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English Touring Opera’s fresh, engaging account of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snowmaiden

26/10/202404/10/2024 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, The Snowmaiden: Soloists, Choral Ensemble, Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Hannah Quinn (conductor). Hackney Empire, London, 28.9.2024. (MB)

Ffion Edwards (Snowmaiden) and Kitty Whately (Lel) © Richard Hubert Smith

An outstanding London recital from Igor Levit

26/10/202428/09/2024 by Mark Berry

United Kingdom Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven: Igor Levit (piano). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.9.2024. (MB)

Admire the fine singing of a rather questionable Komische Oper Messiah staging

26/10/202423/09/2024 by Mark Berry

Germany Handel, Messiah: Soloists, Choral Soloists and Project Chorus of the Komische Oper, Orchestra of the Komische Oper / George Petrou (conductor). Hangar 4, Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, 21.9.2024. (MB)

Komische Oper’s *Messiah* © Jan Windszus Photography

Unusual pairing of Prokofiev and Schoenberg from Lahav Shani and the Berlin Philharmonic

26/10/202420/09/2024 by Mark Berry

Germany Prokofiev and Schoenberg: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Lahav Shani (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 19.9.2024. (MB)

Lahav Shani conducts cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the BPO © Monika Rittershaus

Excellent performances from the Berlin Phil and Jonathan Nott in a varied Musikfest programme

11/09/2024 by Mark Berry

Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [5] – Mazzoli, Eötvös, and Ives: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Ernst Senff Choir (chorus master: Steffen Schubert), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Gregor A. Mayrhofer (co-conductor), Jonathan Nott (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 8.9.2024. (MB)

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard at the Philharmonie Berlin with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra © Stephan Rabold

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English Touring Opera’s fresh, engaging account of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snowmaiden

An outstanding London recital from Igor Levit

Admire the fine singing of a rather questionable Komische Oper Messiah staging

Unusual pairing of Prokofiev and Schoenberg from Lahav Shani and the Berlin Philharmonic

Excellent performances from the Berlin Phil and Jonathan Nott in a varied Musikfest programme

Manacorda’s patient direction is amply rewarded in Musikfest Berlin’s Ives, Kloke, Mahler, and Dvořák

Musikfest concert of two unequal Rattle halves: incisive Hindemith and Zemlinsky and listless Mahler

Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s generous and magnificent Musikfest recital of Schoenberg and Ives