United States Various: Vienna Philharmonic / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 28.2, 1.3 & 2.3.2025. (ES-S)
Three-day musical journey with Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
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Kavakos sears in Shostakovich during Welser-Möst’s return to Cleveland
United States Shostakovich, Beethoven: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 28.2.2025. (MSJ)
A Barbican Hall evening of thrilling contrasts, expertly navigated by Elim Chan and the BBC SO
United Kingdom Ogonek, Britten, Shostakovich: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Elim Chan (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 28.2.2025. (KMcD)
Rick Perdian in conversation with tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake
Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake discuss Schubert’s Winterreise and their decades-long musical partnership
Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake bring their renowned interpretation of Schubert’s Winterreise to New York’s Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92NY on 5 March 2025. Their North American tour takes them to Montreal, Boston and Baltimore, but only New York audiences will experience their masterful performance of Schubert’s great song cycle.
Ballet Icons Gala returns on 9 March 2025 at the London Coliseum
BALLET ICONS GALA IN 2025 WILL BE A MESMERIZING CELEBRATION OF DANCE AND WILL HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL ENVIROMENTAL CRISIS
Globally recognized Ballet Icons Gala is set to enchant audiences once again at the London Coliseum on 9 March 2025. A global highlight on the ballet calendar, this much-anticipated event promises an unforgettable evening, celebrating the unparalleled beauty of classical and contemporary ballet.
McCrystal’s too merry Glyndebourne Merry Widow lacks the depth it deserves despite a fine ensemble
United Kingdom Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow: Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / John Wilson (conductor). Filmed (directed by Rhodri Huw) at the Glyndebourne Opera House and broadcast on BBC Four on 25.12.2024 and available on iPlayer. (JPr)
Sky Arts shows the constructive chaos behind English National Ballet’s work-in-progress new Nutcracker
United Kingdom Backstage with English National Ballet (Sky Arts, series directed by Zoë Dobson) & English National Ballet’s Nutcracker (directed for TV by Peter Jones): English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). Filmed at the London Coliseum and first broadcast on Sky Arts on 23.12.2024. (JPr)
A food bank serves as the striking backdrop for Bremen’s La bohème
Germany Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Sasha Yankevych (conductor). Theater Bremen, 23.12.2024. (DM-D)
