21 concert with Magdalena KožEná

• Bach’s “St John Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars

  

  Photo: Stephan Rabold

  A double reunion: for the first time since the end of his tenure as chief conductor of the orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle returns to the Berliner Philharmoniker. The programme features one of the most sensational productions of those years: Bach’s St. John Passion in the production of Peter Sellars, which uses intensive imagery to accentuate the meditative as well as the dramatic dimensions of the work. The singers include the Rundfunkchor Berlin and a top-class ensemble of soloists.

  16 Mar 2019

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Peter Sellars

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    St John Passion, BWV 245: Part 1

    Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano, Camilla Tilling soprano, Georg Nigl baritone (Petrus), Mark Padmore tenor (Evangelist), Roderick Williams baritone (Jesus), Andrew Staples tenor, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey chorus master, Peter Sellars staging

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    St John Passion, BWV 245: Part 2

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    Interview
    Peter Sellars talks about Bach’s “St John Passion”

  Bach’s “St John Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars Go to concert

• Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená at the Waldbühne

  

  Photo: Monika Rittershaus

  A celebratory finale to an era with the Berliner Philharmoniker. With this concert at the Waldbühne, Sir Simon Rattle’s tenure as chief conductor of the orchestra ends after 16 years. It is a colourful, sparkling farewell – with works by Gershwin, Fauré, Khachaturian and Respighi. The star guest is Sir Simon’s wife, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, who sings excerpts from Joseph Canteloube’s charming Chants d’Auvergne.

  24 Jun 2018
  From the Berlin Waldbühne

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Magdalena Kožená

  • George Gershwin
    Cuban Overture

  • Gabriel Fauré
    Pavane

  • Joseph Canteloube (de Malaret)
    Chants d’Auvergne (Selection)

    Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano

  • Aram Khachaturian
    Gayane Suite No. 3: No. 2 Dance of the Young Kurds

  • Aram Khachaturian
    Gayane Suite No. 1: No. 7 Adagio of Gayane

  • Aram Khachaturian
    Gayane Suite No. 1: No. 8 Lezginka

  • Ottorino Respighi
    Pini di Roma

  • Claudio Monteverdi
    “Si dolce è’l tormento”, madrigal for solo voice and basso continuo, SV 332

    Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano

  • Edward Elgar
    Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: March No. 1

  • John Philip Sousa
    The Liberty Bell

  • Paul Lincke
    Berliner Luft

  Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená at the Waldbühne Go to concert

• “Late Night” concert with Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená

  

  This Late Night concert with Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená is delicate, enigmatic and virtuoso. The concert opens with Ravel’s gently flowing songs based on poems by Stéphane Mallarmé. Vocal artistry is in demand, in contrast, in Berio’s Sequenza III. The main work on this evening is Berio’s spherical Laborintus II for voices, instruments and tape.

  18 Mar 2017
  Late Night at the Philharmonie

  Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Magdalena Kožená

  • Maurice Ravel
    Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé for voice and chamber ensemble

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

  • Luciano Berio
    Sequenza III for female voice

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

  • Luciano Berio
    Laborintus II for voices, instruments and tape

  “Late Night” concert with Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená Go to concert

• “Pelléas et Mélisande” with Simon Rattle, Christian Gerhaher and Magdalena Kožená

  

  Photo: Monika Rittershaus

  Thriller, chamber play, romantic drama: Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande is all of this and much more. The New York Times wrote about this performance with Simon Rattle: “The result surpasses even the expectations raised by the Bach Passions …. Mr. Sellars’s staging completely captures the human essence of Maurice Maeterlinck’s play. The singers are as fine as one could wish for.”

