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Defiant memory: Janowski and Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin at Musikfest Berlin

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Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 5 September 2013
Bartók, 4 Orchestral Pieces, Op.12
Hartmann, Concerto funebre, for solo violin and string orchestra
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 13 in B flat minor, "Babi Yar", Op.113
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marek Janowski, Conductor
Isabelle Faust, Violin
Günther Groissböck, Bass
Estonian National Male Choir
Vibrant Brahms from Jurowski, Chen and the Berlin RSO in Seoul
****1
A searing Shostakovich 8 from Jurowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony
*****
Old and new from Vladimir Jurowski and the Berlin RSO
****1
Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Berlin RSO with panache
****1
Vladimir Jurowski holds all the aces at Berlin's Konzerthaus
*****
Remarkable Die Frau ohne Schatten marred by visual effects
****1
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