The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra are terrific ambassadors for the Ukraine at Berlin’s Musikfest

GermanyGermany Musikfest Berlin 2022 [7] – Skoryk, Lysenko, Karamanov, Sibelius: Tamara Stefanovich (pianist), Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra / Hobart Earle (conductor). Philharmonie Hall, 6.9.2022, livestreamed on Digital Concert Hall. (GT)

Hobart Earle conducts the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra © Fabian Schellhorn

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Nicola Benedetti wows in Wynton Marsalis’s Violin Concerto at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [28], Prom 67 – Adès, Marsalis, Britten, Bernstein: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 6.9.2022. (CS)

Nicola Benedetti with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Thomas Søndergård (c) BBC/Mark Allan

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Riveting playing and an entertaining baroque performance at the Helsinki Festival

FinlandFinland Helsinki Festival 2022 [2] – Vivaldi, Francesconi, Movio, Sciarrino, Stroppa, Cattaneo, Sollima: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini (conductor). Music Centre, Helsinki, Finland 1.9.2022. (GF)

Patricia Kopatchinskaja © Alexandra Muravyeva

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Igor Levit performs an illuminating and unforgettable Busoni Piano Concerto at Berlin’s Musikfest

GermanyGermany Musikfest Berlin 2022 [6] – Schoenberg, Busoni: Igor Levit (pianist), Orchestre e Coro dell Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Philharmonie Hall, Berlin, 5.9.2022, and livestreamed on the Digital Concert Hall. (GT)

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano © Fabian Schellhorn

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Fascinating Bruckner Proms evening from the Berlin Phil, also notable for its stunning Schnittke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [27], Prom 65 – Schnittke, Bruckner: Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Berliner Philharmoniker / Daniel Harding (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.9.2022. (CC)

Daniel Harding (conductor) and Tabea Zimmermann (viola) © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Lahav Shani conducts an outstandingly memorable Mahler’s First Symphony at Berlin’s Musikfest

GermanyGermany Musikfest Berlin 2022 [5] – Ligeti, Pijper, Mahler: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Lahav Shani (conductor). Philharmonie Hall, Berlin, 4.9.2022, and livestreamed on Digital Concert Hall. (GT)

Lahav Shani conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra © Fabian Schellhorn

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