Busan Philharmonic concludes Musikfest Berlin

Seokwon Hong conducts the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra

A bouquet for Younghi Pagh-Paan

Ben Kim and the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra

By Zenaida des Aubris, 24 September 2025

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“mastered with fluid drama by Kim”

Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 23 September 2025

Pagh-Paan, Sori

Pagh-Paan, Frau, warum weinst Du? Wen suchst Du?

Ravel, Piano Concerto in D major for the left hand

Messiaen, L'Ascension - 4 meditations symphoniques

Sibelius, Symphony no. 7 in C major, Op.105

Ben Kim, Piano

Busan Philharmonic Orchestra

Seokwon Hong, Conductor

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta and SingFest 2013 Festival Chorus in Beethoven and Brahms

Alan Yu, 17th August

Thursday December 22nd, 1808 was a bitterly cold day in Vienna. Beethoven took the stage in what was to be his last public performance as soloist with orchestra. The crammed programme lasted some four hours. Due to lack of rehearsal time, the evening didn’t go smoothly, with the final Choral Fantasy having to be stopped and started again.

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Sumptuous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival finale

Phil Parker, 23rd May

Ensemble 360 and soprano Claire Booth test to the limits the definition of ‘chamber music’ in this richly orchestral closing concert of the 2026 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.

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More gold than corn: María Dueñas plays Korngold at the Barbican

Mark Pullinger, 22nd May

The young Spanish violinist proves an ardent advocate for a work originally dismissed as a “Hollywood Concerto” as the BBC Symphony Orchestra closes its Barbican season.

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Memorable Mendelssohn from Marek Janowski and the New York Phil

Susan Stempleski, 21st May

Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin plays Haydn before the esteemed German maestro conducts a vibrant Scottish Symphony.

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Intimate colossus: Daniil Trifonov with the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Max Lima, 21st May

Late Brahms, early Schoenberg: under Lahav Shani and the Rotterdam Philharmonic draw tenderness from two monumental scores.

****1

The ears have it: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas on the Cutty Sark

Mark Valencia, 21st May

Come away fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing! All board the Cutty Sark for a semi-staging of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.

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Zenaida des Aubris

Zenaida des Aubris, based in Berlin, has over 30 years experience in artist management and production of classical music and opera in the United States, Europe and Asia. Currently, she offers consultation to music competitions and schools as well as to individual recent graduates on how to manage themselves and kickstart their careers through her company Opera Career Advice.

Younghi Pagh-Paan celebrated as Busan Philharmonic concludes Musikfest Berlin