United Kingdom R. Schumann and Chopin: Nikolai Lugansky (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.5.2026. (MB)
An absorbing Wigmore Hall recital by Nikolai Lugansky
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Bernstein’s ‘The Age of Anxiety’ proves central to Pappano’s LSO concert
United Kingdom Britten, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 10.5.2026. (CC)
Let the World Know is a Budapest triumph for Barnabás Kelemen both artistically as well as physically
Hungary Let the World Know – Concertos and other violin pieces with orchestra by Robert Schumann, Sibelius, Bartók, Dvořák, Ravel, Bruch, Brahms, Tschaikovsky: Barnabás Kelemen (violin), László Fenyő (violoncello), orchestras and conductors. Great Hall of the Music Academy Budapest, 1 – 3 May 2026, streamed by The Violin Channel. (AK)
Clarinetist David Krakauer and Ensemble Connect bridge past and present music of the Jewish diaspora
United States Various, ‘Ensemble Connect Up Close: Songs of Cultural Transition’: David Krakauer (clarinet), Ensemble Connect. Carnegie Hall, New York, 6.5.2026. (RP)
Carnegie Hall celebrates a legendary concert from 50 years ago with a galaxy of stars
United States Various, ‘50th Anniversary of the Concert of the Century’: Soloists, Oratorio Society of New York (director: Kent Tritle), NYO-USA All-Stars / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 5.5.2026. (RP)
A catch-all concert in Cleveland ranges from genial to epic
United States Prokofiev, Neuwirth, Wagner: Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 7.5.2026. (MSJ)
Thrilling Bax and radiant Vaughan Williams from rising star Enyi Okpara and the BSO in Poole
United Kingdom Bax, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams: Martin James Bartlett (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Enyi Okpara (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 6.5.2026. (CK)
Manchester Camerata bring Beethoven and a dash of Anna Meredith to the Turner Sims
United Kingdom Meredith, Beethoven: Manchester Camerata (Caroline Pether [violin], Alex Mitchell [viola], Hannah Roberts [cello], Aaron Barrera-Reyes [double bass], Charlie Walker-Harris [clarinet], Richard Ion [bassoon], Nivanthi Karunaratne [horn]). Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, 5.5.2026. (CK)
