Beethoven Year 2020: The nine symphonies with Kirill Petrenko and others
Kirill Petrenko, chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, has already presented impressive renditions of Beethoven’s music with performances of his Seventh and Ninth Symphonies. We are taking the composer’s jubilee – 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of his birth – as the occasion for a playlist with all nine symphonies. In addition to Kirill Petrenko and his two predecessors, it includes conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christian Thielemann and Paavo Järvi, who have influenced Beethoven interpretation in a variety of ways in recent decades.
Our recommendations
- A soprano’s perspective: Anna Prohaska’s favourites
- Our double bass player’s perspective: Matthew McDonald’s favourites
- Symphonic dances: Waltzes in Philharmoniker concerts
- Tchaikovsky in his works
- 15 years of the Digital Concert Hall: Highlights from members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
- Light music and favourite works with the Berliner Philharmoniker