The Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra excels at Musikfest Berlin
20/09/2019
Germany Musikfest Berlin [11] – Neuwirth and Grisey: Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Juliet Fraser (soprano), Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 18.9.2019. (MB)
Susanna Mälkki (c) Simon Fowler
Ear-stretching music-making across three different centuries from Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth
17/09/2019
Germany 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
Germany 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
Germany 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
Germany 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
Switzerland 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
United States 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
Germany 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
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This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best. 
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
David McVicar's production of 'Die Zauberflöte' is filled with nocturnal high-jinks 
All three movements are so intricately packed with incident that one is tempted to simply let onesel 
Kenneth MacMillan's bouncy 'Concerto', Frederick Ashton's 'Enigma Variation 
Don Pasquale has always invited playfulness, but Damiano Michieletto's take might be an experim 
All the voices in this production are big, finds Michael Church, with Pasha Selim's roars of fr 
