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Kirill Petrenko and Daniel Barenboim
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Kirill Petrenko, the new man at the head of the Berliner Philharmoniker, encounters a decades-long friend of the orchestra: Daniel Barenboim. Together, they present Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, whose appeal lies in its self-assured showmanship and distinctive C Minor colouring. The music of Josef Suk, which has received far too little attention, is also a matter close to Kirill Petrenko’s heart. Here we hear his Second Symphony, an expressive work full of pain and sonority.
11 Jan 2020Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoDaniel Barenboim
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, op. 37Daniel Barenboim piano
Franz Schubert
Impromptu in A flat major, D 935 no. 2Daniel Barenboim piano
Josef Suk
Symphony in C minor, op. 27 “Asrael”- free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Alexander Bader
Daniel Harding, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Christian Gerhaher
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
Three particularly close and long-term friends of the Berliner Philharmoniker meet in this concert: the conductor Daniel Harding, the violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann and the baritone Christian Gerhaher. The programme includes Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, which combines tender cantabile from the soloist with vigorous symphonic power. Gustav Mahler’s songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, on the other hand, impress with their Romantic, folk-like tone, unfiltered melancholy and subtle humour.
21 Dec 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel HardingFrank Peter Zimmermann, Christian Gerhaher
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Gustav Mahler
Symphoniesatz BlumineGustav Mahler
Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Selection)Christian Gerhaher baritone
- free
Interview
Frank Peter Zimmermann in conversation with Tobias Möller
Christmas concert: “Merry QUIZmas!”
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
In this concert, music lovers of all ages and quiz masters are called for! As part of their Education Programme, the Berliner Philharmoniker start off the Christmas season with a concert entitled Merry QUIZmas! There is an exciting competition between two audience teams, music from the horns of the Berliner Philharmoniker, and lots of surprises. The Christmas quiz will be presented in German by the horn player Sarah Willis and the actor, singer and children’s television presenter Malte Arkona. Access to the broadcast is free.
15 Dec 2019Winds of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sarah Willis, Malte Arkona
- free
Merry QUIZmas
Sarah Willis horn and presenter, Malte Arkona presentation
Jakub Hrůša presents symphonic dramas and a discovery
Photo: Frederike van der Stræten
Jakub Hrůša presents enthralling settings of three dark tales. We experience Shakespeare’s Othello in the gripping tonal language of Antonín Dvořák, witness the last moments of Cleopatra in Hector Berlioz’s eponymous psychological drama (soloist: Stéphanie d'Oustrac), and Béla Bartók tells with brutal energy the sinister story of The Miraculous Mandarin. Plus a discovery: the inexorable progress of the passacaglia Mysterium času (Mystery of Time) by Miloslav Kabeláč.
14 Dec 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Jakub HrůšaStéphanie d’Oustrac
Miloslav Kabeláč
Mysterium času (Mystery of Time), Passacaglia for large Orchestra, op. 31Antonín Dvořák
Concert Overture “Othello”, op. 93Hector Berlioz
Cléopâtre, Lyric SceneStéphanie d’Oustrac mezzo-soprano
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz 73- free
Interview
Jakub Hrůša in conversation with Matthew Hunter
A Strauss evening with Christian Thielemann and Anja Kampe
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Christian Thielemann, an outstanding interpreter of Strauss, dedicates an entire concert to the composer – with two discoveries and a crowd pleaser. The evening opens with the extremely charming Sonatina for 16 Winds No. 1, followed by the equally sonorous and expressive Three Hymns, op. 71 (soloist: Anja Kampe). The finale of the concert is an instrumental suite from Strauss’s bittersweet opera Der Rosenkavalier: dramatic, melancholic, humorous but always overwhelmingly beautiful.
07 Dec 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian ThielemannAnja Kampe
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1Richard Strauss
Sonatina for 16 Winds No. 1 in F major, WoO 135 “From the Workshop of an Invalid“Richard Strauss
3 Hymns, op. 71Anja Kampe soprano
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier, Suite, op. 59- free
Interview
Christian Thielemann in conversation with Aleksandar Ivić
Teodor Currentzis’ debut with Verdi’s Requiem
Photo: Stephan Rabold
The reviews were rapturous: when Teodor Currentzis conducted Verdi’s Requiem at the Elbphilharmonie in April, it had the high suspense of a psychological thriller. For his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Currentzis conducts the same work, in which Verdi describes the existential terrors of a human being in the face of death. And by bringing all his experience as an opera composer into play, he creates a unique fusion of liturgy and human emotion.
30 Nov 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Teodor CurrentzismusicAeterna chorus
Giuseppe Verdi
Messa da RequiemZarina Abaeva soprano, Annalisa Stroppa mezzo-soprano, Sergey Romanovsky tenor, Evgeny Stavinsky bass, musicAeterna chorus
- free
Interview
Teodor Currentzis in conversation with Sarah Willis
Zubin Mehta conducts Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony
Photo: Stephan Rabold
The Berliner Philharmoniker and their honorary member Zubin Mehta are travelling to Japan – with Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony. Zubin Mehta confesses to feeling particularly close to this mammoth work. Above all, the warm-sounding Adagio is “among the greatest Romantic movements, and when the cellos and violas sing out freely in the second theme, it breaks your heart”. Before setting off for Japan, the conductor and orchestra present their tour programme at the Berlin Philharmonie.
08 Nov 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin MehtaAnton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd Version from 1890)- free
Interview
Zubin Mehta in conversation with Walter Küssner
Zubin Mehta conducts Strauss and Beethoven
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
In this concert, Zubin Mehta and the Berliner Philharmoniker present musical tales of heroes. On the one hand, there is the knight Don Quixote, who in his fanciful imagination experiences exciting adventures with giants, robbers and a flying horse – inspiring Richard Strauss to create a wonderfully effective score. In contrast, the hero in Beethoven’s Eroica remains anonymous – it is rather a principle that is celebrated here: the determined struggle for a better world.
02 Nov 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin MehtaAmihai Grosz, Ludwig Quandt
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote, Symphonic Poem, op. 35Amihai Grosz viola, Ludwig Quandt cello
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 Eroica- free
Interview
Zubin Mehta in conversation with Eva-Maria Tomasi
