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Berliners on the Vltava: a grand anniversary celebration to open Prague Spring

The Berliner Philharmoniker
© Berliner Philharmoniker | Pražské jaro – Stephan Rabold
The Berliner Philharmoniker
© Berliner Philharmoniker | Pražské jaro – Stephan Rabold
The Berliner Philharmoniker
© Berliner Philharmoniker | Pražské jaro – Stephan Rabold
By Frank Kuznik, 14 May 2024
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“Petrenko captured the spirit of the movement... without dipping into sentimentality”
Reviewed at Municipal House: Smetana Hall, Prague on 12 May 2024
Programme
Smetana, Má vlast (My Fatherland)
Performers
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko, Conductor
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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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Frank Kuznik
Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.