Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [6]: Quatuor Danel (Marc Danel [first violin], Gilles Millet [second violin], Vlad Bogdanas [viola], Yovan Markovich [cello]). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 17.5.2025. (GT)
Concert Reviews
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An unforgettable evening in Romsey Abbey as the Chamber Music Festival returns
United Kingdom Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2025 [1] – Schubert, Adès, Barber, Ravel, Bryars: String players of the Romsey Chamber Music Festival. Romsey Abbey, 31.5.2025. (CK)
Hillary Hahn, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the SFS deliver a classic Beethoven Violin Concerto
United States Beethoven: Hillary Hahn (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 30.5.2025. (HS)
Superlative Gerontius from the Hertfordshire Chorus under David Temple in St Albans Cathedral
United Kingdom Elgar: Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), James Platt (bass), Hertfordshire Chorus, London Orchestra da Camera / David Temple (conductor, chorus music director). St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, 31.5.2025. (JR)
What remains beyond silence: Kissin and friends play Shostakovich in New York
United States ‘Kissin and Friends’ – Shostakovich: Evgeny Kissin (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Gidon Kremer (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola). Carnegie Hall, New York, 28.5.2025. (ES-S)
Excellent Wigmore Hall concert for Boulez’s centenary year by Sean Shibe and friends
United Kingdom Dillon, Miller, and Boulez: Sean Shibe (guitar), Ema Nikolovska (mezzo-soprano), Adam Walker (flute), George Barton, Iris van den Bos, Sam Wilson (percussion), Emma Wernig (viola), Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Mira Benjamin (violin), Colin Alexander (cello) / Alphonse Cemin (conductor). Wigmore Hall, 29.5.2025. (MB)
Terrific set of Ensemble 360 performances: Farrenc and Duruflé will live long in the memory
United Kingdom Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2025 [2] – Mother Goose: Ensemble 360. Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 18.5.2025. (CC)
Ensemble 360’s Nono proves an unforgettable experience in Sheffield
United Kingdom Sheffield Chamber Music Festival [1] – The Nostalgic Utopian Future Distance: Ensemble 360. Firth Hall, University of Sheffield, 18.5.2025. (CC)
