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Junge Deutsche Philharmonie bring visceral power to Saunders' still

By Sam Johnstone, 19 August 2016
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“The orchestra dug into the extremes of light and shade before finding a stunning breadth”
Reviewed at Radialsystem V, Berlin on 16 August 2016
Programme
Saunders, Still
Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (excerpts)
Berg, Lulu: Suite
Performers
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Carolin Widmann, Violin
Ana Durlovski, Soprano
Sylvain Cambreling, Conductor
Jochen Sandig, Conductor
Antonio Ruz, Choreography
Jörg Bittner, Lighting Designer
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Sam Johnstone
Sam Johnstone
Sam Johnstone is a musician and writer based in Berlin. He has written on classical, contemporary and world music for Sinfini Music, The Cusp and World Music Network, and about the influence of the avant-garde on contemporary music in Germany and Japan whilst studying at Oxford University and SOAS, University of London. Sam blogs at www.spljohnstone.com and tweets at @spljohnstone