Report | Three Faces of Salzburg: A Musical Postcard from the Edge of Enchantment
Salzburg is a fairy-tale city, though not—or at least not only—in the usual sense of being merely preserved, lacquered, and offered up to tourists like…
Browsing: Kirill Petrenko
Review | A Rheingold Reforged: Petrenko, Berliner & Serebrennikov in Salzburg
There are productions that succeed, productions that impress, and—very rarely—productions that bring the art form to a new level. The new Das Rheingold at the…
Report | Musikfest Berlin: Bauhaus Opera Undone, Week 3 Highlights
Musikfest Berlin went into its final week with the Berlin Philharmonic returning on Sept. 17, this time under their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, for two…
Report | Musikfest Berlin: Big, bold and bracing programming at Europe’s best kept festival secret
Musikfest Berlin is a late summer festival which you’re unlikely to see on the same culture vulture circuit that includes Salzburg, Bayreuth, Aix-en-Provence, and Munich.…
CD Review: Die Tote Stadt (Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings)
Korngold: Die Tote Stadt Jonas Kaufmann, Marlis Petersen. Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Kirill Petrenko Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings BSOREC2001 (Blue-ray disc). – ★★★★1/2 Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed…
Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: Franz Schmidt – 4th symphony, &c. (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has issued an oblong boxed set of its inaugural concerts with music director Kirill Petrenko. The new chief’s performances of Tchaikovsky’s…
Review: In Munich, a Tale of Two Operas
The Bavarian State Opera is the largest house in Germany and among the most difficult to characterize in a few words. Vocal standards are high,…
