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Mark Berry

Tcherniakov and Barenboim Put on a Parsifal  for Thinking People

19/08/201501/04/2015 by Mark Berry
PARSIFAL OHP0041 (1)-500
Photo Credit Ruth Walz/Staatsoper Berlin

GermanyGermany    Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 28.3.2015 (MB)

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Daniel Barenboim’s Memorable Juxtaposition of Boulez and Schubert

04/04/201530/03/2015 by Mark Berry

GermanyGermany Berlin Festtage (1) – Boulez and Schubert: Karl-Heinz Schütz (flute), Christina Bauer, Noid Haberl (electronics), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 27.3.2015 (MB)

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Pierre Boulez Celebrated at 90 Through a BBC Total Immersion Day

30/03/201524/03/2015 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Boulez: Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano), Yeree Suh (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pablo Rus Broseta and Thierry Fischer (conductors). Barbican Hall, London, 21.3.2015 (MB)

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Fine Staging and Performance of The Rake’s Progress

29/03/201520/03/2015 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom   Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: Soloists, Royal Academy Opera Chorus, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Jane Glover (conductor). Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 16.3.2015 (MB)

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A Probing Exploration of Bluebeard’s Castle

18/03/201517/03/2015 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schnelzer, Ravel, and Bartók: Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.3.2015 (MB)

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A Disappointing Evening with Camerata Salzburg and Ben Gernon

18/03/201517/03/2015 by Mark Berry

 Bartók, Bruckner, and Mozart: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Camerata Salzburg, Ben Gernon (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 11.3.2015 (MB)

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Well Integrated La Bohème Liberates and Informs the Imagination

18/03/201516/03/2015 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Children from St Mary’s and St John’s Church of England Schools, Hackney, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera, Michael Rosewell (conductor). Hackney Empire Theatre, London, 14.3.2015 (MB)

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Bach and Czech Music Come Together with Varying Results

18/03/201511/03/2015 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Suk, Bach, and Dvořák: Jeremy Denk (piano), Academy of St Martin in the Fields (director: Tomo Keller). Cadogan Hall, London, 9.3.2015 (MB)

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