United Kingdom R. Strauss, Beethoven: Tom Service (presenter), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.5.2024. (CSa)
Concert Reviews
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Sad to witness MTT’s lapse of memory with the LSO in the Barbican Hall
United Kingdom Mahler: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Sopranos and Altos of the London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Mariana Rosas), Tiffin Boys’ Choir (director: James Day), London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Barbican Hall, London 12.5.2024. (JR)
Bruckner in the sure hands of an expert: Manfred Honeck conducts the Philharmonia at the RFH
United Kingdom Liszt, Bruckner: Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 9.5.2024. (JR)
Gustavo Dudamel returns to the LA Phil with mixed results
United States Correia, Beethoven, R. Strauss: Maria João Pires (piano), Robert deMaine (cello), Teng Li (viola), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 2.5.2024. (LV)
Unaccompanied but never alone: Kavakos in a transcendent account of Bach’s set of six solo violin works
United Kingdom JS Bach: Leonidas Kavakos (violin). Barbican Hall, London, 2 and 3.5.2024. (CSa)
Sir Simon Rattle’s new partnership with the BRSO yields impressive results at Carnegie Hall
United States [1] Hindemith, Zemlinsky, Mahler: Lester Lynch (baritone), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 2.5.2024. (ES-S)
Rothko Chapel was SANSARA and Manchester Collective’s utterly remarkable, unforgettable concert
United Kingdom Various, Rothko Chapel: SANSARA, Manchester Collective. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 5.5.2024 (CC)
Ryan Bancroft triumphs in American music in Cardiff
United Kingdom Barber, Ives: Benjamin Baker (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 4.5.2024. (PCG)