Grandseigneurs im Festspielhaus

By Peter Karmann, 18 April 2017

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Reviewed at Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden on 15 April 2017

Elgar, Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64

Pinchas Zukerman, Violin

Zubin Mehta, Conductor

Berliner Philharmoniker

Kirill Petrenko's ideal Pulcinella at the Philharmonie Berlin

Elena Luporini, 7th May

In Berlin, Kirill Petrenko conducts Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Gautier Capuçon: an ideal line-up.

****1

Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg

Phillip Richter, 1st April

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.

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Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 9th November

On their Asian tour, the Berliner Philharmoniker reaffirms its renown in a concert of Schumann and Brahms at the Seoul Arts Center.

*****

Pitch perfect: Petrenko conducts Dusapin, Zimmermann and Brahms

Elena Luporini, 17th September

At this year's Musikfest Berlin, Kirill Petrenko conducts his Berliner Philharmoniker in a devilishly intricate programme.

****1

A place to call our own: Marin Alsop in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 22nd February

For her debut at the head of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Marin Alsop reflects on what a ‘home’ is through works by Tarkiainen, Dean, Copland and Villa-Lobos.

****1

Robertson conducts the German premiere of Srnka's Superorganisms

Elena Luporini, 13th February

At the Philharmonie, David Robertson steps in for Kirill Petrenko for a concert all about the wonders of nature, featuring Varèse, Srnka and Beethoven.

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Peter Karmann

Peter verschlug es nach seinem Bachelorstudium in Karlsruhe sowie Strasbourg nach Cambridge um dort seinen Master in Ingenieurswissenschaften zu absolvieren. Seine Liebe zur großen Symphonik entwickelte er als Klarinettist eines Philharmonischen Blasmusikorchesters. Besonders die Musik der Romantik und im Speziellen die orchestralen Spätwerke von Mahler und Brahms sowie Wagners Musikdramen faszinieren ihn. Falls man Peter nicht in Konzertsälen trifft, findet man ihn auf Rucksackreisen, auf Skiern in den Alpen oder seit neuestem beim High Tea in England.

Zwei Grandseigneurs im Festspielhaus Baden-Baden