United Kingdom Prokofiev, R. Strauss, Sibelius, Debussy: Martin Helmchen (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.3.2024. (JR)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Young Klaus Mäkelä’s quest: rekindling the radical character of Stravinsky’s early ballet music
United States Stravinsky: Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 16.3.2024. (ES-S)
Allan Clayton with Nicholas Collon and his Aurora present exciting theatre and music at its best
United Kingdom Schubert: Allan Clayton (tenor), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 14.3.2024. (AK)
A haunting, unexaggerated Winterreise from Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida in Berkeley
United States Schubert, Winterreise: Mark Padmore (tenor), Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Cal Performances. Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 17.3.2024. (HS)
Illuminating pairing of Mason Bates and Richard Strauss from Leonard Slatkin and the Vancouver Symphony
Canada Various: Hung-Wei Huang (viola), Henry Shapard (cello), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 8.3.2024. (GN)
Excitement and energy from the NYO-USA and Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Carnegie Hall
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)
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)