May I have your attention? Pekka Kuusisto and the DSO in Berlin

By Elena Luporini, 20 December 2023

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“Kuusisto adapted to the frequent bumps, halts and digressions of the score with great comic timing”

Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 17 December 2023

Haydn, Symphony no. 60 in C major, "Il distratto",

Clyne, Sound and Fury

Shaw, Entr'acte

Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Pekka Kuusisto, Violin, Conductor

Music from Wonderland to Heaven at Kölner Philharmonie

Kurt Gottschalk, 29th June

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller joined the visiting Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin for Mahler's Fourth Symphony and Unsuk Chin's surprising Puzzles and Games, derived from her opera Alice in Wonderland.

*****

Sounds of the contemporary from the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester

Elena Luporini, 21st January

Closing the 26th edition of the Ultraschall Berlin festival, André de Ridden and the DSO prove the vitality of the contemporary orchestra with a programme featuring works by Streich, Chin and Andre.

****1

Opposites attract: Ticciati conducts a Pépin premiere in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 15th October

Camille Pépin's Le Sommeil a pris ton empreinte, a violin concerto dedicated to Renaud Capuçon, receives its German premiere.

*****

Manfred Honeck and the DSO dazzle Berlin's Philharmonie

Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 8th May

Manfred Honeck builds a magnificent monument of sound conducting the DSO Berlin in Mahler's Fifth Symphony, the highlight of the evening, preceded by violinist James Ehnes who brilliantly recreates Mozart's Third Concerto.

*****

DSO Berlin opens its 75th anniversary season

Zenaida des Aubris, 19th September

The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester performs works by Lang, Pärt, Stravinsky and Mahler under music director, Robin Ticciati.

****1

Tales of the unexpected: Ticciati and Tetzlaff at the Philharmonie

Hugo Shirley, 16th November

Robin Ticciati and the DSO bring a strong sense of purpose to Rachmaninov's Second Symphony and Christian Tetzlaff explores the extremes of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

****1

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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.