A snowbound evening with Joshua Bell: comfort and unease in Hamburg

Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Por Mengguang Huang, 09 enero 2026

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Crítica hecha desde Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg el 8 enero 2026

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Brahms, Concierto para violín en re mayor, Op.77 (Cadenza: Joshua Bell)

Schumann, Sinfonía núm. 1 en si bemol mayor 'Primavera', Op.38

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Joshua Bell, Violín, Dirección

Impecable visita de la Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 6th February

Un programa salpicado de muy diversos caracteres terminó con una interpretación sobresaliente de Noche transfigurada de Schönberg por parte de la Academy of St Martin in the Fields y Julia Fischer.

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Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms

Mark Valencia, 20th January

At Cadogan Hall, Bell’s account of Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony is as sunny an interpretation as you’re likely to hear.

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Highly individual Mozart from Buniatishvili

Nick Boston, 9th December

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields give exciting performances at the Barbican, with idiosyncratic Mozart from Buniatishvili.

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Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces at the Proms

Nick Boston, 7th September

Massed choral forces, a strong solo line up and expanded orchestral forces overpower Handel at the end of the BBC Proms Choral Day.

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Depth and delivery: Joshua Bell and the ASMF in San Francisco

Lois Silverstein, 7th April

On a tour of the United States, Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform Mendelssohn, Schumann and Vince Mendoza in Davies Symphony Hall.

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Mozart and Beethoven from the ASMF and Bell in Sydney mini-residency

Zoltán Szabó, 8th October

Sydney revels in Joshua Bell's masterful violin playing and leadership of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on their Australian tour.

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Mengguang Huang

Mengguang Huang is a Hamburg-based project manager in the construction industry. With a strong passion for classical music, he was introduced to the world of early music during his time in the UK, where he developed a particular fondness for renaissance and Baroque vocal music. Driven by his love for this genre, he now makes it a priority to attend major Baroque opera productions and concerts across Western Europe whenever possible, continuing to deepen his appreciation for this rich musical tradition.