Tag: classic
Munich concerts by Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason – Munich
Talent has been showered upon this family by the bucketful. This has been known since the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. At that time, Sheku Kanneh-Mason played the…
On the anniversary of the BR Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle – a rehearsal visit – Munich
The man, whose curly hair now flames white around his head, bends over the score. Please phrase it a little more precisely, after all you also have to think about…
The plans of the State Theater at Gärtnerplatz – Munich
“La liberté!” is the battle cry at the end of the second act of Bizet’s “Carmen”. The fact that art must be free, even from overly moralistic demands, is also…
Song recital with Fatma Said, Sabine Meyer and Malcolm Martineau – Munich
“Ever since I saw him, I think I’m blind,” sings Fatma Said. Fragile, dreamy, touching. Malcolm Martineau on the piano is her gentle, attentive companion, as if the two were…
Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra: Sounds like hope – culture
Daniel Barenboim, seen on podiums around the world for decades as a pianist and conductor, music director of the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden, and chief conductor in Chicago…
This was “Rock meets Classic” in the Munich Olympiahalle – Munich
While the actual stars of this year’s Rock Meets Classic show in the Olympiahalle have their hits accompanied by a symphony orchestra, a choir and a band, as is the…
New concert forms: Schubert with a difference – Munich
Many of those who clapped extensively must have intensively understood the sentence from Schubert’s song “An die Musik” after this afternoon’s concert: “You have transported me into a better world!”,…
Classic meets indie rock in the Pinakothek der Moderne – Munich
Things can get really noisy and dirty when the Munich Chamber Orchestra performs with Bryce Dessner, a composer with an indie rock past. Behind the podium in the Pinakothek der…
Review: Captivating diversity
Homage to Péter Eötvös and a premiere at the Musica Viva concert with the BR Symphony Orchestra under François-Xavier Roth. source site
“La sonnambula” in Rome: Everything you need to be able to do – culture
The bel canto is the top dance among the classical singing figures – and Lisette Oropesa has been its reigning queen among the sopranos for several years. After all, the…