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A felicitous meeting of Bruckner and Bowie at Komische Oper Berlin’s Schall und Rausch festival

James Gaffigan conducts the Orchestra of Komische Oper Berlin
© Jan Windszus Photography
By Emma Granier, 11 February 2024
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“a meeting as unusual as it is daring”
Reviewed at Vollgutlager Berlin, Berlin on 10 February 2024
Programme
Bruckner, Symphony no. 6 in A major, WAB 106
Bowie, Heroes
Performers
James Gaffigan, Conductor
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
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Emma Granier
Emma Granier
Après des expériences au sein des services éditoriaux de la Cité de la Musique et du Festival de Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, Emma a occupé les fonctions de responsable communication pour l’Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. Depuis le printemps 2021, elle est correspondante locale à Berlin pour le média des Français et francophones à l’étranger, lepetitjournal.com. Pianiste de formation, elle a également été choriste au sein de plusieurs ensembles en Ile-de-France et à l’étranger. Elle garde un fort attachement à la scène musicale et trouve son équilibre en couvrant les productions des maisons de concerts et d’opéras de la capitale allemande pour Bachtrack.