Ultraschall eröffnet in Berlin

By Saori Kanemaki, 23 January 2017

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Reviewed at Haus des Rundfunks: Großer Sendesaal, Berlin on 18 January 2017

Grosskopf, Klangwerk 11, Op.64

Kalitzke, Story Teller (UA, Auftragswerk des rbb)

Kagel, Interview avec D. pour Monsieur Croche et Orchestre

Udo Samel, Speaker

Johannes Moser, Cello

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Johannes Kalitzke, Conductor

Music from Wonderland to Heaven at Kölner Philharmonie

Kurt Gottschalk, 29th June

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller joined the visiting Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin for Mahler's Fourth Symphony and Unsuk Chin's surprising Puzzles and Games, derived from her opera Alice in Wonderland.

*****

Sounds of the contemporary from the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester

Elena Luporini, 21st January

Closing the 26th edition of the Ultraschall Berlin festival, André de Ridden and the DSO prove the vitality of the contemporary orchestra with a programme featuring works by Streich, Chin and Andre.

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May I have your attention? Pekka Kuusisto and the DSO in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 17th December

At the head of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Pekka Kuusisto greets the holidays in Berlin with a Haydn-centred concert featuring works by Anna Clyne, Caroline Shaw and Beethoven.

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Opposites attract: Ticciati conducts a Pépin premiere in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 15th October

Camille Pépin's Le Sommeil a pris ton empreinte, a violin concerto dedicated to Renaud Capuçon, receives its German premiere.

*****

Manfred Honeck and the DSO dazzle Berlin's Philharmonie

Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 8th May

Manfred Honeck builds a magnificent monument of sound conducting the DSO Berlin in Mahler's Fifth Symphony, the highlight of the evening, preceded by violinist James Ehnes who brilliantly recreates Mozart's Third Concerto.

*****

DSO Berlin opens its 75th anniversary season

Zenaida des Aubris, 19th September

The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester performs works by Lang, Pärt, Stravinsky and Mahler under music director, Robin Ticciati.

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Saori Kanemaki

Saori Kanemaki, geboren in Tokio (Japan), lebt seit 2007 in Deutschland. Von 2008 bis 2014 studierte sie Musikwissenschaft an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Ihr Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Musik des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts. Zur Zeit beschäftigt sie sich mit dem Erwerb ihres PhD mit dem Thema Trans- und Interkulturalität in der Neuen Musik.

Imposantes Eröffnungskonzert bei Ultraschall in Berlin