Germany Mahler: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 23.1.2020. (MB)
Kirill Petrenko’s individual approach to Mahler’s Sixth
Mark Berry
Outstanding Tetzlaff Quartet performances of Schoenberg and Beethoven in Berlin
Germany Schoenberg and Beethoven: Tetzlaff Quartet (Christian Tetzlaff, Elisabeth Kufferath [violins], Hanna Weinmeister [viola], Tanja Tetzlaff [cello]). Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 19.1.2020. (MB)
Debussy’s unfinished opera takes Annelies Van Parys down a fruitful Berlin path
Germany Van Parys/Debussy, Usher: Soloists, Members of the Staatskapelle Berlin and its Orchestral Academy / Marit Strindlund (conductor). Alter Orchesterprobensaal, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 18.1.2020. (MB)
Compelling performance of Jenůfa shows the Deutsche Oper Berlin close to its very best
Germany Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Jeremy Bines) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 17.1.2020. (MB)
Lahav Shani impresses with the Staatskapelle Berlin
Germany Elgar and Mussorgsky: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Staatskapelle Berlin, Lahav Shani / (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 13.1.2020. (MB)
A thrillingly ambitious recital by Igor Levit in Berlin
Germany Muffat, Rzewski, Kerll, and Busoni: Igor Levit (piano), Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 11.1.2020. (MB)
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s penetrating revival of Beat Furrer’s Violetter Schnee
Germany Beat Furrer, Violetter Schnee: Soloists, Vocalconsort Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Matthias Pintscher (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 10.1.2020. (MB)
Hänsel und Gretel is a lovely way to open the operatic year at Deutsche Oper
Germany Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Soloists, Children’s Chorus (chorus director: Christian Lindhorst) and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin / Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 4.1.2020. (MB)
