United Kingdom Bruckner: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (bass), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Mariana Rosas), London Symphony Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 11.2.2024. (JR)
Concert Reviews
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Renée Fleming shows her versatility in an innovative recital in Berkeley
United States Various: Renée Fleming (soprano), Howard Watkins (piano). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 9.2.2024. (HS)
Words are inadequate to describe Vadim Gluzman’s spotless Shostakovich with the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Sibelius, Shostakovich, Richard Strauss: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.2.2024. (AK)
Great performance and partnership: Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.2 from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO
United Kingdom Elgar, R. Strauss, Rachmaninov: Louise Alder (soprano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 8.2.2024. (CK)
Higgins’s Horn Concerto and Goldscheider’s technical ease stand out a country mile at Cadogan Hall
United Kingdom Maconchy, Mozart, Higgins, Sibelius: Ben Goldscheider (horn), London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren Green (conductor, except Mozart). Cadogan Hall, London, 7.2.2024. (CC)
Unique Gallic view of Bruckner from Nathalie Stutzmann and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican
United Kingdom Mozart, Bruckner: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.2.2024. (JR)
Lortie’s sensitive and perceptive interpretations of music by Fauré and some who studied with him
United Kingdom Various: Louis Lortie (piano). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, 4.2.2024. (GPu)
The Netherlands Violin Competition throws a big party called Night of the Violin
Netherlands Netherlands Violin Competition [2] – Night of the Violin Festival: Tim Kliphuis, Tessa Lark, Shunske Sato, Tjeerd Top, Diamanda La Berge Dramm, Anan Al-Kadamani, Isobel Warmelink, the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc and others, mostly on violin. TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, 26.1.2024. (LV)