Die tote Stadt, like Das Wunder des Heliane, is an opera that highlights the orchestra, rich, colourful, with infinite depth and a never-ending musical line. It calls for a master interpreter.
Pinchas Steinberg is one of the champions of the evening. Through his vitality, his attention to details, his profound understanding of the whole score, his incredible precision, he communicates to both stage and audience a palette of sensations allowing all to feel bewildered and spellbound.
A great conductor.
Translated from SANTIAGO MARTIN BERMUDEZ, CONCERTONET, JUNE 2010