United Kingdom Music in the Round [3] – Romantic Piano: Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano). Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 23.5.2024. (CC)
Romantic Piano: a superb Sheffield recital by Mishka Rushdie Momen
Concert Reviews
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Sting has the audience in the palm of his hand at the Dresden Music Festival
Germany Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2024 [7]: Sting (vocals, bass guitar), Dominic Miller (lead guitar), Chris Maas (drummer). Halle 1, Messe, Dresden, 25.5.2024. (MC)
Superbly and intelligently programmed evening of ‘French Gems’ from Ensemble 360 in Sheffield
United Kingdom Music in the Round [2] – French Gems: Ensemble 360. Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 22.5.2024. (CC)
BBC SO’s all-English Barbican programme performed with utmost professionalism by all participants
United Kingdom Knussen, Britten, Vaughan Williams: Silja Aalto (soprano), Morgan Pearse (baritone), Vilde Frang (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.5.2024. (AK)
Compelling Royal Festival Hall day of unfamiliar Eastern Europe music from Kirill Karabits’s BSO
United Kingdom Various: Valeriy Sokolov (viola), Harutyun Chkolyan, Karen Sirakanyan (duduk/zurna), Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.5.2024. (CK)
Neeme Järvi conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony in Chicago
United Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’: Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Neeme Järvi (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 24.5.2024. (JLZ)
Clarity, melancholy and brilliance in Evgeny Kissin’s Carnegie Hall recital
United States Various: Evgeny Kissin (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 24.5.2024. (ES-S)
A Dresden recital of outstanding artistry and sincerity from Matthias Goerne and Alexander Schmalcz
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [6] – R. Schumann, Brahms: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Alexander Schmalcz (piano). Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 24.5.2024. (MC)
