Germany Prokofiev and Schoenberg: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Lahav Shani (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 19.9.2024. (MB)
Unusual pairing of Prokofiev and Schoenberg from Lahav Shani and the Berlin Philharmonic
Mark Berry
Excellent performances from the Berlin Phil and Jonathan Nott in a varied Musikfest programme
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [5] – Mazzoli, Eötvös, and Ives: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Ernst Senff Choir (chorus master: Steffen Schubert), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Gregor A. Mayrhofer (co-conductor), Jonathan Nott (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 8.9.2024. (MB)
Manacorda’s patient direction is amply rewarded in Musikfest Berlin’s Ives, Kloke, Mahler, and Dvořák
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [4] – Ives, Kloke, Mahler, and Dvořák: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 5.9.2024. (MB)
Musikfest concert of two unequal Rattle halves: incisive Hindemith and Zemlinsky and listless Mahler
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [3] – Hindemith, Zemlinsky, and Mahler: Lester Lynch (baritone), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Philharmonie Berlin, 3.9.2024. (MB)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s generous and magnificent Musikfest recital of Schoenberg and Ives
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [2] – Schoenberg and Ives: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Kammermusiksaal, Berlin, 2.9.2024 (MB)
Fascinating and brilliant Musikfest song recital from Anna Prohaska and Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2024 [1] – Ives, Stravinsky, and Debussy: Anna Prohaska (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Kammermusiksaal, Berlin, 1.9.2024. (MB)
An important nineteenth-century voice given his Salzburg due by Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic
Austria Salzburg Festival 2024 [11] – Smetana: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 26.8.2024. (MB)
An excellent cast brings Peter Sellars’s Salzburg production of The Gambler vividly to life
Austria Salzburg Festival 2024 [10] – Prokofiev, The Gambler: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Timur Zangiev (conductor). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 25.8.2024. (MB)
