Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Cleveland serves a Thanksgiving feast with Marc-André Hamelin and David Robertson

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United StatesUnited States Various: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Daniel Robertson (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 1.12.2024. (Reviewed as a livestream on clevelandorchestra.com/adella). (MSJ)

David Robertson leads the Cleveland Orchestra in Copland © Extraordinaire Photos/TCO

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Disjointed Barbican Hall programme showcases the versatility of the BBC SO and Lintu’s interpretative skills

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Moussa, R. Strauss: Nardus Williams (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.11.2024. (KMcD)

Hannu Lintu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan

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Podger, Świątkiewicz, and Kenny took us to Biber’s Baroque world: ‘a completely different planet’

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Biber, Froberger, Kapsberger: Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque (Elizabeth Kenny [theorbo] and Marcin Świątkiewicz [harpsichord]). Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 1.12.2024. (LJ)

Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord) and Rachel Podger (violin) at the RWCMD

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Light on A Dark Century from Andrey Boreyko and the LPO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schoenberg, Weinberg, Shostakovich: Gidon Kremer (violin), Alexander Roslavets (narrator/bass), London Philharmonic Choir (artistic director: Neville Creed), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2024. (CK)

Andrey Boreyko conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a rehearsal for A Dark Century © LPO

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