Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Ortiz’s ecological vision and Dudamel’s Shakespearean dream at Disney Hall

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United StatesUnited States Ortiz, Mendelssohn: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Jana McIntyre (soprano), Deepa Johnny (mezzo-soprano), María Valverde (narrator), Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Disney Hall, Los Angeles, 3.10.2024. (LV)

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, composer Gabriela Ortiz and cellist Alisa Weilerstein after the premiere of Dzonot © Timothy Norris/LA Phil

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The Corvedale Festival 2024’s unforgettable final weekend

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Corvedale Festival 2024 [3] – Opera Gala: Oksana Lepska (soprano), Samantha Lewis (mezzo-soprano), James Beddoe (tenor), Sam Young (baritone), Alex Postlethwaite, David Joyce (violins), Jane Park (viola), Ruth Henley (cello), Elizabeth Jones (double bass), Anna Kondrashina (flute), Damla Tuncer (oboe), Emily Newman (bassoon), Stien de Neef (harp), Bedwyn Lloyd Phillips (conductor). St Michael’s Church, Munslow, 27.9.2024. (CK)

Verdi’s Brindisi – [l-r] James Beddoe (tenor), Sam Young (baritone), Samantha Lewis (mezzo-soprano), and Oksana Lepska (soprano)

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Majestic Brahms Symphony No.4 from Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony

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United StatesUnited States Shostakovich, Brahms: Sayaka Shoji (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 4.10.2024. (HS)

Violinist Sayaka Shoji plays Shostakovich’s Concerto No.1 with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting © Stefan Cohen

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From wit to an alien world to radiant transcendence: symphonic showcase from Harding’s Clevelanders

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United StatesUnited States Haydn, Walker, R. Schumann: Cleveland Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 3.10.2024. (MSJ)

Daniel Harding conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in Schumann’s Symphony No.2 © Yevhen Gulenko/CO

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A diverse and rewarding bill of fare at the ongoing Corvedale Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Corvedale Festival 2024 [2] – Various: Edge Chamber Choir (director: Ros Crouch), Joely Koos (cello), Wind players from Chetham’s School of Music (principal: Tom Redmond), Anna Kondrashina (flute). Corvedale Churches, 22 to 26.9.2024. (CK)

Edge Chamber Choir

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