The Barbican performance of Handel’s Jephtha took time to live up to its promise

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Jephtha (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Il Pomo d’Oro / Francesco Corti (conductor). Barbican Centre, London, 7.5.2025. (CSa)

Joyce DiDonato (Storgé) with conductor Francesco Corti and Il Pomo d’Oro (chorus and orchestra) © Mark Allan

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Mariotti illuminates the in-between at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

ItalyItaly 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)

Michele Mariotti conducting the Maggio Musicale Orchestra © Michele Monasta

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Thomas Crawford leads the ACO in fascinating performances of Mozart and Beethoven on period instruments

United StatesUnited 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)

Petra Somlai (fortepiano) with American Classical Orchestra © ACO

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A vivid premiere caps Loggins-Hull’s tenure as Composer Fellow for Cleveland Orchestra

United StatesUnited States Mozart, Loggins-Hull, Prokofiev: Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor).  Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 8.5.2025. (MSJ)

Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra © Extraordinaire Photos/TCO

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Dramatic and exciting Haydn and Beethoven and mellifluous Brahms from Emelyanychev and the SCO

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven, Haydn: Yeol Eum Son (piano), Anna Dennis (soprano), Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano), Anthony Gregory (tenor), Neal Davies (bass), Scottish Chamber Chorus and Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8.5.2025. (SRT)

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