Tradición y novedad con Barenboim y la Staatskapelle Berlin

By Irene Littfack, 12 November 2021

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 9 November 2021

Schumann, Symphony no. 1 in B flat major “Spring”, Op.38

Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in E minor, Op.98

Staatskapelle Berlin

Daniel Barenboim, Conductor

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On a snowy January evening, the premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s new opera Das kalte Herz fails to warm up the Berlin public.

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Irene Littfack

Músico y periodista cultural colombiana formada en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana y magíster en Diseño de espacios y experiencias culturales de la Escuela Superior de Diseño de Barcelona. Es cofundadora y periodista de la plataforma de periodismo musical Concertante, colabora frecuentemente con distintos medios especializados de Colombia y España y dedica su tiempo a la escritura y los podcasts en torno a la música.