Concert Reviews – Page 5 – Seen and Heard International

Batiashvili, Capuçon and Thibaudet tear into Dvořák and more in Cleveland

22/10/202621/10/2026 by Mark S Jordan

United States Various: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 19.10.2026. (MSJ)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Lisa Batiashvili and Gautier Capuçon take a bow © Mark Jordan

The London Opera Company’s highly commendable Wagner Tristan und Isolde at Sinfonia Smith Square

21/10/202620/10/2026 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the London Opera Company / Peter Selwyn (conductor). Sinfonia Smith Square, London, 18.10.2026. (CC)

London Opera Company’s Tristan und Isolde at Sinfonia Smith Square

Alisa Weilerstein commands the Pittsburgh stage in Kodály and Schoenberg

22/10/202620/10/2026 by Sam Jacobson

United States Kodály, Schoenberg: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Strings of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, 17.10.2026. (SJ)

Pittsburgh Symphony strings with Alisa Weilerstein (behind) © Sam Jacobson

Sphinx Virtuosi are joined by guest artists in their Carnegie Hall gala

22/10/202620/10/2026 by Daniele Sahr

United States ‘American Dialogues 250’ – Various: J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Rubén Rengel (violin), Amaryn Olmeda (violin), Sphinx Virtuosi. Carnegie Hall, New York. 16.10.2026. (DS)

J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano) and members of the Sphinx Virtuosi © Brian Hatton

Ben Bliss’s recital explores the nooks and crannies of American music in Berkeley

21/10/202620/10/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Various: Ben Bliss (tenor), Christopher Allen (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 18.10.2026. (HS)

Pianist Christopher Allen and tenor Ben Bliss © Harvey Steiman

The Modigliani Quartet brings out connections across contrasting musical worlds

21/10/202619/10/2026 by Edward Sava-Segal

United States Various: Modigliani Quartet (Amaury Coeytaux, Loïc Rio [violins], Laurent Marfaing [viola], François Kieffer [cello]). Wilton Congregational Church, Wilton, Connecticut, 18.10.2026. (ES-S)

The Modigliani Quartet © Edward Sava-Segal

Prokofiev’s bite meets Rachmaninov’s lushness with the Pittsburgh Symphony

21/10/202619/10/2026 by Sam Jacobson

United States Prokofiev, Rachmaninov: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Juraj Valčuha (conductor). Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, 16.10.2026. (SJ)

Alisa Weilerstein, Juraj Valčuha and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra © Nate Smallwood

Mahler’s Resurrection resurrected: Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

22/10/202619/10/2026 by Alexander Verney-Elliott

United Kingdom Dai Fujikura, Mahler: Maria Bengtsson (soprano), Noa Beinart (contralto), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) Barbican Hall, London, 18.10.2026. (AV-E)