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Subtle magic: Zubin Mehta’s celebrates his 90th birthday in Berlin

Zubin Mehta conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin
© Peter Adamik
Zubin Mehta conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin
© Peter Adamik
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“a reminder that ecstasy need not be breathless”
Reviewed at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin on 3 May 2026
Mozart, Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550
Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
Staatskapelle Berlin
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
Eyes wide shut for Berlin’s new Ballo
***11
Young stars shine in the Staatsoper Berlin’s Rosenkavalier
*****
Love is in the hare: a new Cunning Little Vixen opens in Berlin
****1
Pintscher’s Das kalte Herz premieres at Staatsoper Unter den Linden
**111
Happy 100th birthday, Wozzeck! Thielemann leads Berlin revival
***11
Low on laughs: Die schweigsame Frau in Berlin
**111
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