  20 Dec 2015

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Magdalena Kožená, Bernarda Fink, Christian Gerhaher, Franz-Josef Selig, Gerald Finley, Elias Mädler, Peter Sellars

  • Claude Debussy
    Pelléas et Mélisande (semi-staged performance)

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Mélisande), Bernarda Fink Contralto (Geneviève), Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Pelléas), Franz-Josef Selig Bass Baritone (Arkel), Gerald Finley Bass Baritone (Golaud), Elias Mädler Boy Soprano, Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor (Yniold), Jörg Schneider Bass (Doctor), Sascha Glintenkamp Bass-Baritone (Shepherd), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Nicolas Fink Chorus Master, Peter Sellars Staging

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    Interview
    Peter Sellars in conversation with Sarah Willis

  “Pelléas et Mélisande” with Simon Rattle, Christian Gerhaher and Magdalena Kožená Go to concert

• Simon Rattle conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony

  

  Hardly a work is closer to Simon Rattle’s heart than Gustav Mahler’s monumental Second Symphony, which he conducted in a student performance when he was only a teenager. The press wrote about this 2015 performance that it was “philosophically underpinned and intoxicating at the same time, colourful, overwhelming”. In addition, we take a trip through the magical sound spaces of Helmut Lachenmann’s Tableau for orchestra.

  31 Jan 2015

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Magdalena Kožená, Kate Royal

  • Helmut Lachenmann
    Tableau for orchestra

  • Gustav Mahler
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”

    Rundfunkchor Berlin, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Kate Royal Soprano

  Simon Rattle conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony Go to concert

• Simon Rattle conducts “Manon Lescaut”

  

  Giacomo Puccini’s Manon Lescaut is a shocking tale, told in softly melting vocal lines and seductive orchestral colours. Following staged performances at the Baden-Baden Easter Festival, the audience of the Philharmonie had the opportunity to enjoy a concert version in April 2014. Sir Simon Rattle conducts an illustrious ensemble of singers with the magnificent Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek in the title role.

  26 Apr 2014

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Massimo Giordano, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Lester Lynch, Bogdan Mihai

  • Giacomo Puccini
    Manon Lescaut: Part 1 (concert performance)

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Musician), Massimo Giordano Tenor (Renato Des Grieux), Eva-Maria Westbroek Soprano (Manon Lescaut), Liang Li (Bass) Geronte de Ravoir, Lester Lynch Baritone (Lescaut), Reinhard Dorn Bass (Innkeeper, Naval Captain), Bogdan Mihai Tenor (Edmondo), Arthur Espiritu Tenor (Lamp Lighter), Krešimir Špicer Tenor (Dancing Master), Philharmonia Chor Wien, Johannes Kammler Bass (Sergeant of the Royal Archers), Walter Zeh Chorus Master

  • Giacomo Puccini
    Manon Lescaut: Part 2 (concert performance)

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Musician), Massimo Giordano Tenor (Renato Des Grieux), Eva-Maria Westbroek Soprano (Manon Lescaut), Liang Li (Bass) Geronte de Ravoir, Lester Lynch Baritone (Lescaut), Reinhard Dorn Bass (Innkeeper, Naval Captain), Bogdan Mihai Tenor (Edmondo), Arthur Espiritu Tenor (Lamp Lighter), Krešimir Špicer Tenor (Dancing Master), Philharmonia Chor Wien, Johannes Kammler Bass (Sergeant of the Royal Archers), Walter Zeh Chorus Master

  Simon Rattle conducts “Manon Lescaut” Go to concert

• Simon Rattle conducts “Manon Lescaut” at the Easter Festival

  

  Photo: Monika Rittershaus

  The eponymous heroine of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut shifts constantly between true love and her lust for luxury, and inspired the composer to create music full of passion and drama, ravishing melodies and seductive instrumental colours. This highlight of the second Easter Festival in Baden-Baden is conducted by Simon Rattle with Eva-Maria Westbroek in the title role in a production by Sir Richard Eyre.

  16 Apr 2014
  From the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Massimo Giordano, Eva-Maria Westbroek

  • Giacomo Puccini
    Manon Lescaut: Act 1

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Musician), Massimo Giordano Tenor (Renato Des Grieux), Eva-Maria Westbroek Soprano (Manon Lescaut), Liang Li Bass (Geronte de Ravoir), Lester Lynch Baritone (Lescaut), Reinhard Dorn Bass (Innkeeper, Naval Captain), Bogdan Mihai Tenor (Edmondo), Arthur Espiritu Tenor (Lamp Lighter), Krešimir Špicer Tenor (Dancing Master), Philharmonia Chor Wien, Johannes Kammler Bass (Sergeant of the Royal Archers), Walter Zeh Chorus Master, Sir Richard Eyre Staging

