United Kingdom Bach and Schubert: Marlis Petersen (soprano), Katrin Wundsam (mezzo-soprano), Colin Balzer (tenor), Michael Nagy (bass). NDR Chorus (chorus master: Michael Gläser), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Andreas Spering (conductor). Großer Saal, Konzerthaus, Berlin, 3.4.2015 (MB)
Berlin
Gidon Kremer Disappoints but Denis Kozhukhin Saves the Day
Germany Berlin Festtage (5) – Weinberg, Brahms, and Franck: Gidon Kremer (violin), Denis Kozhukhin (piano). Philharmonie, Berlin, 1.4.2015 (MB)
Michael Wendeberg’s Extraordinary Achievement in the Piano Music of Boulez
Germany Berlin Festtage (4) – Boulez: Michael Wendeberg (piano). Schiller Theater, Berlin, 30.3.2015 (MB)
A Creditable Madama Butterfly from Deutsche Oper
Germany Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus (chorus master: William Spaulding) of the Deutsche Oper, Yves Abel (conductor). Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 29.3.2015 (MB)
Barenboim’s Immaculately Planned Boulez Concert
Germany Berlin Festtage (3) – Boulez: Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Anna Lapkovskaja (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the MDR Choir and NDR Choir (chorus masters: James Wood and Bernhard Epstein), Michael Barenboim (violin), Carlo Laurenzi and Jérémie Henriot (sound and live electronics, developed and realised at IRCAM), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano, conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 29.3.2015 (MB)
Rediscovering the Familiar: the Rundfunkchor Berlin at Radial Systems V
Germany Brahms: Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey (director), Malin Christensson (soprano), Konrad Jarnot (baritone), Angela Gassenhuber and Philip Mayers (piano), Jochen Sandig (concept and direction) Sasha Waltz & Guests (dramaturgie), Radial Systems V, Berlin, 26.03.15 (HR)
Daniel Barenboim’s Memorable Juxtaposition of Boulez and Schubert
Germany Berlin Festtage (1) – Boulez and Schubert: Karl-Heinz Schütz (flute), Christina Bauer, Noid Haberl (electronics), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 27.3.2015 (MB)
Late Sonatas: András Schiff at the Berliner Philharmonie
Germany Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert: András Schiff (piano), Kammermusiksaal, Berliner Philharmonie, 22.3.2015 (HR)