Personal reflections: Esa-Pekka Salonen's Organ Concerto in Berlin

Olivier Latry and the Berliner Philharmoniker

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker

By Elena Luporini, 21 January 2023

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“reminiscent of a sorcerer casting a spell... conjuring and shaping a real vortex of sound”

Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 19 January 2023

Ravel, Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)

Salonen, Organ Concerto

Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin

Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19, Sz 73

Berliner Philharmoniker

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Olivier Latry, Organ

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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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.

Personal reflections: Esa-Pekka Salonen's Organ Concerto at Berlin's Philharmonie