Concert Reviews

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Orchestra Wellington stuns with Shostakovich

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New ZealandNew Zealand Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov: Jian Liu (piano), Orpheus Choir of Wellington (Director: Brent Stewart) and Orchestra Wellington (Concertmaster: Amalia Hall), Marc Taddei (conductor). Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, 7.6.2025. (PM)

Orchestra Wellington with Marc Taddei rehearsing Shostakovich © Hannah Neman/Orchestra Wellington

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Esa-Pekka Salonen says goodbye to San Francisco with a memorable Mahler Symphony No.2

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’: Heidi Stober (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 13.6.2025. (HS)

Esa Pekka Salonen conducts mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, soprano Heidi Stober, the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus © Kristen Loken

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Instructional, yet totally musically satisfying Heine settings from Appl and Baillieu in Dresden

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GermanyGermany Dresden Music Festival 2025 [1] –  Heinrich Heine. Paris. Musik: Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano), Barbara Auer and Jens Harzer (narrators), Helmut Butzmann (concept). Palais im Grossen Garten, Dresden, Germany, 12.6.2025. (CC)

Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu

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The Cecilia Chorus of New York offers inspiration for adverse times in their season finale

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United StatesUnited States Hailstork, Brahms: Brandie Sutton (soprano), Justin Austin (baritone), Cecilia Chorus of New York with Orchestra / Mark Shapiro (music director, conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 26.4.2025. (DS)

Soprano Brandie Sutton with the Cecilia Chorus of New York and Orchestra © Kevin Parada

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