Mixed performances from Simon Rattle and the Berlin Phil in Hong Kong

By Lam Pak Ling, 14 November 2017

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Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall, Hong Kong on 10 November 2017

Strauss R., Don Juan, Op.20

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major

Debussy, Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune

Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in E minor, Op.98

Seong-Jin Cho, Piano

Berliner Philharmoniker

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg

Phillip Richter, 1st April

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.

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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.

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A place to call our own: Marin Alsop in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 22nd February

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

Elena Luporini, 13th February

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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Berlin Phil à la hongroise with Seong-Jin Cho

Elena Luporini, 9th December

The Berlin Phil celebrates Seong-Jin Cho's recently inaugurated residency with a Hungarian-themed chamber concert.

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Lam Pak Ling

A native of Hong Kong, Lam Pak Ling is an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in piano performance and pedagogy since 1994. For over two decades, he has been a piano teacher, freelance journalist and music promoter. His interests in the art of piano playing focus on the styles and piano schools of the 19th-20th centuries. As an avid orchestral music lover, he has played a pivotal role in introducing the music of Gustav Mahler in the Far East by serving as one of the founders of the first Mahler Society in Hong Kong/Greater China.