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AmsterdamKirill Gerstein plays Gershwin's Piano Concerto

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Barber, Gershwin, Bartók
National Youth Orchestra of the USA; Karina Canellakis; Kirill Gerstein

LondonKarina Canellakis conducts Beethoven

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Elgar, Fujikura, Beethoven
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Karina Canellakis; Christian Tetzlaff

LondonAlice Sara Ott plays Beethoven

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Beethoven, Mahler
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Karina Canellakis; Alice Sara Ott

DortmundKarina Canellakis & Radio Filharmonisch Orkest

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Bruckner: Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, WAB 105
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Karina Canellakis

LondonHilary Hahn plays Mozart

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Schumann, Mozart, Brahms
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Karina Canellakis; Hilary Hahn

MunichWertherNew production

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Massenet: Werther
Karina Canellakis; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Bavarian State Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Sascha Zauner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg

Annika Schlicht (Judith), Johan Reuter (Bluebeard) and Bluebeard's wives (including Kate Lindsey) © Matthias Baus

Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.

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Canellakis, Mutter and the LPO at the Elbphilharmonie

Karina Canellakis conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie © Sebastian Madej

Anne-Sophie Mutter’s commanding presence meet the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s exceptional adaptability, yielding a concert that balances tradition-steeped authority with modern transparency, rhythmic vitality and the orchestra’s own electrifying spontaneity.

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Resplendent Strauss from Canellakis and the Wiener Symphoniker

Leif Ove Andsnes and Karina Canellakis © Amar Mehmedinovic | Musikverein Wien
Leif Ove Andsnes joins the Vienna Symphony in the Musikverein's Golden Hall for a glowing account of Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto before a terrific Tod und Verklärung
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Reflections and frenzy from Canellakis and the London Philharmonic

Karina Canellakis conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Marc Gascoigne

A compelling evening from the London Philharmonic Orchestra tackles different themes of spring, showing gracefulness in Lili Boulanger’s works and beating up a frenzy in Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

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Mirrors and echoes: Pierre Boulez celebrated at the Lucerne Festival

Liv Redpath, Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra © Patrick Hürlimann | Lucerne Festival
Liv Redpath and Bertrand Chamayou shine at the Lucerne Festival in this celebration of Pierre Boulez's legacy. 
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Canellakis brings sparkle and shine to Stravinsky and Bernstein

Karina Canellakis and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra © Jess Shurte
Karina Canellakis brings a riot of Technicolor to the Edinburgh International Festival, but countertenor Hugh Cutting threatens to steal the show in Chichester Psalms.
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StockholmTristan und Isolde: Act 2

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Act 2
Karina Canellakis; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Stefan Vinke; Heidi Melton; Katarina Karnéus

AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Prokofiev, Beethoven and Strauss

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Prokofiev, Beethoven, Strauss R.
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Karina Canellakis; Simone Lamsma

AmsterdamInauguration concert: Karina Canellakis

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Beethoven, Currier, Shostakovich
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Karina Canellakis; Baiba Skride
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Les Variations de Clara : 10 cheffes à voir avant la fin de la saison

Barbara Hannigan © Musacchio & Ianniello | Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Pour célébrer la réouverture des salles de concert, Clara Leonardi propose un petit tour d’horizon des cheffes à voir et entendre ces prochaines semaines, des jeunes prodiges aux talents confirmés.

One of the players: Karina Canellakis on her journey to the podium

Karina Canellakis © Mathias Bothor
Karina Canellakis on her love for her job and why the music education of young children is so important.