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Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

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BudapestDaydreams and Night Fevers

Wavemaker Hungary - MUPA
Debussy, Berg, Berlioz
Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra; Gergely Kesselyák; Heidi Stober

ViennaPannon Philharmonic Orchestra

Musikverein Wien
Debussy, Mozart, Berlioz
Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra; Gergely Kesselyák; TBC

BrusselsBenvenuto CelliniNew production

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Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini
Alain Altinoglu; Thaddeus Strassberger; La Monnaie | De Munt; Giuseppe Palella; Driscoll Otto; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra

BambergNikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Wen Xiao Zheng

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Berlioz, Zimmermann, Schumann
Bamberg Symphony; Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider; Wen Xiao Zheng

HullSibelius' Symphony No.2

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Berlioz, Mozart, Sibelius
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; John Roberts
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Benvenuto Cellini: Strassberger loses the plot at La Monnaie

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Thaddeus Strassberger’s Brussels debut presents Berlioz's opera semiseria with plenty of good music but far more visual noise. 
***11
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Edward Gardner conducts an emotional L'Enfance du Christ in Utrecht

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The Netherlands National Radio Choir and National Children's Choir amplify the emotional intensity of Berlioz's L’ Enfance du Christ at TivoliVredenburg. 

****1
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Joyce DiDonato’s Berlioz takes flight in Auckland

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The unexpected grounding of Airbus A320s across the globe has musical consequences in Auckland, but Joyce DiDonato’s Berlioz saves the day. 
****1
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Faust’s bargain, Berlioz’s triumph in Montréal’s season launch

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Rafael Payare leads a fevered account of desire, damnation and sonic grandeur, ably supported by Karen Cargill and Andrew Staples. 
****1
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Mao Fujita’s Mozart and Myung‑whun Chung’s Fantastique in Seoul

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An evening at the Seoul Arts Center in which clarity matters as much as volume and the most telling virtuosity comes from a refusal to grandstand.
****1
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