Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Torvind proves worth exploring whilst Kopatchinskaja and Prokofiev’s score shine at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [23] – Torvund, Stravinsky, Prokofiev: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, 29.8.2026. (CC)

Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra’s Verdi’s Requiem resounds with terror, beauty and hope

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United StatesUnited States Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra 2026 Invincible Tour [2] – Frolyak, Verdi: Ailyn Pérez (soprano), Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano), René Barbera (tenor), Soloman Howard (bass), Met Chorus Artists (chorus director: Tilman Michael), Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). David Geffen Hall, New York. 26.8.2026. (RP)

Keri-Lynn Wilson leads Ailyn Pérez (soprano), Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano), René Barbera (tenor), Soloman Howard (bass), Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and Met Chorus Artists in Verdi’s Requiem © Richard Termine/Met Opera

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The intensity of Deutsch’s Intensity steals the show during Welser-Möst’s return to Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Summers at Severance [4] – Various: Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 27.8.2026. (MSJ)

Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra © Aireonna McCall-Dubé/TCO

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Revelatory concert of Schubert and a tribute to Kurtág in his centenary year from the Gringolts Quartet

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [7] – Kurtág, Schubert: Gringolts Quartet (Ilya Gringolts, Anahit Kurtikyan [violins], Silvia Simionescu [viola], Claudius Hermann [cello]). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.8.2026. (GT)

Gringolts Quartet © Tomasz Trzebiatowskit

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