  • Giacomo Puccini
    Manon Lescaut: Act 2

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Musician), Massimo Giordano Tenor (Renato Des Grieux), Eva-Maria Westbroek Soprano (Manon Lescaut), Liang Li Bass (Geronte de Ravoir), Lester Lynch Baritone (Lescaut), Reinhard Dorn Bass (Innkeeper, Naval Captain), Bogdan Mihai Tenor (Edmondo), Arthur Espiritu Tenor (Lamp Lighter), Krešimir Špicer Tenor (Dancing Master), Philharmonia Chor Wien, Johannes Kammler Bass (Sergeant of the Royal Archers), Walter Zeh Chorus Master, Sir Richard Eyre Staging

  • Giacomo Puccini
    Manon Lescaut: Act 3

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Musician), Massimo Giordano Tenor (Renato Des Grieux), Eva-Maria Westbroek Soprano (Manon Lescaut), Liang Li Bass (Geronte de Ravoir), Lester Lynch Baritone (Lescaut), Reinhard Dorn Bass (Innkeeper, Naval Captain), Bogdan Mihai Tenor (Edmondo), Arthur Espiritu Tenor (Lamp Lighter), Krešimir Špicer Tenor (Dancing Master), Philharmonia Chor Wien, Johannes Kammler Bass (Sergeant of the Royal Archers), Walter Zeh Chorus Master, Sir Richard Eyre Staging

  • Giacomo Puccini
    Manon Lescaut: Act 4

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Musician), Massimo Giordano Tenor (Renato Des Grieux), Eva-Maria Westbroek Soprano (Manon Lescaut), Liang Li Bass (Geronte de Ravoir), Lester Lynch Baritone (Lescaut), Reinhard Dorn Bass (Innkeeper, Naval Captain), Bogdan Mihai Tenor (Edmondo), Arthur Espiritu Tenor (Lamp Lighter), Krešimir Špicer Tenor (Dancing Master), Philharmonia Chor Wien, Johannes Kammler Bass (Sergeant of the Royal Archers), Walter Zeh Chorus Master, Sir Richard Eyre Staging

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    Interview
    Live Lounge from the 2014 Baden-Baden Easter Festival

  Simon Rattle conducts “Manon Lescaut” at the Easter Festival Go to concert

• Bach’s “St John Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars

  Photo: Monika Rittershaus

  Following their acclaimed performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars also presented a staged version of the St John Passion in February 2014. The concert, which struck a balance between contemplation and dramatic power, received standing ovations and was judged by the press to be a “new Easter miracle”. Mark Padmore as the Evangelist heads a spectacular ensemble of singers.

  01 Mar 2014

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    St John Passion, BWV 245

    Camilla Tilling Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist), Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias), Roderick Williams Baritone (Jesus), Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Pilatus, Petrus), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Peter Sellars Staging

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    Interview
    Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars in conversation with Andy King-Dabbs

  Bach’s “St John Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars Go to concert

• Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars

  Bach’s St Matthew Passion in the staging by Peter Sellars is one of the landmarks of the Simon Rattle era with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this haunting version, Bach’s monumental work is not only explored from a new perspective; in a way never seen before, the Philharmonie itself proved to be a great venue for staged performances. This recording comes from the second series of performances in October 2013.

  19 Oct 2013

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Camilla Tilling, Magdalena Kožená, Mark Padmore, Topi Lehtipuu, Christian Gerhaher, Eric Owens, Boys of the Staats- und Domchor Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey, Peter Sellars

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part 1

    Camilla Tilling Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist), Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias), Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Christ), Eric Owens Baritone (Arias), Boys of the Staats- und Domchor Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin Chorus Master, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Peter Sellars Staging

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part 2

    Camilla Tilling Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist), Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias), Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Christ), Eric Owens Baritone (Arias), Boys of the Staats- und Domchor Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Peter Sellars Staging

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    Interview
    Bach’s "St. Matthew Passion": an introduction by Simon Halsey

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    Interview
    Peter Sellars in conversation with Mark Padmore

  Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars Go to concert

• European Concert from Prague with Sir Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená

  Photo: Monika Rittershaus

  On 1 May 2013, the Berliner Philharmoniker – as in 1991 and 2006 – held their traditional European concert in Prague. The venue on this occasion was the Czech capital’s famous medieval castle. Conducted by chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle, they performed Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, a work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Antonín Dvořák’s Biblical Songs with mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená in the castle’s sumptuous “Spanish Hall”.

