Ear-stretching music-making across three different centuries from Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth
17/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [10] – Rameau, Lachenmann, and Berlioz: Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Les Siècles / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 15.9.2019. (MB)
Tabea Zimmermann (viola), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) & Les Siècles
© Monika Karczmarczyk
The Junge Deutsche Philharmonie excel in Lachenmann and Strauss
16/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [9] – Lachenmann and Strauss: JACK Quartet (Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman [violins], John Pickford Richards [viola], Jay Campbell [cello]), Junge Deutsche Philharmonie / Jonathan Nott (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 15.9.2019 (MB) Read more
Daniel Harding’s outstanding account of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette in Berlin
15/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [8] – Berlioz: Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Shenyang (bass-baritone), Berlin Radio Chorus (chorus master: Gijs Leenaars), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 13.9.2019. (MB)
Daniel Harding (c) Iñigo Ibañez
Unforgettable Berlin performance of Lachenmann from Yuko Kakuta and Pierre-Laurent Aimard
15/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [7] – Schubert and Lachenmann: Yuko Kakuta (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 12.9.2019. (MB)
Yuko Kakuta (c) Martin Sigmund
In Lucerne, the LSO demonstrate they are in the top flight
13/09/2019
Lucerne Festival [9] – Haydn, Britten, Rachmaninov: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL) Luzern, Lucerne, 10.9.2019. (JR)
Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO (c) Priska Ketterer
In New York, revealing resonance in the human Voice
13/09/2019
Resonant Bodies [3]: Stephanie Blythe, Arooj Aftab, Erin Gee (vocalists), The Fluffers (rock band); Shahzad Ismaily (Moog and bass), Vijay Iyer (electronics and piano); Colin Gee (vocalist), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Tristan Kasten-Krause (bass), Margaret Lancaster (bass flute), Doori Na (violin), Sean Statser (percussion), Michel Galante (conductor). Roulette, Brooklyn, New York. 5.9.2019. (BH)
Vijay Iyer (piano), Arooj Aftab (voice), and Shahzad Ismaily (bass guitar)
(c) Gretchen Robinette
Simon Rattle brings the LSO to Berlin with a magnificent programme of Abrahamsen and Messiaen
12/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [6] – Abrahamsen and Messiaen: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 11.9.2019. (MB)
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) & LSO in Berlin (c) Monika Karczmarczyk
Dazzling and searching performances from Barenboim and the Boulez Ensemble
10/09/2019
Musikfest Berlin [6] – Beethoven, Bartók, and Boulez: Boulez Ensemble, Daniel Barenboim (piano, conductor). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 9.9.2019. (MB) Read more
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