Available soon:
New Year’s Eve concert with Kirill Petrenko and Diana Damrau
Go to concert14 concert with Kirill Petrenko
Kirill Petrenko conducts Stravinsky, Zimmermann and Rachmaninov
Photo: Stephan Rabold
The music of the 20th century is often considered inaccessible. Kirill Petrenko shows how wrong this prejudice is with three works written between 1940 and 1950 which differently convey sensuousness and energy. We experience rhythmic power in Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements, the combination of innovation and Brazilian flair in Zimmermann’s Alagoana and finally, the voluptuous melancholy of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.
15 Feb 2020Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoIgor Stravinsky
Symphony in three MovementsBernd Alois Zimmermann
Alagoana. Caprichos Brasileiros, Ballet SuiteSergei Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances, op. 45- free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Christoph Streuli
Free: Kirill Petrenko conducts Puccini’s “Suor Angelica”
Photo: Michael Trippel
The first opera in the Philharmonie Berlin led by Kirill Petrenko: Giacomo Puccini’s drama Suor Angelica, which takes place in a convent and tells the moving story of a young nun. Even if the period and setting have little to do with the realities of life today, the message of the opera is more current than ever: it concerns humanity in an inhuman environment and the struggle for one’s own dignity. In this production, it is given a contemporary setting by director Nicola Hümpel and performed by up-and-coming singers, the choir of the Vocal Heroes choral programme, and the Karajan Academy.
01 Feb 2020Karajan Academy
Kirill PetrenkoChoir of the Vocal Heroes Choral Programme, Nicola Hümpel, Ann Toomey, Katarina Dalayman
- free
Giacomo Puccini
Suor AngelicaChoir of the Vocal Heroes Choral Programme, Nicola Hümpel direction and costumes, Oliver Proske stage conception and video technology, Ann Toomey soprano, Katarina Dalayman soprano, Daniela Vega mezzo-soprano, Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano, Sarah Laulan mezzo-soprano, Aurora Marthens soprano, Qing Wang soprano, Aphrodite Patoulidou soprano, Alessia Schumacher soprano, Ekaterina Bazhanova mezzo-soprano, Yeo-Jung Ha soprano, Bernadeta Astari soprano, Yui Kawaguchi dance and choir choreography, Matan Porat piano and composition of prologue
- free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko on Puccini’s “Suor Angelica”
Kirill Petrenko conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony
Photo: Stephan Rabold
For the first time, Kirill Petrenko presents himself with the Berliner Philharmoniker as an interpreter of Mahler. The Sixth Symphony is one of the composer’s most disturbing works, bringing together turmoil and idyll, triumph and catastrophe, nature, and life and death. It conveys a world panorama as well as an intimate insight into Mahler’s inner world. For as his widow Alma explained, “No work has flowed from his heart as directly as this”.
25 Jan 2020Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoGustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6- free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Martin Menking
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
Live at the Brandenburg Gate: Kirill Petrenko conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Photo: Stephan Rabold
For the first time ever: Berliners were introduced to Kirill Petrenko, the new chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, at an open-air concert. The scene was the Brandenburg Gate: an international symbol for overcoming differences and borders. With its humanistic message of the brotherhood of all mankind, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony breathes the same spirit.
24 Aug 2019
Open-air from the Brandenburg GateBerliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoMarlis Petersen, Elisabeth Kulman, Benjamin Bruns, Kwangchul Youn, Rundfunkchor Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 with Final Chorus “Ode to Joy”Marlis Petersen soprano, Elisabeth Kulman mezzo-soprano, Benjamin Bruns tenor, Kwangchul Youn bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gijs Leenaars chorus master
Inaugural concert: Kirill Petrenko conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Finally the time has come! This evening, Kirill Petrenko will stand before the Berliner Philharmoniker as their new chief conductor for the first time. It is a spectacular season opening concert with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony whose overwhelmingly joyful finale is perfect for the festive occasion. The concert also presents – in both Beethoven’s Symphony and Berg’s expressive Lulu Suite – the soprano Marlis Petersen as Artist in Residence of the new 2019/2020 season.
23 Aug 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoMarlis Petersen, Elisabeth Kulman, Benjamin Bruns, Kwangchul Youn, Rundfunkchor Berlin
Alban Berg
Lulu SuiteMarlis Petersen soprano
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 with Final Chorus “Ode to Joy”Marlis Petersen soprano, Elisabeth Kulman mezzo-soprano, Benjamin Bruns tenor, Kwangchul Youn bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gijs Leenaars chorus master
- free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Ludwig Quandt - free
Interview
Berg and Beethoven: an introduction by Malte Krasting
Kirill Petrenko and Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
In this concert, Kirill Petrenko made his last appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker before taking up office as their chief conductor. First, soloist Patricia Kopatchinskaja showed how much virtuosity and expressive variety there is in Arnold Schoenberg’s Violin Concerto. Then came Tchaikovsky’s passionate Fifth Symphony in a performance full of power and dedication, “with a final passage like a casting out of devils .... The hall was completely breathless with enthusiasm and anticipation of what the future holds” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).
