Festivals

Another fascinating concert by Ensemble Modern and George Benjamin at Musikfest Berlin

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GermanyGermany Musikfest Berlin 2023 [3] – Chin, Ogonek, Filidei, Benjamin, and Ammann: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Ensemble Modern / Sir George Benjamin (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 3.9.2023. (MB)

Anna Prohaska and Ensemble Modern conducted by Sir George Benjamin © Fabian Schellhorn

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Musikfest Berlin performances of concentrated riches from Ensemble Modern and George Benjamin

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Musikfest Berlin 2023 [2] – Varèse, Haddad, Ravel, Bach-Benjamin and Schoenberg: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Ensemble Modern / Sir George Benjamin (conductor). Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 2.9.2023. (MB)

Sir George Benjamin (piano) and Anna Prohaska (soprano) © Fabian Schellhorn/BF

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The Rite by Heart: the Aurora Orchestra at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 62 – Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring: Charlotte Ritchie (actor), Karl Queensborough (actor), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2023. (CS)

The Aurora Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon © Andy Paradise

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Vladimir Jurowski returns to London with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra for their Proms debut

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 60 – Weill, Adès, Rachmaninoff: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.8.2023. (MBr)

Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin © BBC/Andy Paradise

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Wonderfully elegant Tchaikovsky from Augustin Hadelich at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 59 – Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Paavo Järvi (conductor).  Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.8.2023.  (CS)

Augustin Hadelich with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Paavo Järvi © BBC/Andy Paradise

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