Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

San Francisco Opera celebrates a century with a rousing gala

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United StatesUnited States San Francisco Opera’s 100th Anniversary Concert:  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim, Donald Runnicles, Patrick Summers (conductors). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 16.6.2023. (HS)

The soloists with the San Francisco Opera Chorus © Drew Altizer Photography

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Superb, joyful Messiaen in Simon Rattle’s final Barbican concert as LSO Music Director

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jolas and Messiaen: Faustine de Monès (soprano), Peter Donohoe (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 15.6.2023. (MB)

Sir Simon Rattle ends his final concert as LSO Music Director © Mark Allan

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Martin Helmchen’s sublime artistry shone through in Brahms’s First Piano Concerto in Dresden

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GermanyGermany Dresden Music Festival 2023 [13] – 7.6.2023, Kulturpalast, Dresden: Martin Helmchen (piano), Dresden Festival Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor). (MC)

Ivor Bolton conducts pianist Martin Helmchen and the Dresdner Festspielorchester © Oliver Killig

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In Dresden: Till Brönner’s contemporary groove and virtuosic percussionist Martin Grubinger

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GermanyGermany Dresden Music Festival 2023 [11] – 5.6.2023, Kulturpalast, Dresden: Till Brönner and Band (Till Brönner [trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals], Olaf Polziehn [piano], Christian von Kaphengst [double bass, bass guitar, keyboard], Bruno Müller [guitar], David ‘Fingers’ Haynes [drums], Jan Miserre [keyboards] and Mark Wyand [saxophone])

Till Brönner and Band © Oliver Killig

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