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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.

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L'Orchestre symphonique de Gävle, de la Suède au monde

Par Cameron Kelsall, 07 avril 2022

Rencontre avec Roza Nolčeva-Angelovska, directrice de la programmation et de la planification artistique de l'Orchestre symphonique de Gävle, au sujet de cet ensemble passionné, à l'histoire et au lien uniques avec sa ville.

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L'Orchestre symphonique de Gävle, de la Suède au monde

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, le sentiment de servir une cause plus importante

Par Cameron Kelsall, 07 novembre 2019

Rencontre avec le directeur musical de l'Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, qui aborde la tournée nord-américaine à venir, la musique de Bruckner, la spiritualité...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, le sentiment de servir une cause plus importante

Par Cameron Kelsall

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As usual, Beethoven ushers out the Boston Symphony season at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall, 24 août 2025

The season-ending performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony loses its intended conductor but remains enjoyable, if somewhat under-rehearsed.

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As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall

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A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets

Par Cameron Kelsall, 23 août 2025

The guest conductor pairs Holst's perennial crowd pleaser with Poulenc's Gloria, a work deeply associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Climate change and classic arias: Renée Fleming in Saratoga Springs

Par Cameron Kelsall, 15 août 2025

Fleming's program, an outgrowth of her Grammy-winning album Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, makes an urgent case for the preservation of the world's natural wonders.

***11

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Climate change and classic arias: Renée Fleming in Saratoga Springs

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Heaven is a place on earth: Verdi's Requiem in Saratoga Springs

Par Cameron Kelsall, 14 août 2025

Returning to the first work he officially conducted as the Philadelphia Orchestra's Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin offers a powerful study in contrasts, supported by a superb quartet of opera soloists.

*****

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Heaven is a place on earth: Verdi's Requiem in Saratoga Springs

Par Cameron Kelsall

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The Philadelphia Orchestra brings William Grant Still to Saratoga

Par Cameron Kelsall, 13 août 2025

Still's Second Symphony anchors a Saratoga program that also featured familiar hits by Stravinsky and Rachmaninov.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra brings William Grant Still to Saratoga

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Ravinia Festival opens with bombastic Gershwin, emotional Tchaikovsky

Par Cameron Kelsall, 12 juillet 2025

Under Marin Alsop, the Chicago Symphony string players also offered a lyrical reading of Jessie Montgomery’s beguiling Strum.

***11

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Ravinia Festival opens with bombastic Gershwin, emotional Tchaikovsky

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Joe Hisaishi thrills Studio Ghibli fans in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 25 juin 2025

The iconic composer-conductor paired two recent works with a suite from the beloved Spirited Away in a performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

***11

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Joe Hisaishi thrills Studio Ghibli fans in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Exciting debut elevates Met Queen of Spades

Par Cameron Kelsall, 04 juin 2025

Galina Cheplakova steps in for Sonya Yoncheva in the penultimate performance of this revival, winning over the audience with vocal clarity and dramatic commitment.

***11

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Exciting debut elevates Met Opera The Queen of Spades

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Yannick’s debut, Stemme’s farewell: Tristan und Isolde in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 01 juin 2025

The Philadelphia Orchestra offers a musically and dramatically urgent performance of Wagner’s complete opera, buoyed by world-class soloists.

*****

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Yannick’s debut, Stemme’s farewell: Tristan und Isolde in Philly

Par Cameron Kelsall

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The Philadelphia Orchestra discovers Florence Price once again

Par Cameron Kelsall, 29 mai 2025

Lara Downes and Yannick Nézet-Séguin offer the subscription debut of Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement, followed by the ultimate crowd pleaser, Beethoven's Ninth.

***11

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The Philadelphia Orchestra discovers Florence Price once again

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Scenes from a marriage: The Brightness of Light at the NY Philharmonic

Par Cameron Kelsall, 18 mai 2025

Kevin Puts' song cycle inspired by the correspondence of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz makes its long-awaited New York debut, featuring Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry.

