Puccini, Turandot : Soloists, Orchester and Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Alexander Joel (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin 12.9.2015. (MC)
Michael Cookson
Not a Dull Moment in Handel’s Giulio Cesare at Komische Oper Berlin
Germany Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Chorsolisten und Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin/Konrad Junghänel (conductor), Komische Oper Berlin, 11.9.2015 (MC)
Sterling Endeavours from SWR Sinfonieorchester and Roth in Challenging Concert
Germany Wyschnegradsky, Haas, Schoenberg: Klaus Steffes-Holländer, Matan Porat, Florian Hoelscher, Julia Vogelsänger, Akiko Okabe, Christoph Grund (pianos), SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg/François-Xavier Roth, Berlin Musikfest 2015, Philharmonie, Berlin 7.9.2015 (MC)
Emerson Bring Together Beethoven and the Second Viennese School
Germany Beethoven, Webern, Berg, Schoenberg: Emerson Quartet, Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Berlin Musikfest 2015, Kammermusiksaal, Berlin 10.9.2015 (MC)
Warm, Expressive and Atmospheric Pelléas et Mélisande in Berlin
Germany Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande: Soloists, Orchester und Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Donald Runnicles (conductor), Berlin 9.9.2015 (MC)
Deutsche Oper Berlin and Runnicles Explore the Debussy-Wagner Connection
Germany Debussy, Wagner: Klaus Florian Vogt, Evelyn Herlitzius, Seth Carico, Orchester und Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Donald Runnicles, Berlin Musikfest 2015, Philharmonie, Berlin 8.9.2015 (MC)
Israel Philharmonic Shows Astonishing Blend of Unified Sound under Mehta
Germany Schoenberg, Mahler: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta, Berlin Musikfest 2015, Philharmonie, Berlin, 7.9.2015 (MC)
Mahler’s Seventh Proves a Tough Nut to Crack
Germany Dalbavie, Mahler: Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor), Konzerthausorchester Berlin/Iván Fischer (conductor), Berlin Musikfest 2015, Philharmonie, Berlin, 6.9.2015. (MC)