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BarcelonaMahler's Second

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Soler, Mahler
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia; Xavier Puig; Christiane Karg; Helena Rasker; Orfeó Català; Ludovic Morlot

ViennaVienna Philharmonic

Musikverein Wien
Prokofiev, Mahler
Vienna Philharmonic; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Yuja Wang; Christiane Karg

ViennaVienna Philharmonic

Musikverein Wien
Mahler: Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Vienna Philharmonic; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien; Christiane Karg; Elīna Garanča

LondonDas Paradies und die Peri

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Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Christiane Karg; Samantha Clarke; Beth Taylor; Robert Murray

MadridSinfónico 19: Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España

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Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri)
Orquesta Nacional de España; David Afkham; Coro Nacional de España; Christiane Karg; Erika Baikoff; Wiebke Lehmkuhl

BerlinIdomeneo, re di Creta

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Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta
Sir Simon Rattle; Sir David McVicar; Staatsoper Berlin; Vicki Mortimer; Gabrielle Dalton; Paule Constable; Staatskapelle Berlin
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Earth-shattering Mahler 2 from the Budapest FO at the Mahler Festival

Anna Lucia Richter and Christiane Karg with Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra © Jessie Kamp
As part of the Concertgebouw's ambitious Mahler Festival, Christiane Karg, Anna Lucia Richter and the Netherlands Radio Choir join the Budapest Festival Orchestra for the Resurrection Symphony. 
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Das Paradies und die Peri: scintillating Schumann in Prague

Christiane Karg, Daniel Harding and Andrew Staples © Petr Kadlec
Daniel Harding made a memorable debut with the Czech Philharmonic, aided by a superb chorus and cast of singers.
****1
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Biblical inspirations for Edward Gardner and the LPO

The constituent parts made up a contrasting and stimulating whole: works by Lili Boulanger, Messiaen and Brahms, united by biblical inspiration. Edward Gardner marshalled the collective London Philharmonic forces.
***11
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Christiane Karg excels in Berg with the MCO and Fabio Luisi

Luisi programmes Berg, the dark harmonist, and Schubert, the blithe melodist, as a musical yin and yang in Cologne. 
****1
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Sublime singing in Scenes from Goethe's Faust

Soloists and choir, headed by a spellbinding Christian Gerhaher, brought real lustre to Schumann’s treatment of Goethe’s magnum opus.
****1
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Melodic extremes from Harding and the Wiener Philharmoniker

Christiane Karg is the resplendent soprano in a wonderful performance of Mahler's Fourth at the Konzerthaus.
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Daniel Hope heads starry line-up for Sea & Music 2026

Explora I © Explora Journeys
Next June and July will see MS6’s latest in impressively starry music-focused cruises, a 15-day journey to many locations around the Mediterranean, aboard the opulent liner Explora I.