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Scenes from a marriage: The Brightness of Light at the NY Phil

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Salonen brings Bryce Dessner's Violin Concerto to the LA Philharmonic

Par Cameron Kelsall, 04 mai 2025

Leading his former orchestra and soloist Pekka Kuusisto, Esa-Pekka Salonen bookends his San Francisco commission with two crowd-pleasers from the standard repertory.

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Salonen brings Bryce Dessner's Violin Concerto to the LA Philharmonic

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Mahler 6: Philadelphia Orchestra hammers home the point

Par Cameron Kelsall, 10 avril 2025

Yannick Nézet-Séguin presents the composer's "Tragic" Symphony without an ounce of fat on the bone, a relentless and exhilarating journey.

*****

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Mahler 6: Philadelphia Orchestra hammers home the point

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Bartók concerto showcases one of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s best

Par Cameron Kelsall, 05 avril 2025

First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang dispatches the perilous demands of Bartók's Second Violin Concerto with practiced ease, on a program that also featured a complete Firebird.

***11

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Bartók concerto showcases one of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s best

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Superb Schumann 2 anchors Szeps-Znaider’s NY Phil conducting debut

Par Cameron Kelsall, 04 avril 2025

Thomas Larcher’s Returning into darkness, a new work for cello and orchestra, is performed by its dedicatee, Alisa Weilerstein.

***11

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Superb Schumann 2 anchors Szeps-Znaider’s NY Phil conducting debut

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Simmering Shostakovich and subpar Schumann at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 28 mars 2025

Stutzmann's program also features the Orchestra's premiere of Missy Mazzoli's arresting tone poem, Orpheus Undone.

****1

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Simmering Shostakovich and subpar Schumann from Stutzmann in Philly

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Strauss and Shostakovich dominate Pittsburgh Symphony program

Par Cameron Kelsall, 23 mars 2025

Sheku Kanneh-Mason makes his local debut in Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto, followed by a fantasia on Arabella conceived by Music Director Manfred Honeck.

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Strauss and Shostakovich dominate Pittsburgh Symphony program

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Dazzlingly dexterous Ravel from Aimard and Vӓnskӓ in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 07 mars 2025

The Philadelphia Orchestra's concert also served as a tribute to Michael Tilson Thomas, who was to have conducted the performance before withdrawing for cancer treatment.

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Dazzlingly dexterous Ravel from Aimard and Vӓnskӓ in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Exhilarating Mahler and George Walker from the LSO at Carnegie Hall

Par Cameron Kelsall, 05 mars 2025

Led by Sir Antonio Pappano, the London Symphony's first New York appearance in two decades also featured Janine Jansen in Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's "Symposium".

****1

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Exhilarating Mahler and Walker from the LSO at Carnegie Hall

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Unexpected delights abound with Grimaud and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 27 février 2025

Yannick Nézet-Séguin smartly surrounds a guaranteed crowd-pleaser – Brahms’ First Piano Concerto – with less familiar works by Julia Wolfe and Louise Farrenc.

*****

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Unexpected delights abound with Grimaud and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Bumpy love songs from Roderick Williams and Julius Drake at PCMS

Par Cameron Kelsall, 12 février 2025

A fully produced performance of Brahms' Die schӧne Magelone in Philadelphia, complete with on-stage narrator and bespoke drawings, proved less than the sum of its parts.

**111

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Bumpy love songs from Roderick Williams and Julius Drake at PCMS

Par Cameron Kelsall

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A voyage to The Planets with Daniele Rustioni and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 01 février 2025

Gustav Holst's perennial audience favorite provides pure comfort food, paired here with Ravel and an organ rarity by Alfredo Casella.

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The Planets with Daniele Rustioni and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, more alive than ever in Boston

Par Cameron Kelsall, 30 janvier 2025

The composer's magnum opus, unjustly neglected in English-speaking countries, receives magnificent treatment from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, anchored by David Butt Philip and Christine Goerke.

