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Review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Shostakovich and Britten
Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Shostakovich's cello concerto No. 2 and cello sonata, along a cello sonata by Britten.
Concerto
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Review: Shostakovich – The Piano Concertos, Solo Works – Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang performs Shostakovich's two piano concertos and solo works, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
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Double Review: Steinbacher and Benedetti play Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Arabella Steinbacher and Nicola Benedetti in two new albums that include Beethoven's violin concerto. Steinbacher adds a new violin concerto by Georges Lentz.
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In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – May 2025
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
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Review: ‘Beethoven 5, Vol. 3’ – Jonathan Biss
Jonathan Biss continues his Beethoven piano concertos cycle, with the second concerto, adding Timo Andres' 'the Blind Banister'.
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Review: Michael Daugherty – Blue Electra – Anne Akiko Meyers, Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller
The Albany Symphony under David Alan Miller perform works by Michael Daugherty, including a violin concerto with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers.
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Review: Bennett – Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 – John Wilson
John Wilson leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's Concerto for Orchestra, the Sonnets to Orpheus for cello and orchestra and Diversions.
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Review: Bach – Keyboard Concertos – Beatrice Rana
Pianist Beatrice Rana lead the Amsterdam Sinfonietta in Bach's keyboard concertos.
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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, March 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
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Review: Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate – Works For Violin and Orchestra – James Ehnes
James Ehnes in Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3, and Sarasate’s Carmen Concert Fantasy, with Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic.