16 concert with Magdalena KožEná
“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 2017Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleMagdalena Kožená
Maurice Ravel
Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé for voice and chamber ensembleMagdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano
Luciano Berio
Sequenza III for female voiceMagdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano
Luciano Berio
Laborintus II for voices, instruments and tape
“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 2015Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleMagdalena Kožená, Christian Gerhaher, Bernarda Fink, Franz-Josef Selig, Gerald Finley, Elias Mädler, Peter Sellars
Claude Debussy
Pelléas et Mélisande (semi-staged performance)Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (Mélisande), Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Pelléas), Bernarda Fink Contralto (Geneviève), 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
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 2015Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleRundfunkchor Berlin, Magdalena Kožená, Kate Royal
Helmut Lachenmann
Tableau for orchestraGustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”Rundfunkchor Berlin, Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano, Simon Halsey Chorus Master, Kate Royal Soprano
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 2014Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleMassimo 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” 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 FestspielhausBerliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleMassimo Giordano, Eva-Maria Westbroek
Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lescaut: Act 1Magdalena 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 2Magdalena 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 3Magdalena 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 4Magdalena 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
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 2014Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleJohann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion, BWV 245Camilla 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
- free
Interview
Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars in conversation with Andy King-Dabbs
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 2013Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleCamilla 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 1Camilla 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 2Camilla 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
- free
Interview
Introduction by Simon Halsey - free
Interview
Peter Sellars in conversation with Mark Padmore
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 2013Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleDimitry Ivashchenko, Kate Royal, Michael Nagy, Pavol Breslik
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute, K. 620: Act 1 (concert performance)Dimitry Ivashchenko Baritone (Papageno), José van Dam, Andreas Schager, Jonathan Lemalu Bass Baritone (2nd Priest), Ana Durlovski Tenor (Monostatos), Kate Royal (5.4.) Tenor (Tamino), Annick Massis Sopran (1st Lady), Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano (2nd Lady), Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto (3rd Lady), Regula Mühlemann Bass Baritone (2nd Armoured Man), Michael Nagy Soprano (The Queen of the Night), Pavol Breslik Tenor (Tamino), James Elliott Soprano (Papagena), Benjamin Hulett (5.4.) Tenor (Tamino), David Jerusalem Tenor (1st Armoured Man), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey Chorus Master
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute, K 620: Act 2 (concert performance)- free
Interview
Sir Simon Rattle on Mozart’s “Magic Flute”
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 FestivalBerliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleDimitry Ivashchenko, Pavol Breslik, Kate Royal, Michael Nagy
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute, K. 620Dimitry 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
- free
Interview
Introduction by Sir Simon Rattle - free
Interview
Robert Carsen on the staging of The Magic Flute - free
Interview
Behind the scenes
“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 2012Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleMagdalena 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
Carmen (video with English and German subtitles)
- free
Interview
“Carmen” at the Berlin Philharmonie
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 2012Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleMagdalena Kožená, Olaf Maninger
Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de CouperinKlaus Wallendorf Presentation
Antonín Dvořák
Biblical Songs, op. 99Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano
Gustav Mahler
Rückert-LiederMagdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”Luciano Berio
Ritorno degli snovidenia for cello and 30 instrumentsOlaf Maninger Violoncello, Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Maurice Ravel
Shéhérazade, song cycle after Tristan KlingsorMagdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano
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Interview
Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle in conversation and in rehearsal
“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 PhilharmonieMembers of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleMagdalena Kožená, Olaf Ott
Manuel de Falla
Psyché for mezzo-soprano, flute, harp, violin, viola and celloMagdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano
Luigi Dallapiccola
Piccola musica notturnaLuciano Berio
Sequenza V for tromboneOlaf Ott Trombone
Luciano Berio
Folk Songs for mezzo-soprano and seven instrumentsMagdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano
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 2010Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleRundfunkchor Berlin, Kate Royal, Magdalena Kožená
Arnold Schoenberg
A Survivor from Warsaw, op. 46Hanns 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
An introduction by Simon Halsey
Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars
The critics’ reviews of this St Matthew Passion in the Philharmonie were full of superlatives. The radio station RBB Kultur considered it to be “a moment of glory for Rattle! And one of the best evenings with the Philharmoniker for years.« Media praise didn’t stop at the Berliner Philharmoniker and their principal conductor but extended to what is called the “ritualization” by American star director Peter Sellars.
11 Apr 2010Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleJohann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part 1Mark 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
Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part 2- free
Interview
Peter Sellars in conversation with Simon Halsey
Ravel: L’Enfant et les ... / Rattle
Discover Ravel’s most charming side! Sir Simon Rattle conducts the magical children’s opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges with a top-class ensemble of singers and the ballet music Ma Mère l’Oye.
27 Sep 2008Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleMaurice Ravel
Ma Mère l’Oye, balletMaurice Ravel
L’Enfant et les sortilèges, opera in one actMagdalena 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
Sir Simon Rattle conducts a Mozart Gala at the 2005 New Year’s Eve Concert
The 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth fell on 27 January 2006. In order to pre-empt the occasion Sir Simon Rattle had prepared an all-Mozart programme for the New Year’s Eve Concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker on 31 December 2005. He and his orchestra were aided and abetted by a team of internationally acclaimed vocal soloists and by the American star pianist Emanuel Ax.
31 Dec 2005
New Year’s Eve ConcertBerliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleEmanuel Ax, Christiane Oelze, Magdalena Kožená, Camilla Nylund, John Relyea, Gerald Finley
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: OvertureWolfgang 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: FinaleChristiane 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
