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Technically impressive pianism from Denis Matsuev doesn't click with Noseda and the LSO, but Shostakovich 6 is delivered with verve.

The idea that war is hell is certainly not a new one. Shostakovich may not have had knowledge of the quote's original context, but he was no stranger to the atrocities caused by war.

The orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and its conductor-in-chief, Donald Runnicles, made an appearance above stage level this week, performing a program of concert pieces at Musikfest Berlin a week before the opera season takes off.

Réunissant une programmation éclectique, la direction musicale faisait ici le pari de réunir trois grands compositeurs pourtant peu joués et dont les liens musicaux semblaient peu évidents : Hector Berlioz, Sir Edward Elgar et Benjamin Britten.