United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Matthew Aucoin, Berlioz and Verdi: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Angel Blue (soprano) and Russell Thomas (tenor), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.6.2023. (CSa)
Concert Reviews
The complete list of posted concert reviews
Haydn’s Cello Concerto in D major at Kissinger Sommer – what’s the rush?
Germany Kissinger Sommer [1]: Maximilian Hornung (cello), Bamberg Symphony / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Max Littmann Hall, Bad Kissingen, 29.6.2023. (LV)
Deeply committed, unfailingly stylish Wigmore Hall recital by Emmanuel Despax
United Kingdom ‘Après un rêve’ – Poulenc, Fauré, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns: Emmanuel Despax (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.7.2023. (MB)
The Tippett Quartet premiere Noah Max’s Quartet No.2 at the Thaxted Festival
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Noah Max, Holst, Schumann: Tippett Quartet (John Mills & Jeremy Isaac [violins], Lydia Lowndes-Northcott [viola], Bosidar Vukotic [cello]), Emma Abbate (piano). The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence, Thaxted, 1.7.2023. (CS)
Fretwork’s discerning anniversary tribute to William Byrd for Temple Music
United Kingdom William Byrd Festival [2] – Byrd and Weelkes: Fretwork, Temple Church, London, 30.6.2023. (MB)
Temple Music’s memorable celebration of William Byrd by Stile Antico
United Kingdom William Byrd Festival [1] – Byrd, Morley, Philips, and Tomkins, ‘England’s Nightingale’: Stile Antico, Temple Church, London, 29.6.2023. (MB)
Jakub Hrůša makes a very strong case for Suk’s Asrael Symphony with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich
Switzerland Hosokawa, Suk: Christian Schmitt (organ), Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Tonhalle, Zurich, 29.6.2023. (JR)
Riccardo Muti leads a stellar Missa solemnis in a valedictory CSO performance
United States Beethoven: Erin Morley (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Giovanni Sala (tenor), Kyle Ketelsen (bass-baritone), Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 23.6.2023. (JLZ)