Germany Beethoven: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 8.3.2020. (MB)
Fine Berlin anniversary tribute to Beethoven and Isaac Stern from Zukerman and Barenboim
Mark Berry
In Berlin, the Staatsoper presents a Carmen to make one think
Germany Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Children’s Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (chorus director: Vincenz Weissenburger), Staatsopernchor Berlin (chorus director: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 7.3.2020. (MB)
Simon Rattle, back in Berlin, makes a strong case for Beethoven’s neglected oratorio
Germany Strauss and Beethoven: Jonathan Kelly (oboe), Iwona Sobotka (soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), David Soar (bass), Berlin Radio Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey) / Simon Rattle (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 5.3.2020. (MB)
More splendid Beethoven from Pinchas Zukerman and Daniel Barenboim in Berlin
United Kingdom Beethoven: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 1.3.2020. (MB)
Pinchas Zukerman and Daniel Barenboim bring to Beethoven a freshness born of internalisation
Germany Beethoven: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 29.2.2020. (MB)
Superb Berlin performances of Pierre Boulez’s ‘Music for the thinking ear’
Germany Boulez: Silvia Careddu (flute), Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Yulia Deyneka (viola), Boulez Ensemble / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 29.2.2020. (MB)
A forgettable Berlin concert from Zubin Mehta
Germany Ravel, Stravinsky: Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin / Zubin Mehta (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 23.2.2020. (MB)
Berlin witnesses a magnificent recital partnership between Braunstein and Argerich
Germany Schumann, Prokofiev, and Franck: Guy Braunstein (violin), Martha Argerich (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 22.2.2020. (MB)
