United States Various – ‘United in Sound: America at 250’: Ensemble Connect / Marin Alsop (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 31.1.2026. (DS)
Marin Alsop and Ensemble Connect explore demanding American chamber works
Festivals
Superb Haydn and Mozart from Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Camerata Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [4] – Haydn and Mozart: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Camerata Salzburg / Giovanni Guzzo (violin/director). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 24.1.2026. (MB)
Fine performance of an interesting new production of Die Zauberflöte in Salzburg
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [3] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Philharmonia Chor Wien, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Roberto González-Monjas (conductor). Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 23.1.2026. (MB)
Musical riches at Laura Rickard’s Romsey Chamber Music Winterfest
United Kingdom Romsey Chamber Music Winterfest – Various: Goethe String Quartet (Luke Hsu, Laura Rickard [violins], Marthe Husum [viola], Rainer Crosett [cello]). United Reformed Church, Romsey, 23 & 25.1.2026. (CK)
A skilled, thoughtful organ recital by Iveta Apkalna in Salzburg
Austria The Queen of Instruments – Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [2] – Mozart, Bach, Vasks, and Pärt: Iveta Apkalna (organ). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 23.1.2026. (MB)
Uplifting concert of Mozart, Monteverdi and Handel opens Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026
Austria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [1] – Mozart, Monteverdi and Handel: Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Danish Chamber Orchestra / Ádám Fischer (conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 22.1.2026. (MB)
Prototype ends with an eclectic artistic soiree and an iconoclastic stroke of genius
United States Prototype Festival 2026 (4) – Art Bath; Michael Gordon, What to Wear: New York, 16 &17.1.2026. (RP)
Prototype Festival continues with Snider’s luminous Hildegard
United States Prototype Festival 2026 [3] – Sarah Kirkland Snider, Hildegard: Soloists, NOVUS / Gabriel Crouch (conductor). Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, New York, 14.1.2026. (RP)
