Our latest 10 concerts:
Constantinos Carydis conducts Mozart and Shostakovich
Photo: Thomas Brill
It is always exciting to hear the expressive range that can be achieved even with a small orchestra. That is demonstrated in this concert, at which Constantinos Carydis makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The programme is framed by Mozart’s Symphonies No. 34 and 38, in which tonal radiance is combined with delicate expressive nuances. We also hear works by Dimitri Shostakovich, including his Chamber Symphony op. 110a, which sensitively and movingly reflects the horror of war.
15 Jun 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Constantinos CarydisWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 34 C major, K. 338Dmitri Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony in C minor, op. 110a (orch. Barshai)Dmitri Shostakovich
Two Pieces for String Octet, op. 11 (version for string orchestra)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 “Prague”
Daniel Barenboim and Maria João Pires
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
A great friend of the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates an important anniversary: Daniel Barenboim conducted the orchestra for the first time 50 years ago. The programme of that concert can now be heard again, with works by Haydn, Beethoven and Schumann which trace the development from Viennese Classicism to the rapturous era of Romanticism. The soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 is Maria João Pires.
08 Jun 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel BarenboimMaria João Pires
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 95 in C minorLudwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G major, op. 58Maria João Pires piano
Robert Schumann
Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), op. 82: Der Vogel als Prophet (Bird as Prophet)Maria João Pires piano
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120 (second version from 1851)- free
Interview
Daniel Barenboim in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud
“Late Night” between jazz and classical music with Michael Wollny and Christian Jost
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
Jazz pianist and composer Michael Wollny and conductor and composer Christian Jost are two exceptional artists from seemingly opposing musical worlds who strive for a feeling of being “as spontaneous as possible”. In addition to the performance of some of Wollny’s solo pieces, the encounter with members of the Berliner Philharmoniker is the focus of this Late Night concert.
08 Jun 2019
Late Night at the PhilharmonieMembers of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian JostMichael Wollny
Der Wanderer · NachtfahrtenMichael Wollny
FatigueChristian Jost
Nocturnal CityMichael Wollny piano
Christian Jost
Nocturnal ForestMichael Wollny piano
Michael Wollny · Christian Jost
Engel · Der Wanderer (Reprise) · Sirenes
Michael Sanderling and Bruno Delepelaire
Joseph Haydn’s Second Cello Concerto is one of the most important works of Viennese Classicism. Its warm, melodious solo part is captivating, excitingly alternating between melancholy and cheerfulness. At this concert it is played by Bruno Delepelaire, first principal cellist of the Berliner Philharmoniker. At his debut with the Philharmoniker, Michael Sanderling also conducts Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony: a nightmarishly brutal panorama of the Second World War.
01 Jun 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Michael SanderlingBruno Delepelaire
Joseph Haydn
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2Bruno Delepelaire cello
Benjamin Britten
Cello Suite No. 1, op. 72: LamentoDmitri Shostakovich
Sympnony No. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”- free
Interview
Bruno Delepelaire in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud - free
Interview
Michael Sanderling in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud
Paavo Järvi conducts Berg and Bruckner
Photo: Stephan Rabold
In this concert with Paavo Järvi, we experience sensuously delicate tonal beauty, composed by two pioneers of Modernism. Anton Webern’s richly coloured arrangement of a ricercare by Bach is followed by Alban Berg’s Seven Early Songs (soloist: Mojca Erdmann), which capture the tender mood of young love. Bruckner’s Second Symphony concludes the programme – an early work which already has unmistakable Brucknerian power.
25 May 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Paavo JärviMojca Erdmann
Johann Sebastian Bach
Musical Offering, BWV 1079: No. 2 Ricercar a 6 (arranged by Anton Webern)Alban Berg
Seven Early Songs (version for soprano and orchestra)Mojca Erdmann soprano
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 2 in C minor (2nd version from 1877)- free
Interview
Paavo Järvi in conversation with Gunars Upatnieks
Herbert Blomstedt and Yefim Bronfman
Photo: Peter Adamik
Yefim Bronfman is a musician whose powerful, energetic playing and brilliant technique recall the great Russian pianistic tradition of the 20th century. At this concert he interprets Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. The conductor is the charismatic Herbert Blomstedt, who will also conduct a work from his native Sweden: Wilhelm Stenhammar’s Second Symphony, a late Romantic discovery with fascinating Nordic timbres.
