Teuflischer Weihnachtszauber: eine Rimsky-Korsakow-Rarität in Berlin

By Svenja Koch, 27 December 2022

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“passend zum Weihnachtswunder ließen es Jurowski und das rsb knistern, glitzern, schillern”

Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 23 December 2022

Rimsky-Korsakov, Christmas Eve (Concert performance)

Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor

Anisha Bondy, Director

Diego Leetz, Lighting Designer

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Choir of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

Mikhail Vekua, Vakula

Dmitry Ulyanov, Chub

Sofia Fomina, Oksana

Ksenia Dudnikova, Solokha

Alexander Fedorov, The Devil

Marina Prudenskaya, Tsaritsa

Sergei Leiferkus, Head of the village

Milan Siljanov, Panas, Patsyuk

Vsevolod Grivnov, Deacon Osip Nikiforovich

Nadine Weissmann, Mezzo-soprano

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Svenja Koch

Für Svenja Koch bringt das Schreiben über Musik zwei langjährige Leidenschaften zusammen. Dabei ist die Wahl-Berlinerin immer auf der Suche nach der Geschichte hinter dem Gehört- und Gesehenen. Sie mag Ungewöhnliches, neue Blicke auf Bekanntes und findet lange Vernachlässigtes immer eine Entdeckung wert. Auf Twitter ist sie unter @svenja_loves zu finden.