Concert Reviews
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Concert review: Hagen Quartet in belated Seattle debut
US correspondent Thomas May attends the Hagen Quartet’s long-overdue Seattle debut on 28 February 2025
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Concert review: Timothy Ridout (viola) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester/Robin Ticciati
Carlos Maria Solare hears the premiere of Mark Simpson’s Viola Concerto and Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ at the Berlin Philharmonie on 15 December 2024
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Concert review: Vertavo Quartet
Bruce Hodges visits the Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, PA, US, on 12 December 2024 for the performance of Elizabeth Maconchy, Ravel and Britten
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Concert review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Bruce Hodges reviews what he heard at the Perelman Theater in Philadelphia on 13 December 2024, comprising Mendelssohn, Fauré, Natalie Klouda and Rachmaninoff
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Concert review: Ariel Quartet, Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Bruce Hodges hears a cornucopia of composers at the Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, on 15 December 2024, followed by Schubert’s String Quintet in C major
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Concert review: Gil Shaham (violin) Czech Philharmonic/Semyon Bychkov
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance of Dvořák and Mahler at New York’s Carnegie Hall on 4 December 2024
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Concert review: David Cohen (cello) London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio Pappano
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Elgar, Bax and Vaughan Williams at London’s Barbican Hall on 15 December 2024
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Concert review: Hespèrion XXI/Jordi Savall
Janet Banks attends the performance of European early music at London’s Wigmore Hall on 18 December 2024
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Concert review: Salieca Piano Trio
Tim Homfray hears the performance of Brahms and Dvořák at London’s Wigmore Hall on 22 December 2024
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Concert review: Francesca Dego (violin) Alessandro Taverna (piano)
Janet Banks visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 30 December 2024 for a recital comprising Schoenberg, Strauss and Beethoven
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Concert review: Abel Selaocoe (cello) and Seattle Symphony/Giancarlo Guerrero
US correspondent Thomas May reviews Abel Selaocoe’s Seattle Symphony appearance on 6 February 2025
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Concert review: Maxim Vengerov (violin) Lawrence Power (viola) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Leah Hollingsworth attends an all-Mozart programme with the violinist and violist on 7 November 2024 in the Isaac Stern Auditorium at New York’s Carnegie Hall
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Concert review: Midori (violin) and Seattle Symphony/Anja Bihlmaier
US correspondent Thomas May reviews Midori’s performance of the Brahms concerto with the Seattle Symphony under guest conductor Anja Bihlmaier on 23 January 2025.
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Concert review: La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin)
Tim Homfray visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 18 November 2024 for the performance of Brescianello, Gregori, Gnocchi, Vivaldi, Valentini, Facco and Durante
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Concert review: Manchester Collective, Abel Selaocoe (cello, vocals)
Charlotte Gardner hears a mash-up between East and West African, Baroque, jazz and modern music, composed and improvisedat London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on 14 November 2024
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Concert review: Gil Shaham (violin)
Tim Homfray attends the solo performance of Bach, Scott Wheeler, Max Raimi and Reena Esmail at London’s Wigmore Hall 13 November 2024
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Concert review: Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano)
Janet Banks listens to the veteran duo’s performance of Fauré, Assad, Nadia Boulanger, Shostakovich, Pärt and Franck at London’s Barbican Hall on 2 November 2024
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Concert review: Gautier Capuçon (cello) Philadelphia Orchestra/Stéphane Denève
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Guillaume Connesson, Saint-Saëns, Augusta Holmès and Berlioz at Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson Hall on 22 November 2024
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Concert review: Belcea Quartet, Ébène Quartet
Bruce Hodges listens to the two quartets perform Mendelssohn, Enescu and Fauré at Philadelphia’s Perelman Theater on 10 November 2024
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Concert review: Stephanie Zyzak (violin) Beth Guterman Chu (viola) Oliver Herbert (cello) Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Bruce Hodges visits Philadelphia’s Perelman Theater on 8 November 2024 for the performance of Kurtág, Beethoven and Schumann