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Composer at the mirror: Thomas Adès makes Berliner Philharmoniker debut

Thomas Adès conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker
© Stephan Rabold
Pekka Kuusisto and the Berliner Philharmoniker
© Stephan Rabold
Thomas Adès conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker
© Stephan Rabold
By Elena Luporini, 13 September 2022
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“Adès... didn’t shy away from the roaring sonorities of the score’s brass section”
Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 10 September 2022
Programme
Berlioz, Les Francs-Juges: Overture, Op.3
Adès, Violin Concerto "Concentric Paths"
Barry, Cheveux-de-frise
Adès, The Exterminating Angel Symphony
Performers
Pekka Kuusisto, Violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Thomas Adès, Conductor
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Berliner PhilharmonikerCheveux-de-friseGerald BarryHector BerliozLes Francs-Juges: Overture, Op.3Pekka KuusistoPhilharmonisches Streichquintett der Berliner PhilharmonikerThe Exterminating Angel SymphonyThomas AdèsThomas AdèsViolin Concerto "Concentric Paths"
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Elena Luporini
Elena Luporini

After completing their Master's degree in Musicology in Rome, Elena has now moved to Berlin to dedicate themselves to more things musical. With a publication on Béla Bartók and a seminar at the Humboldt-Universität underway, their interests mostly veer toward 20th-century opera, with some forays into queer musicology. Some of their latest undertakings also include oboe lessons, stencil-making and tea-making.