United Kingdom Handel, Messiah (HWV 56): Clara Orif (soprano), Oryna Veselovska (mezzo-soprano), James Edgeler (tenor), Thomas Butler (bass), musicians, Sudbury Choral Society / John Chillingworth (conductor). Sudbury Arts Centre, Sudbury, 14.4.2024. (MG)
Concert Reviews
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Daphnis and Chloé: Tenebrae and LSO under Pappano administer Half Six Fix’s powerful shot of Ravel
United Kingdom Ravel: Tenebrae, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London. 16.4.2024. (CSa)
Impassioned Rachmaninov and a surprise from Pappano and the LSO at the Barbican
United Kingdom L. Boulanger, Barber, Rachmaninov: Janine Jansen (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 14.4.2024. (JR)
Trenchant Elgar versus flashy Walton in Cleveland
United States López Ballido, Elgar, Walton: Sol Gabetta (cello), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (chorus director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.4.2024. (MSJ)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Philharmonia Chorus shine in Weinberg and Rachmaninov
United Kingdom Elgar, Weinberg, Rachmaninov: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Mirjam Mesak (soprano), Pavel Petrov (tenor), Andrii Kymach (baritone), Paul Whittaker (BSL performer), Philharmonia Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 11.4.2024. (CK)
Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss shed light on rarely performed Schubert piano gems for four hands
United States Schubert: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Jonathan Biss (piano). Union College Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, New York, 7.4.2024. (ES-S)
Ensemble Connect at Carnegie Hall mines the Weimar Era for rare musical jewels
United States Various: Ensemble Connect. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 9.4.2024. (RP)
In Berkeley: countertenor Orliński’s dramatic singing and Pomo d’Oro’s vivid playing lifts the recital form
United States Various, ‘Beyond’: Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Il Pomo d’Oro. Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 9.4.2024. (HS)