NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Petrenko thought about the challenge of leading the Berlin Philharmonic, perhaps the world’s greatest orchestra. “A hundred musicians have 100 opinions and 100 ...

The orchestra is currently touring the U.S. for only the second time since Kirill Petrenko was appointed its chief conductor in 2019, following Simon Rattle’s 16-year tenure. In concerts on ...

I really thought I knew this work – every facet of it. But Kirill Petrenko has a way of hearing deep into textures and harmonies that is at times really quite startling. He gives us X-ray ears. Truly ...

Petrenko, in the pit, has an absolute command of texture and tension. His Bavarian orchestra can deliver lushness without limits, but Petrenko knows precisely when to probe and when to let Korngold’s ...