DSO Berlin opens its 75th anniversary season

By Zenaida des Aubris, 21 September 2021

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“expansive, all-encompassing waves of sound that expressed all the pain in the world”

Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 19 September 2021

Lang, Ionisches Licht

Pärt, Pro et Contra

Stravinsky, Requiem Canticles

Mahler, Symphony no. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio

Catriona Morison, Mezzo-soprano

Matthias Winckhler, Baritone

Valentin Radutiu, Cello

Rundfunkchor Berlin

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Robin Ticciati, Conductor

Gijs Leenaars, Choirmaster / chorus director

Music from Wonderland to Heaven at Kölner Philharmonie

Kurt Gottschalk, 29th June

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller joined the visiting Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin for Mahler's Fourth Symphony and Unsuk Chin's surprising Puzzles and Games, derived from her opera Alice in Wonderland.

*****

Sounds of the contemporary from the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester

Elena Luporini, 21st January

Closing the 26th edition of the Ultraschall Berlin festival, André de Ridden and the DSO prove the vitality of the contemporary orchestra with a programme featuring works by Streich, Chin and Andre.

****1

May I have your attention? Pekka Kuusisto and the DSO in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 17th December

At the head of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Pekka Kuusisto greets the holidays in Berlin with a Haydn-centred concert featuring works by Anna Clyne, Caroline Shaw and Beethoven.

****1

Opposites attract: Ticciati conducts a Pépin premiere in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 15th October

Camille Pépin's Le Sommeil a pris ton empreinte, a violin concerto dedicated to Renaud Capuçon, receives its German premiere.

*****

Manfred Honeck and the DSO dazzle Berlin's Philharmonie

Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 8th May

Manfred Honeck builds a magnificent monument of sound conducting the DSO Berlin in Mahler's Fifth Symphony, the highlight of the evening, preceded by violinist James Ehnes who brilliantly recreates Mozart's Third Concerto.

*****

Tales of the unexpected: Ticciati and Tetzlaff at the Philharmonie

Hugo Shirley, 16th November

Robin Ticciati and the DSO bring a strong sense of purpose to Rachmaninov's Second Symphony and Christian Tetzlaff explores the extremes of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

****1

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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.