Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [7] – Webern, Schumann, Boulez: Boulez Ensemble XIV / Daniel Barenboim (piano & direction), Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 9.9.2018. (MC)
Memorable Chamber Music from Daniel Barenboim and Boulez Ensemble XIV
Michael Cookson
George Benjamin Leads a Fascinating Programme of Twentieth-Century Music
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [6] – Boulez, Ravel, Ligeti, Benjamin: Cédric Tiberghien (piano), ChorWerk Ruhr, Berliner Philharmoniker / George Benjamin (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 8.9.2018. (MC)
Memorable Zimmermann and Bruckner from Valery Gergiev
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [5] – Zimmermann, Bruckner: Michael Rotschopf (speaker 1), Josef Bierbichler (speaker 2), Georg Nigl (bass), Münchner Philharmoniker / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 7.9.2018. (MC)
A Magnificent Mahler Third from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [4] – Mahler: Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), GewandhausKinderchor, Damen des GewandhausChores, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 6.9.2018 (MC)
Donald Runnicles Leads Superb Wagner and Intense Zimmerman at Musikfest Berlin
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [3] – Zimmermann, Wagner: Allison Oakes, soprano (Brünnhilde), Judit Kutasi, mezzo-soprano (Erda); Simon O’Neill, tenor (Siegfried); Michael Volle, baritone (Wotan); Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Donald Runnicles (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 5.9.2018. (MC)
Honeck Conducts Concertgebouw at Musikfest Berlin and there is Special Chemistry
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [2] – Webern, Berg, Bruckner: Anett Fritsch (soprano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam / Manfred Honeck (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 4.9.2018. (MC)
Webern and Spahlinger from the Ensemble Modern Orchestra at Musikfest Berlin
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 – Webern and Spahlinger: Caroline Melzer (soprano), Ueli Wiget (piano), Ensemble Modern Orchestra / Enno Poppe (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 3.9.2018. (MC)
(c) Kai Bienert
Cultured and Technically Adept Chamber Music from the Navarra Quartet
United Kingdom Lake District Summer Music – Haydn, Britten, Schubert: Navarra Quartet (Magnus Johnston, Marije Johnston, Rebecca Jones, Brian O’Kane), St. Thomas’s Church, Kendal, Cumbria, 6.8.2018. (MC)
