Two studies in the minor key from Petrenko and the Berlin Phil

By Alexander Hall, 20 November 2021

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“wind counterpoint delivered with razor-sharp savagery, repeated horn chords like machine-gun volleys”

Reviewed at Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg on 20 November 2021

Mendelssohn, Symphony no. 3 in A minor, "Scottish", Op.56

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93

Berliner Philharmoniker

Kirill Petrenko, Conductor

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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.

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Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 9th November

On their Asian tour, the Berliner Philharmoniker reaffirms its renown in a concert of Schumann and Brahms at the Seoul Arts Center.

*****

Pitch perfect: Petrenko conducts Dusapin, Zimmermann and Brahms

Elena Luporini, 17th September

At this year's Musikfest Berlin, Kirill Petrenko conducts his Berliner Philharmoniker in a devilishly intricate programme.

****1

A place to call our own: Marin Alsop in Berlin

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For her debut at the head of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Marin Alsop reflects on what a ‘home’ is through works by Tarkiainen, Dean, Copland and Villa-Lobos.

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Robertson conducts the German premiere of Srnka's Superorganisms

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At the Philharmonie, David Robertson steps in for Kirill Petrenko for a concert all about the wonders of nature, featuring Varèse, Srnka and Beethoven.

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Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, where he had a career in academic administration and teaching. He reviews for Bachtrack and Opera Today, and has also reviewed for Classical Source. A connoisseur of the great orchestras of the world, his musical memories stretch back to Karajan/Berlin Phil, Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil, Bernstein/Vienna Phil, and he has seen most of the great conductors from the past, including Böhm, Klemperer, Kubelik, Ormandy and Szell.

Two studies in the minor key from Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker