On the November tour, the Philharmonic presented eight concerts in five cities. One program consisted of Rachmaninoff’s “Isle ...

Kirill Petrenko thought about the challenge of leading the Berlin Philharmonic, perhaps the world’s greatest orchestra. “A ...

I could have used more lushness. Maybe a little more heart, more “give.” The principal oboe was thoroughly capable. Was he Albrecht Mayer? I believe so. The Berlin Philharmonic has many standouts.

Rachmaninoff’s “The Isle of the Dead,” which the Berlin Philharmonic played on Sunday at the start of an amazing three-concert stand at Carnegie Hall, was also once ubiquitous, but these ...