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Njioma Grevious performed Carlos Simon's "Between Worlds" with Chiarina Chamber Players.
Anne Akiko Meyers performed Arturo Márquez’s "Fandango" with Giancarlo Guerrero and the Utah Symphony.
Colin Jacobsen performed Jessie Montgomery's Rhapsody No. 2 (arranged for violin and orchestra by Michi Wiancko) with The Knights.
Pavel Šporcl was performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Mlada Boleslav Chamber Orchestra and conductor Marko Ivanovic, who accidentally knocked Šporcl's violin (a blue instrument by Czech violin maker Jan Spidlen) out of his hand. (review has video of the incident)
The Quatour Ébène joined the Belcea Quartet to perform octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu at Wigmore Hall.
Amaury Coeytaux performed Kryštof Maratka's "Sanctuaries – In the Depths of Cave Paintings" with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
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Agreed! The way it appears, I wonder if the conductor even noticed that he'd done it!
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May 30, 2024 at 12:55 PM · The Sporcl incident: the conductor seems serenely indifferent to the accident. Meanwhile, the commentator is unaware of the sounds of a bassoon.