Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

An excellent concert as the Clandeboye Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2026 [1] – Various: Michael McHale (piano), Ellen Jansson (piano), William Curran (clarinet), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello), Killian White (cello), Mairéad Hickey (violin). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 24.8.2026. (RB)

Killian White (cello), Mairead Hickey (violin) and Michael McHale (piano) © Norah O’Leary

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An outstanding and moving centenary tribute to György Kurtág at the Salzburg Festival

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2026 [4] – ‘Hommage à Kurtág’: Brahms, Kurtág, R. Schumann, and Ligeti: Noah Bendix-Balgley (violin), Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), Stefan Dohr (horn), Kirill Gerstein (piano). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 22.8.2026. (MB)

Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Kirill Gerstein (piano) and Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet) © SF/Marco Borrelli

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Looking back, moving forward: Măcelaru opens the Enescu Competition

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RomaniaRomania George Enescu Competition 2026 [1] – Various: Mayumi Kanagawa (violin), Yo Kitamura (cello), Roman Lopatynskyi (piano), Romanian Radio National Orchestra / Cristian Măcelaru (conductor). Romanian Atheneum, Bucharest, 23.8.2026. (ES-S)

Cristian Măcelaru conducting the Romanian Radio National Orchestra © Cristina and Petrica Tanase

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Amy Harman steals the show at her first, and hopefully not last, BBC Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [20] – Britten, Mozart, Musgraves, Elgar: Felix Klieser (horn), Amy Harman (bassoon), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (leader). Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.8.2026. (LJ)

Felix Klieser (horn) with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Nelson Goerner captures magic in Ravel in his Cleveland Orchestra debut at Blossom

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United StatesUnited States Blossom Music Festival [7] – Various: Nelson Goerner (piano), Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus (chorus director: Daniel J. Singer), The Cleveland Orchestra / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 22.8.2026. (MSJ)

Pianist Nelson Goerner plays Ravel with conductor Antonello Manacorda and The Cleveland Orchestra © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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