United States J. S. Bach, Six Partitas: Jeremy Denk (piano). Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory, New York, 8.10.2025. (ES-S)
Ludic balance and rigor: Jeremy Denk’s Bach at the Armory in New York
Edward Sava-Segal
Marin Alsop and Yunchan Lim renew their collaboration in a twentieth-century Philadelphia journey
United States Various: Yunchan Lim (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 5.10.2025. (ES-S)
Restraint and transformation: Salonen’s Debussy–Boulez dialogue with the NY Phil
United States Debussy, Boulez: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), New York Philharmonic / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 3.10.2025. (ES-S)
Fragments and monumentality: Mäkelä with the Concertgebouw at the Enescu Festival
Romania George Enescu Festival 2025 [8] – Schubert/Berio, Mahler: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Palace Hall, Bucharest, 20.9.2025. (ES-S)
Argerich and Dutoit in a French soundworld at the Enescu Festival
Romania George Enescu International Festival 2025 [6] – Ravel, Debussy: Martha Argerich (piano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo / Charles Dutoit (conductor). Romanian Atheneum, Bucharest, 15.9.2025. (ES-S)
Tradition and experiment: Jan Lisiecki and ASMF at the Enescu Festival
Romania George Enescu International Festival 2025 [2] – Various: Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Jan Lisiecki (leader, piano), Tomo Keller (leader). Romanian Atheneum, Bucharest, 12.9.2025. (ES-S)
Tarmo Peltokoski’s Die Zauberflöte casts its spell in Bucharest
Romania George Enescu International Festival 2025 [1] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorwerk Ruhr, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Romanian Radio Hall, Bucharest, 7.9.2025. (ES-S)
An outstanding Janine Jansen joins Klaus Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [21] – Mozart, Prokofiev, Bartók: Janine Jansen (violin), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.8.2025. (ES-S)
