United States Various: Blake Denson (baritone), Kevin Miller (piano). George and Nora London Foundation for Singers, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 28.4.2024. (RP)
The blazing baritone Blake Denson in recital for the London Foundation
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Two superb singers, Nadine Sierra and Pretty Yende, sing from opera, zarzuela and musicals at Teatro Real
Spain Various: Nadine Sierra, Pretty Yende (sopranos). Teatro Real Orchestra / Pablo Mielgo (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 25.4.2024. (JMI)
A rewarding foretaste of the Berlin Philharmonic’s 2024 May Day European Concert
Germany Schubert, Brahms, and Beethoven: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 26.4.2024 (MB)
Vocal allure and big personalities make Berkeley recital by Amina Edris and Pene Pati a winner
United States Various – ‘Voyages’: Amina Edris (soprano), Pene Pati (tenor), Robert Mollicone (piano). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 23.4.2024. (HS)
Something special again from the SCO and Andrew Manze, their new Principal Guest Conductor
United Kingdom Honegger, Ravel, Haydn: Steven Osborne (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 25.4.2024. (SRT)
Kopatchinskaja’s Everyday Non-sense: might either be unforgettable or you could just as easily hate it
United Kingdom Everyday Non-sense – works by Shiomi, Schmit, Higgins, Mozart, Kurtág, Cage, PatKop, Françaix and Ligeti: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin / voice / vacuum cleaner), members of Aurora Orchestra. Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, 24.4.2024. (CC)
LACO’s sad last stand at Royce Hall in Los Angeles
United States Skye, Mozart, Beethoven, ‘Horizons: Beethoven + Skye’: Tereza Stanislav (violin), Yura Lee (viola), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). UCLA Royce Hall, Los Angeles, 21.4.2024. (LV)
Kochanovsky gives Edinburgh audiences a revelatory Tchaikovsky ‘Pathétique’ performance
United Kingdom Musorgsky, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky: Maria Ioudenitch (violinist), Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanislav Kochanovsky (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.4.2024. (GT)