  01 May 2013
  European Concert from Prague

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Magdalena Kožená

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

  • Antonín Dvořák
    Biblical Songs, op. 99 (excerpts)

    Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastoral Symphony”

  European Concert from Prague with Sir Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená Go to concert

• Simon Rattle conducts Mozart’s “Magic Flute”

  Mozart’s Magic Flute was the highlight of the first Easter Festival in Baden-Baden in April 2013. Following the festival, the musicians also gave a concert performance of the production in which the singers enchanted the audience with both their vocal and dramatic skills. Simon Rattle also revealed himself to be an excellent interpreter of Mozart, bringing out the whole transparency, tonal beauty and drama of the score.

  07 Apr 2013

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Dimitry Ivashchenko, Kate Royal, Michael Nagy, Pavol Breslik

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    The Magic Flute, K. 620: Act 1 (concert performance)

    Dimitry Ivashchenko Bass Baritone (Sarastro), José van Dam, Andreas Schager Tenor (1st Priest), Jonathan Lemalu Bass Baritone (2nd Priest), Ana Durlovski Soprano (The Queen of the Night), Kate Royal Sopran (Pamina), Annick Massis Sopran (1st Lady), Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (2nd Lady), Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto (3rd Lady), Regula Mühlemann Soprano (Papagena), Michael Nagy Baritone (Papageno), Pavol Breslik Tenor (Tamino), James Elliott Tenor (Monostatos), Benjamin Hulett Tenor (1st Armoured Man), David Jerusalem Bass Baritone (2nd Armoured Man), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    The Magic Flute, K 620: Act 2 (concert performance)

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    Interview
    Sir Simon Rattle on Mozart’s “Magic Flute”

  Simon Rattle conducts Mozart’s “Magic Flute” Go to concert

• Mozart’s “Magic Flute” from Baden-Baden

  With a memorable performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute, Sir Simon Rattle opened the first Easter Festival in Baden-Baden in March 2013. The Financial Times spoke of a “top-drawer cast”: “Pavol Breslik is all you could wish for in a Tamino, Michael Nagy’s Papageno is charismatic and lithe, Kate Royal gives Pamina subtle complexity as well as grace.”

  01 Apr 2013
  From the Baden-Baden Easter Festival

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Dimitry Ivashchenko, Pavol Breslik, Kate Royal, Michael Nagy

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    The Magic Flute, K. 620

    Dimitry Ivashchenko Bass Baritone (Sarastro), Pavol Breslik Tenor (Tamino), José van Dam Baritone (Speaker), Andreas Schager Tenor (1st Priest), Jonathan Lemalu Bass (2nd Priest), Ana Durlovski Soprano (The Queen of Night), Kate Royal Soprano (Pamina), Annick Massis Soprano (1st Lady), Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (2nd Lady), Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto (3rd Lady), Regula Mühlemann Soprano (Papagena), Michael Nagy Baritone (Papageno), James Elliott Tenor (Monostatos), Benjamin Hulett Tenor (1st Armoured Man), David Jerusalem Bassbariton (2nd Armoured Man), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Robert Carsen Director, Petra Reinhardt Costumes, Michael Levine Set Design, Peter van Praet and Robert Carsen Light Design

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    Interview
    Mozart's "Magic Flute": an introduction by Sir Simon Rattle

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    Interview
    Robert Carsen on his staging of »The Magic Flute«

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    Interview
    Mozart's »Magic Flute« in Baden-Baden: behind the scenes

  Mozart’s “Magic Flute” from Baden-Baden Go to concert

• “Carmen” with Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kožená and Jonas Kaufmann

  Probably no other opera contains so many “hits” as Carmen. Yet despite its popularity, there is always something new to be discovered in the work – which is also the case in this 2012 performance from the Philharmonie. Here, Simon Rattle presents Carmen not as an overblown grand opera, but brings out the many nuances of the score, its lightness and refinement. The main roles are sung by Magdalena Kožená and Jonas Kaufmann.

