United States Berlioz: Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Louis Langrée (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 5.11.2026. (RP)
Bernheim, Langrée and Orchestra of St. Luke’s explore Berlioz at Carnegie Hall
New York
Liszt and Bruckner frame two onstage announcements: one celebratory, the other mournful
United States Liszt, Bruckner: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), New York Philharmonic / Rafael Payare (conductor). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 4.11.2026. (ES-S)
Voices of Ascension explores war, mortality and the consolation of music
United States Haydn, Fauré: Sarah Frei (soprano), Meredith Wohlgemuth (soprano), Lucia Bradford (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Swensen (tenor), Joseph Parrish (baritone), Voices of Ascension Chorus & Orchestra / Dennis Keene (conductor). Church of the Ascension (Episcopal), New York, 29.10.2026. (RP)
Youl Sun: speed, force, accuracy – but only flashes of poetry
United States Various: Youl Sun (piano). Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 29.10.2026. (ES-S)
Ensemble Connect serves up mostly rhythmically vibrant, earthy, virtuosic Hungarian fare
United States Various: Ensemble Connect. Carnegie Hall, New York, 26.10.2026. (RP)
Batiashvili, Capuçon and Thibaudet explore different corners of the piano trio repertoire
United States Various: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 24.10.2026. (ES-S)
The Miró Quartet marks the bicentennial of Schubert’s Quartet in G major
United Kingdom Various: Miró Quartet (Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer [violins], John Largess [viola], Joshua Gindele [cello]). Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 23.10.2026. (ES-S)
Quinn Kelsey’s well-sung and acted Macbeth elevates the Met’s new gloomy staging of Verdi’s opera
United States Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Performance broadcast live (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.10.2026, and seen at the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, 19.10.2026. (JPr)
