Canada Mendelssohn, Bruckner: Maria Ioudenitch (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 17.10.2025. (GN)
An inspired start to Bruckner for Constantin Trinks in Vancouver
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The LPO’s exhilarating Mozart 25th Piano Concerto, anticlimactic Rachmaninov Second Symphony
United Kingdom Mozart, Rachmaninov: Paul Lewis (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.10.2025. (AV-E)
BBC SO’s shivering Schnittke, shattering Shostakovich
United Kingdom Schnittke, Shostakovich: Timothy Ridout (viola), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.10.2025. (AV-E)
From glitter to granite: Domingo Hindoyan and Yuja Wang evoke memories from the BSO’s past
United States Bernstein, Prokofiev, Copland: Yuja Wang (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor). Boston Symphony Hall, Boston, 24.10.2025. (ES-S)
Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra bring perfection and purity to Arvo Pärt at Carnegie Hall
United States Pärt: Midori (violin), Hans Christian Aavik (violin), Nico Muhly (piano), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Trinity Choir, Estonian Festival Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 23.10.2025. (RP)
Britten’s Albert Herring provided impressive entertainment in ENO’s first foray to Salford’s Lowry
United Kingdom Britten, Albert Herring: Soloists, members of the Orchestra of English National Opera / Daniel Cohen (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford, 22.10.2025. (MC)
A compelling night of music-making from Karina Canellakis and the LPO
United Kingdom L. Boulanger, Stravinsky: Véronique Gens (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Jean-Sébastien Bou (baritone), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.10.2025. (KMcD)
Nadine Sierra is the Amina of your dreams in the Met’s new La Sonnambula
United States Bellini, La Sonnambula: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Riccardo Frizza (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Gary Halbvorson) at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 18.10.2025 and viewed as an encore showing at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex. (JPr)
