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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Cologne, Germany

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CologneBrahms, Shostakovich

Kölner Philharmonie, Thu 27 Apr at 20:00
Brahms, Shostakovich
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mikko Franck; Hilary Hahn
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CologneLa Bête dans la jungleWorld premiere

Oper Köln: Staatenhaus Saal 3, Apr 27, 30
Petit: La Bête dans la jungle
François-Xavier Roth; Frederic Wake-Walker; Oper Köln; Anna Jones; Nicol Hungsberg; Gürzenich Orchestra
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CologneLigeti, Vivier, Simpson

Kölner Philharmonie, Fri 28 Apr at 20:00
Ligeti, Vivier, Simpson
WDR Symphony Orchestra; Cristian Măcelaru; Nicola Benedetti; WDR Rundfunkchor
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CologneDer fliegende HolländerNew production

Oper Köln: Staatenhaus Saal 1, Apr 29, May 05, 07
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
François-Xavier Roth; Benjamin Lazar; Oper Köln; Adeline Caron; Andreas Grüter; Gürzenich Orchestra
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CologneLessons in Love and ViolenceConcert performance

Kölner Philharmonie, Sat 29 Apr at 20:00
Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
Sir George Benjamin; Dan Ayling; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; MCO Academy Project; Georgia Jarman; Hannah Sawle
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CologneChoral opera: Chronicles of loneliness

Kölner Philharmonie, Sun 30 Apr at 20:00
Ronchetti: Chronicles of loneliness
Mariano Chiacchiarini; Konrad Kuhn; Chor des Bach-Vereins Köln; Knaben des Kölner Domchores; Kölner Männer Gesang Verein; The Present
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Ballett am Rhein: engaging, intoxicating, emotive and not one plot!

Vikki Jane Vile, 25 Feb
Ballett am Rhein offered three pieces with no narrative, but this triple bill has broad appeal across the full spectrum of ballet and dance.
****1
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An excellent Rhenish from the Rhineland

Simon Thompson, 22 Jun
Schumann's Third returns to its spiritual home as François-Xavier Roth conducts the Gürzenich Orchestra in a fine Rhenish. 
***11
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Not all mineshafts fully accessible in Cologne

Alexander Hall, 30 Apr
Brio is one important element in the mining of Romantic feeling. Not everything worked in this combination of Mendelssohn, Bruch and Schumann.
***11
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Christiane Karg excels in Berg with the MCO and Fabio Luisi

Mark Valencia, 23 Apr
Luisi programmes Berg, the dark harmonist, and Schubert, the blithe melodist, as a musical yin and yang in Cologne. 
****1
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Mathis Kaspar Stier takes the bassoon spotlight in Jolivet's concerto

Edward Sava-Segal, 17 Apr
A strong connection between Manfred Honeck and the WDR musicians was clearly palpable during the entire performance.
****1
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Punch and passion from Gürzenich Orchester Köln

Mark Thomas, 13 Apr
An exciting, though brief, world premiere and Schubert’s turbulent Fourth Symphony were given impressive readings by the Gürzenich Orchestra under Michael Sanderling, with Raphaela Gromes sensitive and passionate in Schumann.
****1
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