Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

The Beckett/Feldman Words & Music made an unforgettable impression in Sheffield

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sheffield Chamber Music Festival [1] – Feldman & Beckett: Words & Music: Siobhán McSweeney (actor), Jonjo O’Neill (actor), Vicky Featherstone (director), ENSEMBLE 360 / George Morton (conductor). Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 18.5.2026. (CC)

Beckett/Feldman’s Words & Music © Matthew Johnson

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Gatti, Orfeó Català, Staatskapelle Dresden and four stellar soloists perform a Verdi Requiem for the ages

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SpainSpain Verdi, Requiem: Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Riccardo Zanellato (bass), Orfeó Català (chorus director: Xavier Puig), Staatskapelle Dresden / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Marc Pasteau) on medici.tv from the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, 19.5.2026. (JPr)

Soprano Eleonora Buratto and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča

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Joe Davies conducts a magnificent Mahler Eighth Symphony in Coventry Cathedral

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Holly Teague, Iúnó Connolly, Sofia Kirwan-Baez (sopranos), Georgia Mae Ellis, Rhian Davies (altos), Jack Dolan (tenor), Conrad Chatterton (baritone), Jakob Mahase (bass), Coventry Cathedral Chorus, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Daventry Choral Society, Divertimento, Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Spires Philharmonic Chorus, Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society, Warwickshire Youth Choirs (chorus master: Laura Baillie), Leamington Sinfonia / Joe Davies (conductor). Coventry Cathedral, 16.5.2026. (CK)

Mahler’s Eighth Symphony dress rehearsal in Coventry Cathedral © Chris Tribble

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A Christopher Cerrone premiere between two Mozarts from LACO at The Wallis

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United StatesUnited States ‘Radiance + Reverie: Martín + Marwood + Mozart’: Anthony Marwood (violin). Coleman Itzkoff (cello), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). The Wallis, Beverly Hills, 17.5.2026. (LV)

Violinist Anthony Marwood and cellist Coleman Itzkoff playing Christopher Cerrone’s Selah © Elizabeth Asher

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