United Kingdom Berlioz, Mahler: Anu Komsi (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London 1.2.2024. (JR)
Truly beautiful Berlioz and Mahler from the Philharmonia under Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Concert Reviews
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Three keyboard virtuosos delight at St. Thomas Church in New York
United States Various, ‘A Keyboard Extravaganza for Organs and Piano’: David Briggs, Jeremy Filsell, Wayne Marshall (organ / piano). Saint Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue, New York, 27.1.2024. (RP)
The sensational qualities of soprano Olga Peretyatko are confirmed at Mozartwoche Salzburg 2024
Austria Mozartwoche Salzburg 2024 [6] – Mozart and Salieri: Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Danish Chamber Orchestra / Ádám Fischer (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 30.1.2024. (MB)
Rattle conducts the Bayerisches Landesjugendorchester in Hindemith, Schoenberg and Mahler
Germany Hindemith, Schoenberg, Mahler: Tsotne Zedginidze (piano), Bayerisches Landesjugendorchester / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Herkulesaal, Munich, 28.1.2024. (ALL)
In Salzburg: Mozart rightly at centre of three of the supreme masters of the string quartet
Austria Mozartwoche Salzburg 2024 [5] – Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven: Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt [violins], Veronika Hagen [viola], Clemens Hagen [cello]). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 30.1.2024. (MB)
Jac van Steen and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra give a thrilling account of Smetana’s Má vlast
United Kingdom Smetana: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Jac van Steen (conductor). Portsmouth Guildhall, 25.1.2024. (CK)
The art of storytelling with Renée Fleming and friends at SongStudio 2024
United Kingdom SongStudio 2024: Renée Fleming (Artistic Director and host), Graham Johnson (piano), Nicolas Phan (tenor), Angel Blue (soprano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 22 to 27.1.2024. (RP)
A mix of the familiar and the considerably less so, is a joy from beginning to end in Salzburg
Austria Mozartwoche Salzburg 2024 [4] – Mozart, Reicha, and Michael Haydn: Baborák Ensemble (Radek Baborák [horn], Milan Al-Ashhab, [violin], Martina Bačová [violin, viola], Karel Untermüller [viola], Hana Baboráková [cello], David Pavelka [double bass]). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 29.1.2024. (MB)