18 May 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert BlomstedtYefim Bronfman
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, op. 19Yefim Bronfman piano
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Symphony No. 2 in G minor, op. 34- free
Interview
Herbert Blomstedt in conversation with Stephan Schulze
Bernard Haitink conducts Mozart and Bruckner
Photo: Stephan Rabold
After many failures, Anton Bruckner finally achieved a triumph with his Seventh Symphony. Whether in New York, London or Amsterdam, people everywhere wanted to hear what to this day is still the composer’s most popular work, with its poignant Adagio movement. Bernard Haitink, one of the great Bruckner experts, conducts this performance. In addition, Paul Lewis makes his debut as soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker in Mozart’s introverted, melancholy Piano Concerto No. 27.
11 May 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernard HaitinkPaul Lewis
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595Paul Lewis piano
Franz Schubert
Allegretto in C minor, D 915Paul Lewis piano
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major- free
Interview
Paul Lewis in conversation with Philipp Bohnen
Education choir project with the Vocal Heroes
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
A modern oratorio about a tragic death: Jonathan Dove’s There was a Child is an homage to the son of friends who died in a diving accident in Thailand at the age of 19. The composer traces the panorama of a young life – charming impertinence, carefree playfulness, childlike worries, youthful thirst for adventure. In this choir project of the Education Programme, the Vocal Heroes youth choir, amateur singers, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and guests share the stage of the Philharmonie.
12 May 2019
Education choir projectVocal Heroes
Simon Halsey- free
Jonathan Dove
There Was a Child for solo voices, adult and childrenʼs choruses and orchestraProject Participants, Vocal Heroes youth choir, Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and Guests, Toby Spence tenor, Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck video design, Simon Halsey musical direction
The German National Youth Orchestra and Ingo Metzmacher with the “Alpine Symphony”
Photo: Martin Deeley
Following its performance under the direction of Kirill Petrenko, the National Youth Orchestra of Germany is now making its second appearance at the Philharmonie to mark its 50th birthday – this time under the baton of Ingo Metzmacher. In the two works he conducts, two opposing worlds collide: the loud, vibrant, dynamic urban life of New York, portrayed musically by Edgard Varèse in his orchestral work Amériques, and the rural, contemplative world of the Bavarian mountains depicted by Richard Strauss in his Alpine symphony.
29 Apr 2019Bundesjugendorchester
Ingo Metzmacher- free
Edgard Varèse
Amériques (1st version from 1922) - free
Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), op. 64 - free
Helmut Lachenmann
Marche fatale
Zubin Mehta conducts “Otello”
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
The 75-year-old Giuseppe Verdi once again reached a new artistic level with Otello. None of his other operas is as compelling or has such dramatic force, right up to the murderous finale. Following the performances at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden, the Berliner Philharmoniker present their interpretation of this dark, expressive score to the Berlin public together with a cast of prominent singers and conductor Zubin Mehta.
28 Apr 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin MehtaArsen Soghomonyan, Sonya Yoncheva, Luca Salsi
Giuseppe Verdi
Otello Concert performance · Act 1 & 2Arsen Soghomonyan tenor (Otello), Sonya Yoncheva soprano (Desdemona), Luca Salsi baritone (Jago), Anna Malavasi mezzo-soprano (Emilia), Francesco Demuro tenor (Cassio), Gregory Bonfatti tenor (Roderigo), Giovanni Furlanetto bass (Montano), Federico Sacchi bass (Lodovico), Mathias Tönges bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gijs Leenaars chorus master
Giuseppe Verdi
Otello Concert performance · Act 3 & 4- free
Interview
Zubin Mehta in conversation with Noah Bendix-Balgley
