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Hahn & Montero
Philharmonie Berlin, Main Auditorium (Berlin)
Gabriela Montero is a real phenomenon. You simply need to call out a melody to the Venezuelan, and she cuts loose. Her improvisational art is enthralling—hardly anyone in the world of classical music is able to improvise like this anymore. She transforms Beethoven’s Fifth into a tango, and a simple children’s song into a rapture full of Latino rhythms and jazz that lasts minutes. Familiar, and yet it feels so new. It makes you happy, and you want to hear more—with her ›Latin Concerto‹ from 2016, you’ll be richly rewarded.