United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival [2] – Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev Mussorgsky: Barry Douglas (piano). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 26.8.2026. (RB)
Wonderful recital of Russian music by Barry Douglas at the Clandeboye Festival
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
There was much to relish at The Met Orchestra’s second BBC Prom, which featured Joyce DiDonato
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [22] – Saariaho, Mahler: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 27.8.2026. (JR)
The Met Orchestra debuts at the Proms with Richard Strauss and Elza van den Heever’s visceral Salome
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [21] – Richard Strauss: Elza van den Heever (soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2026. (MB)
Salzburg’s further homage to Kurtág let down by utterly misconceived Mozart
Austria Salzburg Festival 2026 [7] – ‘Hommage à Kurtág’: Bartók, Kurtág, and Mozart: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jonian Ilias Kadesha (violins), Lawrence Power (viola), Sol Gabetta (cello), Reto Bieri (clarinet), Olga Pashchenko (piano). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 25.8.2026. (MB)
Radiant new concerto receives a beguiling first performance at Snape Maltings
United Kingdom Kodály, Deborah Pritchard, Mendelssohn: Harriet Mackenzie (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Sora Elisabeth Lee (conductor). Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, 26.8.2026. (PC)
Memorable recital in Edinburgh of the Bach Cello Suites by a masterly Alisa Weilerstein
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [6] – J. S. Bach, Six Cello Suites: Alisa Weilerstein (cello). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.8.2026. (GT)
Overwhelming Elgar and Tchaikovsky at the Season Opening by Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic
Germany Elgar, Tchaikovsky: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 21.8.2026. (AB)
Radiance, rhythmic fire and resilience from the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
United States Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra 2026 Invincible Tour [1] – Various: Lise Davidsen (soprano), Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 25.8.2026. (RP)
