Pathétique

Music that touches the soul. Hardly any other Romantic symphony leaves the listener as moved as Tchaikovsky's "Sixth". The hr Symphony Orchestra is led by a conductor who understands the depths - and not just because she used to shine with her own deep voice. Nathalie Stutzmann was a celebrated contralto, but now conducts at the Met and in Bayreuth. She is now 100 percent a conductor and no longer feels like a singer. Conducting, as she describes...