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The Berlin Philharmonic's newly appointed chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko, has already had to deal with anti-Semitic abuse over his new position. While he remains tight-lipped on all matters, the orchestra has taken the opportunity to introduce their new leader via a free website. -
Jewish Conductor Kirill Petrenko Greeted with Anti-Semitism in Germany Appointment
Having been appointed to the Berlin Philharmonic beginning September 2018, Kirill Petrenko has expressed his enthusiasm for taking over a most astounding symphony. However, his enthusiasm was met with anti-Semitism on Northern German Radio (NDR) and other German news outlets. -
Berlin Philharmonic Elects Kirill Petrenko of Bavarian State Opera to Chief Conductor
With the Berlin Philharmonic's chief conductor position still outstanding, it appears a decision has finally been reached. As of Monday, Russian-born conductor and music director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Kirill Petrenko, will take the reigns and succeed Simon Rattle. -
Wagner @ Bayreuth: What to Make of Frank Castorf's 'Ring'...Overall?
Richard Wagner made hand grenades for the 1849 Dresden uprising, so maybe he would have cheered the tumultuous end of his 200th birthday 'Ring Cycle' in Bayreuth, a production that has raised questions over his heirs running the festival. -
Wagner @ Bayreuth: Frank Castorf's 'Götterdämmerung' Booed Out of Bayreuth
The gods did not go up in flames, but the audience erupted in a fury of booing on Wednesday night as an unorthodox new staging of Richard Wagner's 'Ring Cycle' for his 200th birthday at his opera house in Bayreuth came to a near-riotous... -
Wagner @ Bayreuth: Frank Castorf's 'Siegfried' as Bad as Expected
It was bound to happen in a staging of Richard Wagner's 'Ring' cycle someday, but few would have expected that in Wagner's own opera house, in his bicentenary year his hero Siegfried would kill the fierce dragon Fafner with... -
Wagner @ Bayreuth: Frank Castorf's 'Rheingold' and 'Walküre' Better Than Expected
An oil-themed staging of Richard Wagner's famous 'Ring Cycle' for his bicentenary year in the opera house he built in Bayreuth showed signs on Saturday of defying predictions it would be a disaster that might even bring down the house...
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