Mark Berry

An unforgettable evening as Stockhausen’s Mittwoch reaches the Deutsche Oper Berlin

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GermanyGermany Stockhausen, Mittwoch: Soloists, String Quartet of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Anna Matz, Monia Rizkallah [violins], Kirsikka de Leval Jezierski [viola], Arne-Christian Pelz [cello]), Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (director: Jeremy Bines), Florent Derex (sound projection), Augustin Müller (computer music design), Ensemble Le Balcon / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 19.9.2026. (MB)

Stockhausen’s Mittwoch at Deutsche Oper Berlin © Julian Roeder

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A fine concert as the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra approaches its centenary

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Czech RepublicCzech Republic Dvořák Prague International Music Festival 2026 – Debussy, Kučera, Schulhoff, and Ravel: Daniel Matejča (violin), Sakura Toba (cello), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra / Elias Grandy (conductor). Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 15.9.2026. (MB)

Elias Grandy conducting the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra © Dvořákova Praha.

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September is a month of melancholy but a radiant, dignified Proms Four Last Songs proved a tonic

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [29] – Henze, Schubert, Mahler, and R. Strauss: Natalya Romaniw (soprano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Paweł Kapuła (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 9.9.2026. (MB)

Soprano Natalya Romaniw singing the Four Last Songs with the BBC SSO conducted by Paweł Kapuła © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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The Met Orchestra debuts at the Proms with Richard Strauss and Elza van den Heever’s visceral Salome

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [21] – Richard Strauss: Elza van den Heever (soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2026. (MB)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Met Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Salzburg’s further homage to Kurtág let down by utterly misconceived Mozart

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2026 [7] – ‘Hommage à Kurtág’: Bartók, Kurtág, and Mozart: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jonian Ilias Kadesha (violins), Lawrence Power (viola), Sol Gabetta (cello), Reto Bieri (clarinet), Olga Pashchenko (piano). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 25.8.2026. (MB)

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jonian Ilias Kadesha (violins), Lawrence Power (viola), Sol Gabetta (cello), Reto Bieri (clarinet) and Olga Pashchenko (piano) © SF/Marco Borrelli

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