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Diana Damrau, Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch's European tour reaches Berlin with a heart-on-sleeve programme of Lieder by Strauss and Mahler. 

Christian Thielemann shows his lighter side, while the Berlin Philharmonic play music they haven't touched in nearly a century.

Almost every June from 1989 to 1999, I visited the charming town of Feldkirch, in the Vorarlberg region of Western Austria, for the annual Schubertiade, originally founded in 1976 by the great German baritone Hermann Prey.

Xian Zhang brought out the beauty of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s engaging sound and soprano Fatma Said gracefully beguiled us with Strauss.

Kaufmann’s magnificent instrument was not seen at its best in songs by Strauss, but there was pleasure from his clear artistry and the interesting orchestral pieces played by the BBCSO.

Despite Richard Strauss' few connections with Leipzig, the Gewandhaus Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly offered a vivdly characterized tribute to the composer on his 150th anniversary, from an affectionate Don Quixote to a witty - and furiously paced - Till Eulenspiegel. 

Dans des lieder de Gustav Mahler et Richard Strauss, les deux chanteurs se sont montrés complices, quitte à faire disparaître la part de tristesse et de mélancolie propre à cet univers poétique.

L'Opéra du Rhin renoue avec les récitals, en invitant Matthias Goerne et Alexander Schmalcz à Strasbourg dans un programme post-romantique.

La muerte se convierte en la protagonista del segundo concierto del XXVI Ciclo de Lied, interpretado por el barítono alemán Matthias Goerne.