Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Gabetta, Rouvali and the Cleveland Orchestra balance dark Shostakovich and bright Schubert

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United StatesUnited States Shostakovich, Schubert: Sol Gabetta (cello), Cleveland Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 9.4.2026. (MSJ)

Cellist Sol Gabetta with Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting the Cleveland Orchestra © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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Emotions soar as Andris Nelsons and the BSO return to Carnegie Hall

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United StatesUnited States ‘United in Sound: America at 250’ [4] – Adams, Dvořák: Renée Fleming (soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Tanglewood Festival Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 9.4.2026. (RP)

Thomas Hampson (Nixon) in Nixon in China © Chris Lee

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A fine, committed account of Dvořák’s Stabat Mater in Dublin

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IrelandIreland Dvořák: Ailish Tynan (soprano), Niamh O’Sullivan (mezzo-soprano), Valentyn Dytiuk (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass), National Symphony Chorus Ireland (chorus director: David Young), National Symphony Orchestra / Jiří Rožeň (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 3.4.2026. (RB)

Conductor Jiří Rožeň  © National Concert Hall/Caoimhe O’Carroll

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Daniel Harding leads a splendid account of Die Schöpfung in Salzburg

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Easter Festival 2026 [2] – Haydn: Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Bavarian Radio Chorus (director: Peter Dijkstra), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 5.4.2026. (MB)

[l-r, front] Andrew Staples (tenor), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano) and Konstantin Krimmel (baritone) © Monika Rittershaus

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