United States Various – ‘The 24 Violins Cross the Alps’: Sebastians. Brick Presbyterian Church, New York, 11.5.2024. (RP)
From Paris to Rome with the Sebastians in ‘The 24 Violins Cross the Alps’
Concert Reviews
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Three explosive performances and a touching gesture: Kirill Karabits’s fitting farewell with the BSO
United Kingdom Bartok, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 15.5.2024. (CK)
Last ounce of spirituality missing from The Dream of Gerontius at the Royal Festival Hall
United Kingdom Williams, Elgar: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Norman (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), The Bach Choir (musical director: David Hill), Philharmonia Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.5.2024. (JR)
David Hill conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra © Andy Paradise
Intelligently programmed and performed Berlin recital by Denis Kozhukhin
Germany Widmann, Schubert, Ligeti, Liszt: Denis Kozhukhin (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 16.5.2024. (MB)
Piemontesi, one of the finest young pianists, impresses with his Beethoven and Debussy in Dresden
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [2] – Beethoven, Debussy: Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Palais im Grossen Garten, Dresden, 11.5.2024. (CC)
In Dresden: Klaus Mäkelä ultimately failed to satisfy with Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [1] – Bruckner: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Kulturpalast, Dresden, 10.5.2024. (CC)
Jade String Quartet convinces Whangarei audience in New Zealand that variety is the spice of life
New Zealand Mozart, Jennings, R. Schumann: Jade String Quartet (Miranda Adams and Charmian Keay [violins], Robert Ashworth [viola], James Yoo [cello[), Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand. 5.5.2024. (PSe)
Sunwook Kim’s superlative Brahms rescues an underwhelming Philharmonia Orchestra concert
United Kingdom Wagner, Brahms, R. Schumann: Sunwook Kim (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.5.2024. (MBr)
