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Munich

Saucy Bruckner From James Gaffigan

27/02/201409/01/2013 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany Berg, Bruckner: Sergey Khachatryan (violin), James Gaffigan (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 16.12.2012 (JFL)

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Riccardo Muti and the Magical Trousers

31/12/201226/12/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany Mendelssohn, Schubert: Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo), Saimir Pirgu (tenor), Michele Pertusi (bass), Riccardo Muti (conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Herkulessaal, Munich, 20.12.2012 (JFL)

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Munich Philharmonic Warhorses

31/12/201220/12/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany Wagner, Debussy, Stravinsky: Lorin Maazel (conductor), Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 15.11.2012 (JFL)

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Hamelin: Piano-Pyrotechnician Gone Soft

12/04/201419/12/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany Bach, Debussy, Busoni, Hamelin, Rachmaninoff: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Herkulessaal, Munich, 12.12.2012 (JFL)

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Penderecki’s New Double Concerto

31/12/201219/12/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany Beethoven, Penderecki: Janine Jansen (violin), Julian Rachlin (viola), Mariss Jansons (conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herkulessaal, Munich, 16.11.2012 (JFL)

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Mariss Janson’s Beethoven Cycle

17/12/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany Beethoven, Mochizuki: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Munich, 9.11.2012 (JFL)

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Donizetti Bore, Strasnoy Firecracker

03/12/201230/11/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany G. Donizetti / O. Strasnoy, I pazzi per progetto / Le Bal: Soloists, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Prinzregenten Theater, Munich, 14.11.2012 (JFL)

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Widmann’s Babylon Reaches High, Ends up Confused

27/02/201429/11/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

GermanyGermany J. Widmann, Babylon: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor), National Theater, Munich, 31.10.2012 (JFL)

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