Germany Bach, Hindemith, Schnittke, Shostakovich: Antoine Tamestit (viola), Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Kammermusiksaal, Berlin, 2.3.2026. (MB)
Bach interspersed with Hindemith, Schnittke, and Shostakovich from Antoine Tamestit and the MCO
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There was much evidence that the Staatsoper audience in Berlin enjoyed their first Janáček Vixen
Germany Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Children’s Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (director: Vinzenz Weissenburger), Staatsopernchor Berlin (director: Dani Juris), Staatskapelle Berlin / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 28.2.2026. (MB)
Berlioz was a magnificent ending to a magnificent Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra evening
Germany Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Berlioz: Noah Bendix-Balgley (violin), Bruno Delepelaire (cello), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Tugan Sokhiev (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 27.2.2026. (MB)
Successful premiere of Violanta at the Deutsche Oper Berlin leaves you wanting more of Korngold
Germany Korngold, Violanta: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 25.1.2026. (AB)
Not heartwarming: World premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s Das kalte Herz at the Staatsoper Berlin
Germany Matthias Pintscher, Das kalte Herz: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin / Matthias Pintscher (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, 11.1.2026. (AB)
Andris Nelsons’s direction of Shostakovich Ten is a masterly finale to this magnificent concert in Berlin
Germany Dupré, Dvořák, Shostakovich: Benjamin Beilman (violin), Jan Liebermann (organ), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). A Digital Concert Hall broadcast from the Philharmonie Berlin, 13.12.2025. (GT)
The centenary of Wozzeck is fittingly marked at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Germany Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Children’s Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, 14.12.2025. (MB)
Barrie Kosky’s stimulating Mahagonny production at the Komische Oper Berlin
Germany Weill, Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin / Alexander Joel (conductor). Schillertheater, Berlin, 13.12.2025. (MB)
