Spain Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona, 28.06.2025. (JMI)
Piotr Beczała and Asmik Grigorian triumph in Rusalka at Barcelona’s Liceu
Concert Reviews
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Istanbul’s Music Festival splendidly celebrates nature and Sufi tradition in Karademir’s ‘Strings of Love’
Turkey Istanbul Music Festival 2025 [1] – ‘Strings of Love’: Coşkun Karademir (lute, baglama), Derya Türkan (Istanbul kemenche), Ibrahim Babayev (lyre), Murat Süngü (cello), Burak Çakir (percussion). Sakip Sabanci Museum, Fistikli Terrace, Istanbul. 23.6.2025. (GT)
Appl and Lepper showcase Kurtág and Schubert in Lines of Life at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Lines of Life: Benjamin Appl (baritone), Simon Lepper (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 20.6.2025. (AK)
The Crossing lifts modern choral music to revelatory heights in Manhattan
United States Bryars, Helgeson: The Crossing / Donald Nally (conductor). St. Peter’s Church, New York, 20.6.2025. (DS)
A thrilling Tchaikovsky Fourth from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO
United Kingdom Howell, Price, Tchaikovsky: Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.6.2025. (CK)
Truly commanding Barbican Hall playing from Evgeny Kissin
United Kingdom Bach, Chopin, Shostakovich: Evgeny Kissin (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 25.6.2025. (CC)
A simply superb Wigmore Hall recital by Nicolas Namoradze
United Kingdom Scriabin, Bach, Beethoven: Nicolas Namoradze (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 23.6.2025. (CC)
Unforgettable Thaxted recital: place, music, Chance and Carr in perfect congruence
United Kingdom Thaxted Festival 2025 [2] – Love and Loss: Music for Countertenor & Lute: Songs by Dowland, Danyel, Rosseter, Campion, Purcell, Blow and Cynthia Harper. Alexander Chance (countertenor), Toby Carr (lute). Thaxted Parish Church, 22.6.2025. (CC)
