Interview
Marie-Pierre Langlamet on the art of playing the harp Juanjo Mena makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker
Juanjo Mena brought a Spanish and Latin American programme along for his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker. While Claude Debussy in Ibéria conveys a dreamy summer image of Spain, Manuel de Falla’s ballet music The Three-Cornered Hat vibrates with Mediterranean energy. And then there’s the Argentinian Alberto Ginastera, whose harp concerto combines southern folklore with new sounds in an appealing way.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Juanjo Mena
Marie-Pierre Langlamet
Raquel Lojendio
© 2016 Berlin Phil Media GmbH
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