Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

New Art from Old: the Danish String Quartet present a final gift from Schubert and a wreath from Adès

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood Festival 2024 [9] – Various: Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen [violins], Asbjørn Nørgaard [viola], Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, Johannes Rostamo [cellos]). Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox, 1.8.2024. (CSa)

Danish String Quartet at the Tanglewood Festival 2024 © BSO / Hilary Scott

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Benjamin Grosvenor gives a titanic performance of Busoni’s Piano Concerto at the BBC Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 23 – Rachmaninov, Busoni: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2024. (CK)

Benjamin Grosvenor plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto with the LPO conducted by Edward Gardner © BBC / Andy Paradise

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Jakub Hrůša conducts the Bamberger Symphoniker in two central pillars of the classical repertoire

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [2] – Brahms, Dvořák: Isabelle Faust (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello), Bamberger Symphoniker / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7.8.2024. (SRT)

Bamberger Symphoniker and conductor Jakub Hrůša in the Usher Hall © Andrew Perry

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A wide-angle American panorama, brilliantly performed by John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 21 – Various: Steven Osborne (piano), Sinfonia of London / John Wilson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2024. (CK)

Steven Osborne performing Rhapsody in Blue with the Sinfonia of London © BBC / Chris Christodoulou

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