Festivals

Aspects of courage in four rare works at Cleveland’s Mandel Opera and Humanities Festival

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United StatesUnited States Various: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Trina Struble (harp), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 22.5.2026. (MSJ)

Violinist Leila Josefowicz in Reinvere’s Concerto for Violin, Harp and Orchestra © Yevhen Gulenko/TCO

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The Beckett/Feldman Words & Music made an unforgettable impression in Sheffield

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sheffield Chamber Music Festival [1] – Feldman & Beckett: Words & Music: Siobhán McSweeney (actor), Jonjo O’Neill (actor), Vicky Featherstone (director), ENSEMBLE 360 / George Morton (conductor). Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 18.5.2026. (CC)

Beckett/Feldman’s Words & Music © Matthew Johnson

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A stirring Fidelio in concert at Cleveland’s Mandel Opera and Humanities Festival

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United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 15.5.2026. (MSJ)

[l-r] Tomasz Konieczny (Don Pizzaro), David Butt Philip (Florestan), Dashon Burton (Don Fernando), Sara Jakubiak (Leonore) and Raymond Aceto (Rocco). Seated: Owen McCausland (Jaquino) and Ashley Emerson (Marzelline) © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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Multitudes 2026: Aurora’s electrifying Rite by Heart makes Stravinsky accessible to all

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Multitudes 2026 – Stravinsky, The Rite by Heart: Karl Queensborough, Sarah Twomey (actors), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London. 16.4.2026. (CSa)

Aurora Orchestra perform The Rite by Heart © Pete Woodhead

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Daniel Harding leads a splendid account of Die Schöpfung in Salzburg

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Easter Festival 2026 [2] – Haydn: Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Bavarian Radio Chorus (director: Peter Dijkstra), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 5.4.2026. (MB)

[l-r, front] Andrew Staples (tenor), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano) and Konstantin Krimmel (baritone) © Monika Rittershaus

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