Spain Handel, Tamerlano (concert performance): Soloists, Freiburger Barockorchester / René Jacobs (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 16.5.2025. (JMI)
A concert version of Handel’s Tamerlano in Madrid falls below expectations
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Carter Johnson’s worthy victory at the Dublin International Piano Competition
Ireland Dublin International Piano Competition 2025 – Prokofiev, Rachmaninov: Anson Ying Shun Wong (piano), Young-Ho Shin (piano), Carter Johnson (piano), National Symphony Orchestra / Jonas Alber (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 16.5.2025. (RB)
SF Symphony’s world premiere of Icelandic composer Thorvaldsdottir’s cello concerto makes a big impact
United States Various: Johannes Moser (cello), San Francisco Symphony / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 16.5.2025. (HS)
Virtuosic reading of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony from Jaap van Zweden and the Chicago Symphony
United States Mahler, Symphony No.6 in A minor: Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 8.5.2025. (JLZ)
The Barbican performance of Handel’s Jephtha took time to live up to its promise
United Kingdom Handel, Jephtha (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Il Pomo d’Oro / Francesco Corti (conductor). Barbican Centre, London, 7.5.2025. (CSa)
Stunning Chopin, breezy Mendelssohn, staggering Schumann from Kariv, Forés Veses and the ECO
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Chopin, R. Schumann: Alon Kariv (piano), English Chamber Orchestra / Roberto Forés Veses (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 11.5.2025. (CC)
Mariotti illuminates the in-between at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Italy Maggio Musicale Festival 2025 – Mozart, Stravinski, Poulenc: Emöke Baráth (soprano), Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Michele Mariotti (conductor). Sala Zubin Mehta, Teatro del Maggio Musicale, Florence, 8.5.2025. (ES-S)
Thomas Crawford leads the ACO in fascinating performances of Mozart and Beethoven on period instruments
United States Mozart, Beethoven – ‘Magnificently Mozart’: Andrew Schwartz (bassoon), Petra Somlai (fortepiano), American Classical Orchestra / Thomas Crawford (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 7.5.2025. (RP)
