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Review: Shostakovich – Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 12 & 13 – BSO, Nelsons

David A. McConnell - November 2, 2023March 2, 2026

This final installment of Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Shostakovich symphony cycle features No. 13 (“Babi Yar”).

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Review: Brahms – Double Concerto – Christian & Tanja Tetzlaff, Järvi

David A. McConnell - October 20, 2023March 2, 2026

Christian & Tanja Tetzlaff perform Brahms’ Double Concerto, Viotti’s Violin Concerto No. 22, and Dvořák’s Silent Woods.

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Review: Bartók – Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 – Aimard, Salonen

David A. McConnell - September 29, 2023March 2, 2026

Pierre-Laurent Aimard collaborates with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony in Bartók’s three Piano Concertos

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Review: Mozart – The Violin Concertos – Renaud Capuçon, Violin

David A. McConnell - October 12, 2023March 2, 2026

Renaud Capuçon and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne perform Mozart’s five violin concertos.

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Review: Il Virtuoso, Il Poeta – Isabelle Faust, Giardino Armonico

David A. McConnell - September 10, 2023March 2, 2026

Violinist Isabelle Faust and Il Giardino Armonico’s latest album features music by Locatelli, the ‘Paganini of the 18th century’

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Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 7 – Rattle, LSO

David A. McConnell - October 3, 2023February 13, 2026

Sir Simon Rattle continues his Bruckner cycle with the LSO, this time conducting the Seventh Symphony.

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Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 8 – Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Paavo Järvi

David A. McConnell - August 29, 2023March 2, 2026

In a new disc for Alpha, Paavo Järvi continues his Bruckner cycle with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, this time with Symphony No. 8.

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Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 14 – Kammerorchester Basel, Antonini

David A. McConnell - September 22, 2023March 2, 2026

Giovanni Antonini and Kammerorchester Basel present three “imperial” symphonies: 33, 53, and 54

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Review: Tan Dun – Buddha Passion

David A. McConnell - August 18, 2023March 2, 2026

Tan Dun’s six-year compositional effort culminates in a work that encompasses Western and Chinese opera, classical music, and the Asian folk tradition.

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Review: Kenneth Fuchs – Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 – Wilson, Sinfonia of London

David A. McConnell - August 3, 2023March 2, 2026

John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London in four new premiere recordings of Kenneth Fuchs’ orchestral music.

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Dr. David A. McConnell is Artistic Director of Berks Sinfonietta and Vox Philia, Music Instructor at Penn State (Berks Campus) and Alvernia Universities, all located in Reading, PA. He also serve as Artistic Director of Voices Chorale NJ in Pennington, NJ, and writes CD reviews for The Classic Review. He holds degrees from Westminster Choir College, Temple University, and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

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