Music about bushfires and natural idylls: The US-American conductor has put together an extraordinary program for the Berlin Philharmonic’s Biennale.
By Keno-David Schüler
What a program Marin Alsop has put together for her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic ! The American conductor could have made it easier for herself. But far from the norm of a sacred Kapellmeister trinity of overture, solo concerto, and symphony, two contemporary works fill the first half of the concert.