Vladimir Jurowski has made numerous appearances as a guest conductor of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin over the past several years, and the evenings spent in his company have been notable both for the quality of their interpretations and their devotion to works outside the standard repertoire. The announcement that he would be taking over from Marek Janowski as the chief conductor of the RSB was thus a cause for some excitement. For the opening concert in his new position, presented in collaboration with Musikfest Berlin, Mr Jurowski led the orchestra through a fascinating programme structured loosely around the idea of artists as political prisoners and exiles in the twentieth century, a journey that culminated - surprisingly and fittingly - in Beethoven.
Isang Yun, whose one-hundredth birthday formed one of the thematic threads…
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