United States Gershwin, Shostakovich: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Alumni of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 14.3.2024. (RP)
Concert Reviews
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Pause for thought as well as enjoyment in Berlin from RSB’s Mendelssohn and Stravinsky
Germany Mendelssohn and Stravinsky: Denis Uzun (mezzo-soprano), Berlin Radio Chorus (chorus director: Philipp Ahmann), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Konzerthaus Berlin, 16.3.2024. (MB)
The Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra visits Usher Hall from Edinburgh’s sister city
United Kingdom Tan Dun, Chausson, Saint-Saëns, Respighi: Jaipeng Nie (cello), Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra / Daye Lin (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 17.3.2024. (SRT)
Baroque joy and invention in an exhilarating concert by Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque
United Kingdom Various: Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque (Marcin Światkiewicz [harpsichord] and Toby Carr [theorbo]). Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 14.4.2024. (GPu)
Purity and power: Bruckner from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Awadagin Pratt (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). The Lighthouse, Poole, 13.3.2024. (CK)
Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a RSNO musical treat
United Kingdom Hensel, Burton, Mendelssohn: Carine Tinney (soprano), Rosamond Thomas (mezzo-soprano), Christine Steel (narrator), RSNO Youth Chorus (Patrick Barrett, director), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.3.2024. (SRT)
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s distinctive Sibelius in the first SFS concert after announcing his 2025 departure
United States Sibelius: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 14.3.2024. (HS)
A delightful and enlightening concert in Berlin of music by Mendelssohn, Hensel and Bach
Germany Mendelssohn, Hensel, and Bach: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Ludwig Mittelhammer (bass), RIAS Chamber Choir, Kammerakademie Potsdam / Justin Doyle (conductor). Kammermusiksaal Berlin, 14.3.2024. (MB)