Laurence Vittes

Egmont for 2026: Dudamel, Blanchett and Beethoven’s defiance in Los Angeles

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United StatesUnited States Lorenz, R. Schumann, Beethoven: Cate Blanchett (narrator), Elena Villalón (soprano), Yunchan Lim (piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 14.2.2026. (LV)

Jeremy O. Harris, Gustavo Dudamel, Elena Villalón and Cate Blanchett © Elizabeth Asher/LA Phil

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Netherlands Violin Competition 2026 in Utrecht: Rebecca Roozeman is the winner

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NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Violin Competition – Oskar Back Concerto Finals: Luna van Leeuwen, Rebecca Roozeman, Yente Lottman (violin), Residentie Orkest / Otto Tausk (conductor). Grote Zaal, Tivoli/Vredenburg; Davina van Wely Concerto Finals: Eline van Dijk, Wendel de Bruijne, Katja Naegele (violin), Britten Youth String Orchestra / Loes Visser (conductor). Hertz Hall, Tivoli/Vredenburg, Utrecht. 31.1.2026. (LV)

Davina van Wely 2026 Winner Katje Naegele © Marieke Wijntjes

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Alexander Kashpurin takes first prize in the Liszt Utrecht Piano Competition

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NetherlandsNetherlands Liszt Utrecht Piano Competition 2026 [2] – Grand Finale: Kang Tae Kim, Thomas Kelly, Alexander Kashpurin (piano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Stéphane Denève (conductor). TivoliVredenburg: Grote Zaal, Utrecht, 24.1.2026. (LV)

First Prize winner, Alexander Kashpurin plays Liszt with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève © Allard Willemse

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Liszt Utrecht 2026: three finalists, three conceptions of Liszt

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NetherlandsNetherlands Liszt Utrecht Piano Competition 2026 [1] – Festival Phase: Thomas Kelly, Kang Tae Kim, Alexander Kashpurin, Chia-Yang Hsu, Alberto Ferro, Minkyu Kim, Rune Leicht Lund, Sunah Kim (piano), Lea Hausmann [violin], Sam Shepherd [cello], Dana Zemtsov (viola), Ib Hausmann (clarinet) and Alberto Navarra (flute). TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, 18–21.1.2026. (LV)

Alberto Ferro playing Weber with [l-r] Lea Hausmann, Dana Zemtsov and Sam Shepherd © Allard Willemse

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‘E Pluribus Unum’ festival at the Boston Symphony: Loggins-Hull, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky

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United StatesUnited States Various: Lorna McGhee (flute), Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Tanglewood Festival Chorus (guest conductor: Jean-Sébastien Vallée), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Symphony Hall, Boston, 15.1.2026. (LV)

Flutist Lorna McGhee and conductor Andris Nelsons in Allison Loggins-Hull’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni © Hilary Scott

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Chamber music forged in performance: Dvořák and Brahms at ‘WinterFest 2026’

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United StatesUnited States ‘WinterFest 2026’ [3] – Dvořák, Brahms: Musicians of the Lyrica program. Lyrica Boston, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 11.1.2026. (LV)

Thompson Wang, May Tang, Zac Fung, Hannah Sohn and Aleksandre Roderick-Lorenz play Brahms’s String Quintet © Laurence Vittes

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Trio Laval and the art of chamber music at Lyrica Boston’s ‘WinterFest 2026’

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United StatesUnited States ‘WinterFest 2026’ [1] – Martin, Dvořák: Trio Laval (Jordan Bartel [violín], Sarina Zhang [cello], Sean Terada Yang [piano]. Lyrica Boston, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 9.1.2026. (LV)

Trio Laval at Lyrica Boston’s ‘WinterFest 2026’ © Hannah Jieun Sohn

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