
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Alan Gilbert leads a superb account of Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher
Germany Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher: Soloists, Vokalhelden Children’s Choir (directors: Johannes David Wolff, Judith Kamphues), MDR Radio Chorus (director: Philipp Ahmann), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Alan Gilbert (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 8.6.2024. (MB)
Leaving the Festival Hall on cloud nine: the Philharmonia’s excellent Liszt, Shostakovich and Elgar
United Kingdom Liszt, Shostakovich and Elgar: Sol Gabetta (cello), Philharmonia / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 6.6.2024. (AK)
Chineke! scintillate in music forgotten, brand new, and recomposed
United Kingdom Sowande, Kinoshi, Richter: Rosie Bergonzi (handpan), Elena Urioste (violin), Chineke!. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.6.2024. (CK)
Salonen and the SFS extend works by Ravel and Schoenberg with stagings, dancing and singing
United States Ravel, Schoenberg: Mary Elizabeth Williams (soprano), Alonzo King LINES Ballet, San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 8.6.2024. (HS)
Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic take Vienna by storm
United States Various: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello), Oslo Philharmonic / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Grosser Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 6 and 7.6.2024. (LV)
Exceptional performances of Schoenberg and Zemlinsky in Vienna’s Musikverein
Austria Schoenberg and Zemlinsky: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Patrick Hahn (conductor). Musikverein, Vienna, 5.6.2024. (MB)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales ends its season on an optimistic note in Cardiff
United Kingdom Dvořák, Higdon, Dawson: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 6.6.2024. (PCG)
