Berlin Philharmonic
The week in classical: Berlin Philharmonic/ Petrenko; Partenope at the Lucerne festival
Mesmerising Schubert and sparkling Handel were highlights at this year’s ‘crazy’ Swiss festival
Fiona Maddocks
11, Sep, 2021 @11:30 AM
Mahler: Symphonies 1-10 review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
This mammoth undertaking, of all of Mahler’s symphonies with different conductors over the last decade, brings variable musical results
Andrew Clements
18, Feb, 2021 @5:00 PM
Berlin Philharmonic/Petrenko review – Thorvaldsdottir's utterly convincing musical world
Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s impressive new work was detailed and powerful, while Trifonov dazzled in showy Prokofiev and a Suk rarity didn’t quite cohere
Andrew Clements
01, Feb, 2021 @3:45 PM
Lockdown listening: classical music and opera to stream at home
With concert halls and opera houses closed, organisations and musicians across the world are livestreaming concerts and opening up their digital archives
Imogen Tilden
29, Jul, 2020 @11:15 AM
Classical music: let the Berlin Phil come to you
With concert halls and opera houses closed, we sample the stay-at-home alternatives from Budapest to Dar es Salaam
Nicholas Kenyon
21, Mar, 2020 @12:00 PM
The week in classical: Berlin Philharmonic/ Petrenko review – thrillingly eruptive
The city turned out in force to welcome the self-effacing Kirill Petrenko to the world’s top conducting job
Fiona Maddocks
31, Aug, 2019 @11:00 AM
Berlin Philharmonic enters new era with Kirill Petrenko as its shy figurehead
Simon Rattle’s successor takes over – and shows why he was orchestra’s choice of conductor
Philip Clark
25, Aug, 2019 @11:15 AM
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 review | Andrew Clements' classical album of the week
Kirill Petrenko’s first recording with his new orchestra has plenty to admire but taken as a whole feels rather underpowered
Andrew Clements
16, May, 2019 @2:00 PM
The week in classical: Proms 66 & 68; Paul Bunyan review – Berlin passes the baton
The enigmatic Kirill Petrenko makes a dazzling Proms debut with the Berlin Phil, while ENO takes Britten to the music hall
Fiona Maddocks
08, Sep, 2018 @2:00 PM
Proms 66 & 68: Berlin Philharmonic/Petrenko review –superlative music making
Two Proms with its chief conductor saw the Berlin Phil playing with total assurance and ravishing refinement
Andrew Clements
03, Sep, 2018 @1:50 PM
Amateur dramatics: my week playing for Simon Rattle
What’s it like to be directed by the great conductor? One amateur violinist found when she joined the Berlin Philharmonic’s BE PHIL orchestra for five inspiring days
Ariane Todes
26, Jun, 2018 @2:09 PM
Simon Rattle bows out at Berlin with Mahler, Merkel and standing ovations
After 16 years at the helm of Europe’s most prestigious symphony orchestra, the conductor’s final concerts were emotional affairs. His energy and skills have won him more friends than enemies
Martin Kettle
21, Jun, 2018 @11:03 AM
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