6 concert with Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa returns to the Berliner Philharmoniker
Photo: Holger Kettner
A happy reunion: After a long absence due to illness, Seiji Ozawa returned to conduct the Berliner Philharmoniker again in April 2016. The focus of the evening is on the First Viennese School. Following Mozart’s Serenade Gran Partita, performed by members of the orchestra without a conductor, there is then Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and the Choral Fantasy: a work that unmistakably looks ahead to his Ninth Symphony.
10 Apr 2016Berliner Philharmoniker
Seiji OzawaPeter Serkin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade for winds in B flat major, K. 361 “Gran Partita”Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont, op. 84: OvertureLudwig van Beethoven
Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”Peter Serkin Piano, Rundfunkchor Berlin
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Interview
Seiji Ozawa becomes honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker - free
Interview
Seiji Ozawa in conversation with Daishin Kashimoto
Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” with Seiji Ozawa, Matthias Goerne and Annette Dasch
Photo: Holger Kettner
For many, the oratorio Elijah is the pinnacle of Mendelssohn’s oeuvre. Not only because of the rousing choruses and stunningly beautiful arias, but above all the dramatic power of the work, which is occasionally referred to as “Mendelssohn’s unwritten opera”. In this recording, Seiji Ozawa conducts a superb ensemble with Matthias Goerne in the title role, along with Annette Dasch, Anthony Dean and Nathalie Stutzmann.
17 May 2009Berliner Philharmoniker
Seiji OzawaFelix Mendelssohn
Elijah, oratorio, op. 70Annette Dasch Soprano, Gal James Soprano, Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto, Nadine Weissmann Contralto, Paul O'Neill Tenor, Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor, Matthias Goerne Baritone, Fernando Javier Radó Bass, Viktor Rud Bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master
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Interview
Seiji Ozawa in conversation with Fergus McWilliam
Seiji Ozawa conducts Bruckner’s First Symphony
Photo: Holger Kettner
Anton Bruckner called his First Symphony a “saucy maid”. And in fact, such high-spirited exuberance is not found in any of the composer’s other works. The culmination is the Finale, in which Bruckner combines his excellent command of polyphonic writing with powerful ferocity. The conductor for this recording from 2009 is Seiji Ozawa – a close friend and honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
31 Jan 2009Berliner Philharmoniker
Seiji OzawaAnton Bruckner
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Seiji Ozawa conducts a Gershwin Night at the Waldbühne
George Gershwin loved performing at open-air concerts, so it made perfect sense for the Berliner Philharmoniker to dedicate their 2003 Waldbühne concert exclusively to his most famous works. Supported by the Marcus Roberts Trio, conductor Seiji Ozawa presented An American in Paris, the Rhapsody in Blue and the Concerto in F, turning the Waldbühne into a vast, swinging jazz club.
29 Jun 2003
From the Berlin WaldbühneBerliner Philharmoniker
Seiji OzawaMarcus Roberts Trio
George Gershwin
An American in ParisGeorge Gershwin
Rhapsody in BlueMarcus Roberts Trio
George Gershwin
Concerto in F (arr. by Marcus Roberts)Marcus Roberts Trio
Marcus Roberts
Cole after MidnightMarcus Roberts Trio
George Gershwin
Strike Up the BandGeorge Gershwin
I Got RhythmMarcus Roberts Trio
Paul Lincke
Berliner Luft
Seiji Ozawa conducts a Russian Night at the Waldbühne
Few other countries have enriched the world of classical music with such dynamic compositions as Russia, a point well illustrated by an open-air concert held in the Berlin Waldbühne in 1993, when Tchaikovsky’s delicately whirling Nutcracker was coupled with Stravinsky’s tremendous Firebird and the archaic weight of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances. The conductor of this Russian Night was Seiji Ozawa, whose energy and élan likewise seemed to know no bounds.
20 Jun 1993
From the Berlin WaldbühneBerliner Philharmoniker
Seiji OzawaNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Easter Festival, Overture, op. 36Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71aAlexander Borodin
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No. 17Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Excerpts from the balletPiotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ouverture solennelle “1812”, op. 49Aram Khachaturian
Gayaneh: Sabre DancePiotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, op. 48: ValseJohann Strauss
Radetzky-Marsch, op. 228Paul Lincke
Berliner Luft
The Berliner Philharmoniker and Seiji Ozawa at Suntory Hall in 1986
Suntory Hall in Tokyo is one of the best concert halls in the world – and after many guest appearances has become almost a second home for the Berliner Philharmoniker. This recording from 1986 documents the orchestra’s first in Suntory Hall, just a few weeks after it opened. Seiji Ozawa conducted Richard Strauss’s virtuoso tone poem Ein Heldenleben and Franz Schubert’s poignant and intense Unfinished Symphony.
30 Oct 1986
From Suntory Hall, TokyoBerliner Philharmoniker
Seiji OzawaFranz Schubert
Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), op. 40- free
Interview
30 years of Suntory Hall – Memories of musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker