We are not believed when we say that there is the Berlin Philharmonic and the other orchestras.
Yet this is what the Berliner's have just proved once again during two unforgettable concerts to open the symphonic season with fanfare at the Philharmonie de Paris.
First of all, there is their trademark: absolute cohesion, maximum commitment from first to last desk, collective energy commensurate with individual virtuosity.
But in this case, there is also the mark of their musical director, Kirill Petrenko, with whom they performed for the first time in Paris.
It has been several years since we told you that this man is extraordinary.
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Where to start?
First of all its programs, always extremely well thought out.
The first started with the overture of
Oberon
by Weber to end in
Schubert's
contemporary
Great Symphony in C
, passing through
Hindemith's
Metamorphoses
on themes by… Weber.
The second started from two faces of Russian music:
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