*****

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Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, more alive than ever in Boston

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Yuja and the Americans: Philadelphia Orchestra plays Bonds and Still

Par Cameron Kelsall, 17 janvier 2025

Yuja Wang's performance of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto may have been the main draw, but Yannick Nézet-Séguin paired the familiar centerpiece with two neglected works by 20th-century American composers.

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Yuja and the Americans: Philadelphia Orchestra plays Bonds and Still

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Mahler and Heggie: songs of love and loss from the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 11 janvier 2025

Yannick Nézet-Séguin pairs Mahler's weighty Ninth Symphony with Jake Heggie's Songs for Murdered Sisters, which considers the scourge of domestic violence against women.

***11

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Songs of love and loss from the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Finding the complete piano player: Illia Ovcharenko

Par Cameron Kelsall, 27 décembre 2024

The young Ukrainian pianist talks about winning the Honens International Piano Competition, his love for Ukrainian music, and being part of the Classeek Ambassador programme.

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Finding the complete piano player: Illia Ovcharenko

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Barbara Hannigan beguiles in Philadelphia Chamber Music Society recital

Par Cameron Kelsall, 10 décembre 2024

The Canadian soprano and her accomplished accompanist, Bertrand Chamayou, offer a thoughtful and eclectic program of Messiaen, Scriabin and John Zorn.

*****

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Barbara Hannigan beguiles in Philadelphia recital

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Metropolitan Opera revives a cartoonish Frau ohne Schatten

Par Cameron Kelsall, 29 novembre 2024

Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's ode to humanity, returning after an eleven-year absence, suffers from generalized acting and inconsistent musical values.

**111

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Metropolitan Opera revives a cartoonish Frau ohne Schatten

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Passion and precision from the Berlin Phil at Carnegie Hall

Par Cameron Kelsall, 17 novembre 2024

Under the leadership of Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko, the Berliners produced a deep, muscular and forward sound that invigorated familiar music.

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Passion and precision from the Berlin Phil at Carnegie Hall

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Paul Lewis brings Schubert's late piano sonatas to Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 12 novembre 2024

The British pianist reveals new ideas in the most familiar of music in this recital program, which concludes a multi-year return to Schubert's keyboard literature.

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Paul Lewis brings Schubert's late piano sonatas to Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Requiem for a heavyweight: Riccardo Muti in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 25 octobre 2024

After a 19-year absence, the legendary conductor returned to the podium of the Philadelphia Orchestra, leading an inconsistent performance of a signature work.

**111

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Requiem for a heavyweight: Riccardo Muti in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

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An American in Paris: the Philadelphia Orchestra plays Betsy Jolas

Par Cameron Kelsall, 18 octobre 2024

Alongside works by Bernstein and Copland, conductor David Robertson and pianist Nicolas Hodges give the US premiere of Jolas's cheeky concerto bTunes.

***11

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An American in Paris: the Philadelphia Orchestra plays Betsy Jolas

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Formidable Bruckner launches Philadelphia Orchestra season

Par Cameron Kelsall, 27 septembre 2024

Yannick Nézet-Séguin brings surprising intimacy to Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, which contrasts his Romantic approach to Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto.

****1

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Formidable Bruckner launches Philadelphia Orchestra season

Par Cameron Kelsall

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The Listeners: daring psychological thriller opens Opera Philadelphia season

Par Cameron Kelsall, 25 septembre 2024

The new opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek draws on cult mindsets and conspiracy theories but smartly avoids sensationalism.

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The Listeners: daring psychological thriller at Opera Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Inside the mind of Peter Grimes: Issachah Savage

Par Cameron Kelsall, 10 septembre 2024

The American tenor talks about taking on Britten’s most archetypical tragic, flawed character, in a new production premiering at Dutch National Opera.

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Inside the mind of Peter Grimes: Issachah Savage

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Damning with faint praise: Berlioz at Bard

Par Cameron Kelsall, 18 août 2024

As part of a festival considering the composer's oeuvre, Leon Botstein leads a concert performance of La Damnation de Faust lacking in French style.

