Concert Reviews

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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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Disappointment elsewhere but much to relish in Hadelich’s Brahms Violin Concerto in Salzburg

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2026 [3] – Brahms: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 22.8.2026. (MB)

Violinist Augustin Hadelich, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Christian Thielemann © SF/Marco Borrelli

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Jamie Barton and Clay Hilley shine in a fine Das Lied von der Erde at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [19] – Bushra El-Turk, Haydn, Mahler: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Clay Hilley (tenor), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Anja Bihlmaier (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.8.2026. (CK)

Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou 

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Cheung’s scaling of Mahler’s Second is an impressive feat and will surely deepen over time

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.2, ‘Resurrection’: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Mandle Cheung (conductor). Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, 21.8.2026. (CC)

Mahler’s Symphony No.2, ‘Resurrection’ at the Alexandra Palace Theatre

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The EIF’s Rising Stars of Voice sing at the Queen’s Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [4] – Rising Stars of Voice with Louise Alder: Louise Alder (soprano, mentor), James Baillieu (piano, mentor), Francesca Lauri (piano). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 18.8.2026. (SRT)

Soprano Louise Alder © Will Alder

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Skewed Skyline, shape-shifting Shostakovich: Cristian Măcelaru and BBC SO at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [18] – Canat de Chizy, Shostakovich: Lucy Landymore, Emma Arden, Delia Stevens (percussion), Richard Cartlidge (timpani), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Cristian Măcelaru (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2026. (AV-E)

Conductor Cristian Măcelaru © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Inventive performance on an ‘Ave Maria’ theme at Nice’s Oiseau Bleu Festival

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FranceFrance Oiseau Bleu Festival – Various: Maria Krasnikova (soprano), David Vinitsky (violin), Takahiro Sasaki (positive organ). Saint-François-de-Paule Église, Nice, 15.8.2026. (DS)

David Vinitsky (violin), Maria Krasnikova (soprano) and Takahiro Sasaki (organ) © Daniele Sahr

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