United States Various: Vilde Frang (violin), Berlin Philharmonic / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 18 & 19.11.2024. (ES-S)
Precision and lyricism of the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko at Carnegie Hall
Edward Sava-Segal
Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar continues its flight at the Metropolitan Opera
United States Golijov, Ainadamar: Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 6.11.2024. (ES-S)
A remarkable week of chamber music in New York City
United States Various: Calidore Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, 27.10.2024; Chiaroscuro Quartet, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 30.10.2024; Junction Trio, Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y, New York, 1.11.2024. (ES-S)
Daniil Trifonov at Carnegie Hall: a valiant champion of less-familiar repertory
United States Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Rachmaninov: Daniil Trifonov (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 17.10.2024. (ES-S)
An imbalanced rendering of Mahler’s Symphony No.8 in Boston
United States Mahler, Symphony No.8: Soloists, Tanglewood Festival Chorus (conductor: James Burton), Boys of the Saint Paul’s Choir School (music director: Brandon Straub), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Symphony Hall, Boston, 6.10.2024. (ES-S)
An outstanding Benjamin Bernheim dominates the Met’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann revival
United States Offenbach, Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 24.9.2024. (ES-S)
Two young gifted musicians wrestle with late-Romantic masterpieces in the Hong Kong Phil’s season opener
Hong Kong Sibelius and Bruckner: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Hong Kong Philharmonic / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Livestreamed on STAGE+ from the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong, 6.9.2024. (ES-S)
Two conducting debuts lead to memorable musical moments at Tanglewood
United States Tanglewood Festival 2024 [11]: Koussevitzky Shed, Lenox, 10 & 11.8.2024. (ES-S)
