Edward Sava-Segal

2 weeks ago | seenandheard-international.com | Edward Sava-Segal

United States ‘Zemlinskys Zimmer/ Zemlinsky’s Room’: Soloists, Orchestra of the little OPERA theatre of ny / Tiffany Chang (conductor). BAM Fisher, Brooklyn, 7.6.2025. (ES-S)Zemlinsky – ‘Maiblumen blühten überall’; String Quartet No.2 (excerpt); ‘Liebe Schwalbe’; Eine florentinische TragödieFor two decades, the little OPERA theatre of ny (LOTNY) has quietly built a reputation as one of New York’s most intrepid champions of neglected operatic repertoire.

3 weeks ago | bachtrack.com | Edward Sava-Segal

The third New York gala presented by Madrid’s Teatro Real brought together a mostly Spanish programme featuring Spanish soloists and the Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real, conducted by David Afkham – German-born but long associated with the Orquesta Nacional de España. Even Ravel, the sole French composer on a programme titled “A Musical Fantasy from Spain”, had deep ties to the country, making his inclusion feel apt for the evening’s focus on colour and rhythm.

3 weeks ago | seenandheard-international.com | Edward Sava-Segal

United States Wagner, Tristan and Isolde (concert performance): Soloists, Tenors and Basses of Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia, 1.6.2025.

3 weeks ago | bachtrack.com | Edward Sava-Segal

The second instalment of “Kissin and Friends” at Carnegie Hall reaffirmed Evgeny Kissin’s deep engagement with Shostakovich’s chamber music as both an intimate and morally charged realm. Whereas the first evening focused on sonatas for piano and strings, this programme brought together a larger group of distinguished collaborators to explore vocal and instrumental works, offering a gripping sequence of emotional extremes – from mockery to grief, from coded satire to folk inflections.

3 weeks ago | seenandheard-international.com | Edward Sava-Segal

United States ‘Kissin and Friends’ – Shostakovich: Evgeny Kissin (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Gidon Kremer (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola). Carnegie Hall, New York, 28.5.2025.