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Works of farewell: Mälkki conducts Saariaho's HUSH and Das Lied von der Erde in Berlin

Susanna Mälkki conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin
© Peter Adamik
Verneri Pohjola, Susanna Mälkki and the Staatskapelle Berlin
© Peter Adamik
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“this wealth of meaning infuses the score, making it unique and fascinating”
Reviewed at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin on 2 September 2024
Saariaho, HUSH, Concerto for trumpet and orchestra (German premiere)
Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde
Verneri Pohjola, Trumpet
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Contralto
Eric Cutler, Tenor
Staatskapelle Berlin
Susanna Mälkki, Conductor
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