Zubin Mehta and Yefim Bronfman have been artistic companions for many years – Mehta was on the podium when Bronfman made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 1983. During this programme, we will hear the two musicians in Béla Bartók’s highly...
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Festival »Music and Healing« – Konzert 1 Harrison Birtwistle Panic, Dithyrambe für Altsaxofon, Jazzschlagzeug, Blechbläser und Perkussion Robin Ticciati Dirigent , Asya Fateyeva Altsaxofon John Dowland Lachrimae or Seaven Teares: Semper Dowland semper...
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Karl Jenkins »Stravaganza«, Konzert für Saxofon und Orchester − Auftragswerk des Deutschen Symphonie-Orchesters Berlin (Deutsche Erstaufführung) Jess Gillam Saxofon Dmitri Schostakowitsch Symphonie Nr. 7 C-Dur op. 60 »Leningrad«
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In this family concert, chief conductor Kirill Petrenko presents a forbidden love that ends in hell: the beautiful Francesca is killed by her jealous husband because she has fallen in love with his brother Paolo. Now she and her lover atone for their...
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György Ligeti’s »Lontano«, which was completed in 1967, is a sophisticated soundscape that starts from a single tone and gradually fills an enormous space. Highly differentiated perceptions and effects of sound also play a decisive role in Witold Lutosławski’s...
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Claude Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Francis Poulenc Concert champêtre für Cembalo und Orchester Jean Rondeau Cembalo Camille Saint-Saëns Symphonie Nr. 3 c-Moll op. 78 »Orgelsymphonie« Thomas Ospital Orgel
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Olivier Messiaen’s monumental Turangalîla-symphonie is a paean to joy and love in all their facets. Inspired by the Tristan legend, it is an opulent work full of sensuousness, ecstasy and spirituality. Messiaen creates his magical soundscapes with an...
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György Ligeti was one of the musical beacons of the post-war avant-garde. Curious, adventurous, often humorous, he explored new, unexpected worlds. To open the Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding, standing in for Kirill Petrenko, conducts...
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The question of how faith and religion affect human identity is at the heart of our Philharmonic Discourse. The participants in the discussion are Seyran Ateş, a lawyer who fights for the rights of Muslim women and an imam who campaigns for a liberal...
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In our family subscription, children from the age of six and their music-loving parents, grandparents or relatives can experience the inexhaustible wealth of classical music in four hosted concerts. From masterpieces to unusual sounds, fantastic insights...
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Kirill Petrenko continues to demonstrate his commitment to the Classical and Romantic core repertoire of the Berliner Philharmoniker with Robert Schumann’s Fourth Symphony: a resounding work with a fascinatingly ambiguous mood. Thoughtfulness is combined...
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George Crumb Black Angels: God-music (Solo: Aria accompagnata) Benjamin Britten Sinfonia da Requiem op. 20 Edward Elgar Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester e-Moll op. 85 Sol Gabetta Violoncello Charles Ives Symphonie Nr. 2
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Ludwig van Beethoven Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur op. 61 Josef Špaček Violine Richard Strauss Elektra, Suite zusammengestellt von Manfred Honeck und Tomáš Ille
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The perfect interplay of music and architecture: in György Ligeti’s choral work Lux aeterna, a soft, sensual sound emerges as if from nowhere, creating a mystical, floating maelstrom. It fits perfectly with the mystical atmosphere created by the bluish...
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