Germany R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 4.12.2019. (MB)
Manipulation permeates Hans Neuenfels’ production of Salome for the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Mark Berry
Glorious Strauss from Thielemann and the Berlin Philharmonic
Germany Wagner and R. Strauss: Anja Kampe (soprano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 5.12.2019. (MB)
A second, excellent instalment of Beethoven piano trios in Berlin
Germany Beethoven: Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 2.12.2019. (MB)
(c) Monika Rittershaus
Beethoven’s piano trios in Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal is a portent of a special annniversary year
Germany Beethoven: Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 1.12.2019. (MB)
Theatre within the theatre is the setting for Yuval Sharon’s Staatsoper Berlin Die Zauberflöte
Germany Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Anna Milukova), Staatskapelle Berlin / Julien Salemkour (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 28.11.2019. (MB)
A new Berlin Staatsoper Samson et Dalila results in bewilderment from audience and artists
Germany Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 27.11.2019. (MB)
An Apollo Saal recital for piano and harmonium duo is a lovely Berlin evening
Germany Rossini, Guilmant, Debussy, Franck, Saint-Saëns, Gounod, Tom Scott, and Dukas: Jonathan Scott (harmonium), Tom Scott (piano). Apollo Saal, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 26.11.2019 (MB)
Looking forward as well as back, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra celebrates 20 years of music-making
Germany ‘A New Divan’ – Schumann, Wolf, Mendelssohn, Palomar, and Brahms: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano), Michael Volle (baritone), Members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 20.11.2019. (MB)