United States Various: Anthony McGill (clarinet), Gloria Chien (piano). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 3.4.2026. (HS)
The magical clarinet of Anthony McGill beguiles in a San Francisco recital
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Edward Gardner’s exhibition is a curated curate’s egg of baptised Bacons and mundane Mussorgskys
United Kingdom Bartók, Turnage, Mussorgsky: Alina Ibragimova (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.4.2026. (AV-E)
Kirill Petrenko’s outstanding Salzburg performance of Mahler’s Eighth sweeps all before it
Austria Salzburg Easter Festival 2026 [1] – Mahler: Jacquelyn Wagner, Sarah Wegener, Liv Redpath (sopranos), Beth Taylor, Fleur Barron (mezzo-sopranos), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Gihoon Kim (baritone), Le Bu (bass), Berlin Radio Chorus (director: Justus Barleben), Salzburg Bach Choir (director: Michael Schneider), Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children’s Choir (directors: Wolfgang Götz and Regina Sgier), Tölz Boys’ Choir (director: Marco Barbon), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 3.4.2026. (MB)
Daniele Rustioni rocks in his Cleveland return, and Paul Jacobs is powerful in Poulenc
United States Various: Paul Jacobs (organ), Cleveland Orchestra / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 2.4.2026. (MSJ)
The Chicago Symphony gives Tüür’s accordion concerto a long-overdue US premiere
United States Various: Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 2.4.2026. (ZC)
Fascinating rhythms from Marin Alsop and the Philadelphians at Carnegie Hall
United States ‘United in Sound: America at 250’ [3] – Various: Hayato Sumino (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 30.3.2026. (RP)
Argerich and Lim’s Good Friday magic one day early at the RFH
United Kingdom Mozart, Ravel, Rachmaninov: Martha Argerich, Dong Hyek Lim (piano duo/duet). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.4.2026. (CC)
A pleasant LSO St Luke’s concert, but one that skated on the Mozartian surface
United Kingdom Mozart: Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (violin), Eivind Ringstad (viola), Daniel Jemison (bassoon), Timothy Jones (horn), LSO Chamber Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). LSO St Luke’s, London, 29.3.2026. (MB)