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Damning with faint praise: Berlioz at Bard

Par Cameron Kelsall

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James Gaffigan leads a heavenly Mahler 4 at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall, 11 août 2024

In his debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Gaffigan threads the needle between innocence and irony in Mahler's great work, ably supported by soprano Elena Villalón.

****1

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James Gaffigan leads a heavenly Mahler 4 at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Exciting but inconsistent playing from the EUYO at Carnegie Hall

Par Cameron Kelsall, 06 août 2024

Under Iván Fischer's direction, Mahler's First Symphony is notable more for bombastic passion than subtle artistry.

***11

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Exciting but inconsistent playing from the EUYO at Carnegie Hall

Par Cameron Kelsall

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A dark, delicious take on Elizabeth Cree at Glimmerglass Festival

Par Cameron Kelsall, 28 juillet 2024

Mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught anchors a fluid and appealingly staged new production of Kevin Puts' penny dreadful.

****1

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A dark, delicious take on Elizabeth Cree at Glimmerglass Festival

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Tanglewood fellows impress in Strauss, Beethoven and Ives

Par Cameron Kelsall, 21 juillet 2024

Andris Nelsons and Emanuel Ax find inspiration working with their young colleagues on an idyllic Sunday in the Berkshires.

****1

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Tanglewood fellows impress in Strauss, Beethoven and Ives

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Gods at twilight: a fervently theatrical Götterdämmerung at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall, 20 juillet 2024

A star-is-born performance from the young American bass David Leigh anchors a thrilling performance of the Ring cycle's dramatic conclusion.

****1

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A fervently theatrical Götterdämmerung at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Subpar Strauss from the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall, 07 juillet 2024

Renée Fleming makes a worthy return to the Marschallin, but this all-Strauss program, led by Andris Nelsons, is more notable for its deficits.

**111

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Subpar Strauss from the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall

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From Manhattan to Rome: musical journeys end Baltimore Symphony season

Par Cameron Kelsall, 16 juin 2024

Jonathan Heyward's first season as BSO Music Director closed with an exciting world premiere from composer-in-residence James Lee III, alongside audience favorites old and new.

***11

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Musical journeys end Baltimore Symphony season

Par Cameron Kelsall

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The Met Orchestra remains in opera mode at Carnegie Hall

Par Cameron Kelsall, 14 juin 2024

Yannick Nézet-Séguin led a blazing performance of Bluebeard's Castle, although interpretations of Wagner and Debussy sounded tired and under-rehearsed.

***11

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The Met Orchestra remains in opera mode at Carnegie Hall

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Beauty and tribute: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 17 mai 2024

In his second week of local performances, the Finnish composer-conductor offers a lush performance of music by a beloved collaborator, the late Kaija Saariaho.

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Beauty and tribute: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

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A personal programme from Salonen and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 09 mai 2024

Beginning a two-week residency, Esa-Pekka Salonen juxtaposed a work of his own with selections from two composers with which he is deeply identified: Sibelius and Steven Stucky.

***11

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A personal programme from Salonen and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Sir Simon Rattle brings the Bavarian Radio Symphony to Philadelphia in Mahler 6

Par Cameron Kelsall, 01 mai 2024

After an eight-year absence, Rattle returned to deliver the kind of Mahler performance only he can offer: probingly intelligent and wonderfully idiosyncratic.

*****

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Sir Simon Rattle brings the BRSO to Philadelphia in Mahler 6

Par Cameron Kelsall

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Goerke and Grimsley head a musically sumptuous, dramatically staid Die Walküre at Atlanta Opera

Par Cameron Kelsall, 30 avril 2024

The second installment in The Atlanta Opera's first-ever Ring Cycle benefits from the committed performances of veteran Wagnerians like Christine Goerke and Greer Grimsley.

***11

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A musically sumptuous, dramatically staid Die Walküre in Atlanta

Par Cameron Kelsall