  21 Apr 2012

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Magdalena Kožená, Jonas Kaufmann

  • Georges Bizet
    Carmen, reconstruction of the original version by Fritz Oeser (concert performance)

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Carmen), Jonas Kaufmann Tenor (Don José), Genia Kühmeier Soprano (Micaëla), Kostas Smoriginas Baritone (Escamillo), Christian van Horn Bass Bariton (Zuniga), Andrè Schuen Bass-Baritone (Moralès), Christina Landshamer Soprano (Frasquita), Rachel Frenkel Mezzo-Soprano (Mercédès), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt Tenor (Remendado), Simone del Salvio Bariton (Dancaïro), Children’s choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Vinzenz Weissenburger Chorus Master, Eberhard Friedrich Chorus Master

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    Interview
    “Carmen” at the Berlin Philharmonie

  “Carmen” with Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kožená and Jonas Kaufmann Go to concert

• Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená with songs by Dvořák and Mahler

  Delicate melancholy characterises this concert with Simon Rattle. Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená sings songs by Dvořák and Mahler which find the greatest intensity of expression through concentration and restraint. The same applies to Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, which combines mourning with Baroque grace. A similar approach but with a more voluminous sound is to be found in Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony with its intense world-weariness.

  27 Jan 2012

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Magdalena Kožená, Olaf Maninger

  • Maurice Ravel
    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Klaus Wallendorf Presentation

  • Antonín Dvořák
    Biblical Songs, op. 99

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

  • Gustav Mahler
    Rückert-Lieder

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

  • Franz Schubert
    Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”

  • Luciano Berio
    Ritorno degli snovidenia for cello and 30 instruments

    Olaf Maninger Violoncello, Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker

  • Maurice Ravel
    Shéhérazade, song cycle after Tristan Klingsor

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

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    Interview
    Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle in conversation and in rehearsal

  Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená with songs by Dvořák and Mahler Go to concert

• “Late Night” concert with Sir Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kožená and Olaf Ott

  With this concert from 2011, Simon Rattle launched the Philharmoniker’s Late Night series. A nocturnal mood is created in particular by de Falla’s Impressionist vocal scene Psyché and Dallapiccola’s Piccola musica notturna – whose title means nothing other than “Little Night Music”. The two works by Luciano Berio, in contrast, the Sequenza V for solo trombone with Olaf Ott and the Folk Songs with Magdalena Kožená, are colourful and lively.

  29 Oct 2011
  Late Night at the Philharmonie

  Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Magdalena Kožená, Olaf Ott

  • Manuel de Falla
    Psyché for mezzo-soprano, flute, harp, violin, viola and cello

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

  • Luigi Dallapiccola
    Piccola musica notturna

  • Luciano Berio
    Sequenza V for trombone

    Olaf Ott Trombone

  • Luciano Berio
    Folk Songs for mezzo-soprano and seven instruments

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano

  “Late Night” concert with Sir Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kožená and Olaf Ott Go to concert

• Sir Simon Rattle and the Orchestra Academy perform Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde”

  The Orchestra Academy is the Berliner Philharmoniker’s breeding ground for talent. In January 2011, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle, together with the young musicians, performed Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in an arrangement for chamber orchestra which movingly highlights the intimate, human expression of the work. The concert opened with Hans Werner Henze’s Second Violin Concerto.

  30 Jan 2011

  Guy Braunstein, Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Staples

  • Hans Werner Henze
    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2

    Guy Braunstein Violin, Wolfram Teßmer Baritone

  • Gustav Mahler
    Das Lied von der Erde

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Andrew Staples Tenor

  Sir Simon Rattle and the Orchestra Academy perform Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” Go to concert

• Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2

  In 1973, a student at the London Academy of Music persuaded his fellow students to perform Mahler’s Second Symphony under his direction. The acclaimed concert drew attention to the young conductor for the first time: Simon Rattle. In this recording from 2010, Rattle performs the work with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The programme also includes Schoenberg’s harrowing melodrama A Survivor from Warsaw.

