Kirill Gerstein’s next performance of one of the most demanding pieces of the piano repertoire will be in Paris with conductor Sakari Oramo and the Orchestre National de France and the Choir of Radio France. The concert will be broadcasted by Radio France Musique.
Journalist Eric Dahan wrote a feature about Kirill Gerstein’s upcoming concert in Paris with Busoni’s Piano Concerto for the french newspaper Libération.
You can now watch the performance with Sir Simon Rattle, Kirill Gerstein, Stefan Dohr and the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,, recorded on September 17, at the Digital Concert Hall if you register on their platform, for free!
Listen to Fred Child’s recent conversation with Kirill on NPR about the project and how it reflects on the world.
Heinz Holliger will be conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
Photo: ©Patricia Truchsess / Kronberg Academy
The Karajan Academy under Simon Rattle will perform Olivier Messiaen’s “Des Canyons aux étoiles…” with Kirill Gerstein, Stefan Dohr, Ralph Hager and Jan Schlichte, as closing concert of Musikfest Berlin. The concert will be broadcasted by rbb3.
Read the whole interview with Arnt Cobbers, Editor-in-chief of Fono Forum.
Read the entire review on the blog of Finnish music journalist Jari Kallio.