United States Various, ‘¡Hispania! A voyage from Spain to the Americas’: Sophia Burgos, Andréa Walker (sopranos), Alan Choo, Emi Tanabe (violins), Jeremías García (guitar), Sandi Bohl (castanets), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor and harpsichord). St. Bernard Catholic Church, Akron, 20.3.2024. (MSJ)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Khatia Buniatishvili’s disappointing Barbican Hall recital
United Kingdom Various: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 21.3.2024 (CC)
Stunning Chopin, Debussy and Szymanowski from Rafal Blechacz in Vancouver
Canada Various: Rafal Blechacz (piano). Vancouver Chopin Society, Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 13.3.2024. (GN)
Figure’s Pergolesi with interludes by Alex Mills shows the power of thinking outside the box.
United Kingdom Pergolesi, Mills – Our Mother: Figure. Stone Nest, London, 20.3.2024. (CC)
Saint Cecilia Singers premiere an important and moving new work by Neil Cox in Gloucester
United Kingdom Byrd, Cox, Williams, Allegri, Bernstein: Tom Lilburn (countertenor), Piers Maxim (organ), Laura Morris (French horn), Cecily Beer (harp), Jack Redman (keyboard), Diggory Seacome, Anna Newman (percussion), Ivan Barritt (sound engineer); Saint Cecilia Singers / Jonathan Hope (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral 22.3.2024. (JQ)
Late Schubert of outstanding sensitivity and power from Paul Lewis in Southampton
United Kingdom Schubert: Paul Lewis (piano). Turner Sims, Southampton, 19.3.2024. (CK)
The Auld Alliance: SCO’s music from Scotland and France at Usher Hall
United Kingdom Berlioz, MacMillan, Maxwell Davies – SCO’s The Auld Alliance: Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Robert Jordan (bagpipes), SCO Chorus (chorus director: Gregory Batsleer), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.3.2024. (SRT)
A compelling double bill of Poulenc and Schoenberg at Madrid’s Teatro Real
Spain Poulenc, Schoenberg: Soloists, Orchestra of the Teatro Real / Jérémie Rhorer (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 19.3.2024. (JMI)