  30 Oct 2010

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kate Royal, Magdalena Kožená

  • Arnold Schoenberg
    A Survivor from Warsaw, op. 46

    Hanns Zischler Speaker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

  • Gustav Mahler
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”

    Kate Royal Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

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    Interview
    Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony: an introduction by Simon Halsey

  Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Go to concert

• Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars

  Sir Sir Simon Rattle left no doubt: For him the performance of the St. Matthew Passion, which he realised with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Rundfunkchor Berlin in early 2010, was “the most important thing we’ve ever done here”. Critics around the world agreed with him and praised both the semi-staged production by the American star director Peter Sellars and the outstanding musical performances.

  11 Apr 2010

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part 1

    Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist), Christian Gerhaher Bass (Jesus), Camilla Tilling Soprano, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Musician), Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias), Thomas Quasthoff Baritone (Arias), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Boys of the Staats- und Domchor Berlin, Kai-Uwe Jirka Chorus Master, Peter Sellars Staging

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part 2

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    Interview
    Peter Sellars in conversation with Simon Halsey

  Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars Go to concert

• A magical Ravel concert with Simon Rattle

  This Ravel concert from September 2008 takes listeners through fantastic magical realms. Sir Simon Rattle first conducts the ballet music Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose), a collection of delicate fairy tale scenes. The second part of the concert features the charming children’s opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Spells), interpreted by an outstanding ensemble of soloists, with Magdalena Kožená in the leading role.

  27 Sep 2008

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  • Maurice Ravel
    Ma Mère l’Oye, ballet

  • Maurice Ravel
    L’Enfant et les sortilèges, opera in one act

    Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Annick Massis Soprano, Mojca Erdmann Soprano, Sophie Koch Mezzo-Soprano, Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt Tenor, François Le Roux Baritone, José van Dam Bariton, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master

  A magical Ravel concert with Simon Rattle Go to concert

• Simon Rattle conducts Mozart and Strauss at the 2006 New Year’s Eve Concert

  A musical double portrait of Mozart and Richard Strauss enhanced the 2006 New Year’s Eve Concert conducted by Simon Rattle. There were fascinating connections: with Strauss’s interpretation of the Don Juan story, a subject which was also known to inspire Mozart, and music from the Rosenkavalier, Strauss’s homage to 18th century Vienna. The soloists were Camilla Nylund, Magdalena Kožená, Laura Aikin and – in Mozart’s D minor piano concerto – Mitsuko Uchida.

  31 Dec 2006
  New Year’s Eve Concert

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Mitsuko Uchida, Camilla Nylund, Magdalena Kožená, Laura Aikin

  • Richard Strauss
    Don Juan, op. 20

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, K. 466

    Mitsuko Uchida piano

  • Richard Strauss
    Der Rosenkavalier: Trio and Finale

    Camilla Nylund soprano, Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano, Laura Aikin soprano

  • Johann Strauss (Sohn)
    Eljen a Magyar!, op. 332

  • Antonín Dvořák
    Slavonic Dance in G minor, op. 46 no. 8

  Simon Rattle conducts Mozart and Strauss at the 2006 New Year’s Eve Concert Go to concert

• Sir Simon Rattle conducts a Mozart Gala at the 2005 New Year’s Eve Concert

  On New Year’s Eve 2005, the Berliner Philharmoniker anticipated the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth with an exhilarating and sparkling Mozart programme. Under the direction of Simon Rattle, it included highlights from Le nozze di Figaro, the Prague Symphony and the Piano Concerto No. 9. In addition to a team of internationally acclaimed vocal soloists, the guests included the American star pianist Emanuel Ax.

  31 Dec 2005
  New Year’s Eve Concert

  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Sir Simon Rattle

  Emanuel Ax, Christiane Oelze, Magdalena Kožená, Camilla Nylund, John Relyea, Gerald Finley

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 9 in E flat major, K. 271 “Jenamy”

    Emanuel Ax Klavier

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 “Prague”

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Finale

    Christiane Oelze Soprano (Susanna), Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-soprano (Cherubino), Camilla Nylund Soprano (Countess Almaviva), John Relyea Baritone (Figaro), Burkhard Ulrich Bass (Basilio), Gerald Finley Baritone (Count Almaviva), Gerald Finley Baritone (Count Almaviva), Konstantin Wolff

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ave verum corpus, K. 618

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