09 Mar 2019Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoPatricia Kopatchinskaja
Arnold Schoenberg
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 36Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Maurice Ravel
Duo No. 1 for violin and celloPatricia Kopatchinskaja violin, Bruno Delepelaire cello
Darius Milhaud
Jeu for violin and clarinetPatricia Kopatchinskaja violin, Andreas Ottensamer clarinet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64- free
Interview
Patricia Kopatchinskaja talks about Schoenberg’s Violin Concerto - free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Stanley Dodds
Kirill Petrenko conducts the German National Youth Orchestra
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Working with the German National Youth Orchestra is something close to Kirill Petrenko’s heart, so on the occasion of the orchestra’s 50th anniversary, the chief conductor designate of the Berliner Philharmoniker couldn’t turn down the opportunity to join them for a jubilee concert. In addition to rousing compositions by Leonard Bernstein and Igor Stravinsky, the programme also includes a contemporary work: William Kraft’s First Timpani Concerto with the Philharmoniker’s principal timpanist Wieland Welzel as the soloist.
09 Jan 2019National Youth Orchestra of Germany
Kirill PetrenkoWieland Welzel
- free
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story, Symphonic Dances - free
William Kraft
Concerto No. 1 for Timpani and OrchestraWieland Welzel timpani
- free
Igor Stravinsky
Le Sacre du printemps
Kirill Petrenko conducts Beethoven and Strauss at the Berlin Palace
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
A special concert at a special location: the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko, their chief conductor designate, perform Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and tone poems by Richard Strauss in the reconstructed Berlin Palace. The building, which was badly damaged during the Second World War and demolished in 1950, does not reopen until 2019, so this open-air concert in the splendid Baroque Schlüterhof allows us a first glimpse.
25 Aug 2018Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoRichard Strauss
Don Juan, op. 20Richard Strauss
Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), op. 24Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92
Season opening 2018: Kirill Petrenko conducts Beethoven and Strauss
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
In a way, this concert looks ahead to a new era. One year before Kirill Petrenko takes up his post as the Berliner Philharmoniker’s new chief conductor, he conducts the opening concert of the 2018/2019 season. At the same time, he presents his interpretation of core works of the Philharmoniker’s repertoire: Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and Richard Strauss’ tone poems Don Juan and Tod und Verklärung.
24 Aug 2018
Opening of the 2018/2019 seasonBerliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoRichard Strauss
Don Juan, op. 20Richard Strauss
Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), op. 24- free
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 - free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud
Kirill Petrenko and Yuja Wang
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
Kirill Petrenko, chief conductor designate of the Berliner Philharmoniker, presents two sonorous rarities: Paul Dukas’s iridescent tone poem La Péri and Franz Schmidt’s Fourth Symphony. The latter is a gently flowing work in the tradition of Anton Bruckner with a powerful funeral march as the highlight. Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, on the other hand, played here by Yuja Wang, is a cheerful and virtuoso work.
13 Apr 2018Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoYuja Wang
Paul Dukas
La Péri, Poème danséSergei Prokofiev
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C major, op. 26Yuja Wang piano
Franz Schmidt
Symphony No. 4 in C major- free
Interview
Yuja Wang in conversation with Andreas Ottensamer - free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Knut Weber
Kirill Petrenko conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
With Kirill Petrenko conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time since the orchestra elected him their future chief conductor two years ago, anticipation and expectations were high. The programme included Mozart’s Haffner Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique and John Adams’ The Wound-Dresser. Petrenko brought out the most subtle of nuances as vividly as a great psychological drama, rightfully receiving standing ovations: “A triumph” (Kulturradio).
23 Mar 2017Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoGeorg Nigl
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”John Adams
The Wound-Dresser for baritone and orchestraGeorg Nigl Baritone
- free
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique” - free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Olaf Maninger
Kirill Petrenko conducts Scriabin, Stravinsky and Stephan
It is one of the most exciting periods of musical history: the transition from the opulent music of late-Romanticism to early Modernism with its concentrated energy. Kirill Petrenko portrayed this era with works by Rudi Stephan, Alexander Scriabin and Igor Stravinsky in this concert from 2012, the highlight of which was Scriabin’s monumental Poème de l’extase in which, according to one critic, Pertrenko presented “an alert mind and his famous will for clear contours”.
21 Dec 2012Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoRundfunkchor Berlin
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of PsalmsRundfunkchor Berlin, Kaspars Putninš Chorus Master
Rudi Stephan
Music for Violin and OrchestraDaniel Stabrawa Violin
Rudi Stephan
Music for Orchestra in one movement- free
Alexander Scriabin
Le Poème de l’extase, op. 54 - free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Alexander Bader
Kirill Petrenko conducts Beethoven and Elgar
When Kirill Petrenko conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker for the second time in 2009, a critic wrote presciently it would be “exciting to see the dimensions Petrenko’s career takes on”. It was not only the extraordinary abilities of the conductor that were clear that evening, but also his special relationship with the orchestra. The programme included Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto with Lars Vogt as the soloist and Elgar's Second Symphony.
10 May 2009Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoLars Vogt
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, op. 37Lars Vogt Piano
- free
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, op. 63 - free
Interview
Kirill Petrenko and Lars Vogt in conversation with Sarah Willis
