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John Williams conducts John Williams
Photo: Stephan Rabold
The history of film music would be different without John Williams. Cinema classics like Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter are inextricably linked with his musical style. His soundtracks captivate listeners with thrilling, moving themes and a tremendous range of atmospheres and sounds. John Williams makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker at this concert, conducting several of his most famous scores.
16 Oct 2021Berliner Philharmoniker
John WilliamsBruno Delepelaire
John Williams
Olympic Fanfare and ThemeJohn Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: ExcerptsJohn Williams
Far and Away SuiteJohn Williams
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Hedwig’s ThemeJohn Williams
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Nimbus 2000John Williams
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Harry’s Wondrous WorldJohn Williams
Theme from Jurassic ParkJohn Williams
Superman MarchJohn Williams
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle and OrchestraJohn Williams
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark: Marion’s ThemeJohn Williams
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders MarchJohn Williams
Elegy for cello and orchestraBruno Delepelaire cello
John Williams
Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Adventures of HanJohn Williams
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: Yoda’s ThemeJohn Williams
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope: Throne Room and End TitleJohn Williams
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope: Princess Leia’s ThemeJohn Williams
E.T. the Extra-Terrestial: Flying ThemeJohn Williams
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: The Imperial March- free
Interview
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker talk about John Williams - free
Interview
Bruno Delepelaire in conversation with Stanley Dodds
Gustavo Gimeno and Augustin Hadelich make their debuts
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade is fascinating because of the contrast between the brutal sultan and the clever title heroine. The composer’s vision of the Orient sounds splendid – it is not surprising that he was a sought-after teacher of orchestration. One of his students was Prokofiev, who acquired from him a fondness for Russian folk melodies, as we hear in his Second Violin Concerto. Both conductor Gustavo Gimeno and violinist Augustin Hadelich make their debuts.
09 Oct 2021Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo GimenoAugustin Hadelich
György Ligeti
Concert RomânescSergei Prokofiev
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in G minor, op. 63Augustin Hadelich violin
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Louisiana Blues StrutAugustin Hadelich violin
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite, op. 35- free
Interview
Augustin Hadelich in conversation with Helena Madoka Berg - free
Interview
Gustavo Gimeno in conversation with Joaquín Riquelme García
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony is the documentation of an existential crisis. At the time of its composition, the 50-year-old composer was not accepted as an artist, nor had he found the desperately longed-for wife. With the confident architecture of the Finale and its solemn orchestral chorales, the Symphony displays more defiance than despair, however. Here it is conducted by Herbert Blomstedt, one of the outstanding Bruckner interpreters of our time.
02 Oct 2021Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert BlomstedtAnton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major (Nowak Edition)- free
Interview
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker talk about Herbert Blomstedt
Tugan Sokhiev and Nikolai Lugansky
Photo: Lena Laine
In this concert, Tugan Sokhiev presents three melodious discoveries: Ernest Chausson’s Symphony in B flat major, which the orchestra last performed in 1975. This work features shimmering French colours and a great lamento influenced by Wagner. Other rarities are Rimsky-Korsakov’s folklike overture to the opera The Tsar’s Bride and the First Piano Concerto by the 17-year-old Sergei Rachmaninov, with Nikolai Lugansky as soloist.
25 Sep 2021Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan SokhievNikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tsar’s Bride: OvertureSergei Rachmaninov
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in F sharp minor, op. 1Nikolai Lugansky piano
Sergei Rachmaninov
Lilacs, op. 21, no. 5Nikolai Lugansky piano
Ernest Chausson
Symphony in B flat major, op. 20- free
Interview
Tugan Sokhiev in conversation with Stanley Dodds - free
Interview
Nikolai Lugansky in conversation with Stanley Dodds
Kirill Petrenko and Patricia Kopatchinskaja with Hartmann and Stravinsky
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Few works have captured the horror of the Nazi regime as powerfully in music as Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Concerto funebre. The soloist in this performance with Kirill Petrenko is Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Artist in Residence of the 2021/22 season. The concert closes with the striking ballet music from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky. The two composers, who admired each other, both strived towards uncompromisingly modern yet moving music.
18 Sep 2021Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoPatricia Kopatchinskaja
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Concerto funebre for violin and stringsPatricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Igor Stravinsky
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), Ballet Music- free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko and Patricia Kopatchinskaja in conversation with Cornelia Gartemann - free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Cornelia Gartemann
Jakub Hrůša conducts Bruckner’s Fourth and a world premiere
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Bruckner’s “Romantic” Fourth Symphony has a distinct feeling of longing and closeness to nature – for instance, in the horn call at the beginning and the melancholy singing of the strings. The work is conducted by Jakub Hrůša, who also presents the world premiere of Keyframes for a Hippogriff by Olga Neuwirth, one of the most sought-after composers of our time. Neuwirth says the work is about trying “to remain a free soul despite the despair and pain in this world”.
11 Sep 2021Berliner Philharmoniker
Jakub HrůšaAndrew Watts, Tölzer Knabenchor
Olga Neuwirth
Keyframes for a Hippogriff − Musical Calligrams in memoriam Hester Diamond, commissioned jointly by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, the New York Philharmonic, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Radio 3 (premiere)Andrew Watts countertenor, Tölzer Knabenchor, Michael Hofstetter chorus master, Gerhard Jacobs chorus master
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “Romantic” (2nd version from 1878/1880)- free
Interview
Jakub Hrůša in conversation with Václav Vonášek
Season opening: Kirill Petrenko conducts Schubert’s “Great” C major Symphony
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Kirill Petrenko opened the 2021/22 season of the Berliner Philharmoniker with the enchanting and mysterious world of Romanticism. The main work on the programme is Franz Schubert’s “Great” C major Symphony, in which exuberance, dance and nobility are shaken by moments of deep despair. Carl Maria von Weber transports us to the magical realm of Oberon, the king of the elves, which inspired Paul Hindemith’s colourful Symphonic Metamorphosis.
27 Aug 2021Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoCarl Maria von Weber
Oberon: OverturePaul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis of themes by Carl Maria von WeberFranz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944 “Great”- free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Stefan Dohr
Concert from the Waldbühne with Martin Grubinger and Wayne Marshall
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Pure rhythm is in store at this Waldbühne concert – with a performance by Martin Grubinger. The multi-percussionist is a true entertainer who elicits a wealth of timbres from his instruments in the Special Edition with film music by John Williams. The concert also features Wayne Marshall, who makes his debut conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker with the music of Leonard Bernstein, and who is also the soloist in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
26 Jun 2021
From the Berlin WaldbühneBerliner Philharmoniker
Wayne MarshallThe Percussive Planet Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein
On the Town: 3 Dance EpisodesJohn Williams
John Williams: The Special Edition (arr. Martin Grubinger sen.)Martin Grubinger drums, The Percussive Planet Ensemble
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Ferde Grofé)Wayne Marshall piano
Leonard Bernstein
On the Waterfront, Symphonic SuiteLeonard Bernstein
Candide: OverturePaul Lincke
Berliner Luft
