New Year’s Eve Gala Concerts with CONCERTO BRANDENBURG on period instruments

At the heart of this year’s New Year’s Eve Gala Concert by Concerto Brandenburg, conducted by Christian-Friedrich Dallmann, are two works for tenor and orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed eight years apart – the mischievous concert aria in C major ‘Con ossequio, con rispetto’ and the recitative and aria ‘Misero! O sogno!’. The outstanding tenor Johannes Gaubitz will perform these arias with virtuosity and great expressiveness.

The Mozart arias will be framed by two special symphonic works. The programme opens with Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 31 in D major. Haydn composed this in 1765 whilst serving as deputy Kapellmeister, still at the very beginning of his employment at the court of the Princes of Esterházy. Noteworthy is the instrumentation, which features four horns instead of the usual two. This earned the work the nickname ‘With the Horn Signal’.

The concert concludes with another work by Mozart: Symphony K. 183, known as the ‘Little G minor’. This symphony, brimming with dramatic contrasts, expressive musical language and impetuous energy, was composed in Salzburg in 1773 by Mozart, who was just 17 years old at the time. The work is often interpreted as the most striking example of Mozart’s engagement with the musical aesthetics of the Sturm und Drang movement.

Concerto Brandenburg’s New Year’s Eve gala concert thus combines festive splendour with musical drama and virtuoso vocal artistry – offering an atmospheric start to the new year.

Tickets

36.00 EUR flat rate for all seats / free choice of seating

Advance sales at all theatre box offices (plus booking fees)

Advance sales: full-price and concessionary tickets at 26,- EUR via AURIS Musik Management

Online booking form

Tel. 030 / 61 28 04 61, email: karten@auris-berlin.de

Organiser: Kulturring in Berlin e. V. / Concerto Brandenburg

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Soloist

The tenor Johannes Gaubitz began his singing career at the age of eight with the Windsbach Boys’ Choir. He went on to study singing at the University of Music in Freiburg im Breisgau under Prof. Dorothea Wirtz, before graduating with distinction from the Lübeck University of Music as a private student of Prof. Matthias Goerne.

Since then, Johannes Gaubitz has been active primarily as a freelance concert singer. He collaborates regularly with many renowned early music ensembles throughout Europe. Alongside his concert work, he has a particular interest in the art song.

Orchestra

Concerto Brandenburg was founded in Berlin in 1998. Its repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the Romantic period. Particular attention is paid to pre-Classical and Viennese Classical music, as well as to the works of Baroque composers of the Berlin School, whose revival the ensemble has played a leading role in promoting.

Concerto Brandenburg performs with historical awareness and technical virtuosity. This enables a vibrant musical experience for both connoisseurs and those new to the genre. The sonic experiences are compelling – they inspire both musicians and listeners alike.

Concerto Brandenburg is characterised by its varied line-ups, tailored to the repertoire. The ensemble’s performances range from a quartet through a wide variety of chamber music and Baroque ensembles (with a colourful basso continuo section) to a large Romantic orchestra.

Concerto Brandenburg has also been an internationally sought-after ensemble for opera, oratorio and mass for many years, as demonstrated most recently in 2024 at the Easter Festival and the Chamber Opera at Rheinsberg Castle (Iphigenia in Aulis by C. W. Gluck, directed by Georg Quander) or in L. v. Beethoven’s Missa solemnis at the Berlin Philharmonie.

Concerto Brandenburg collaborates with many renowned performers such as Christine Schornsheim, Ludger Remy, Alexander Bader, Doerthe Maria Sandmann and Vivica Genaux. Guest conductors include Christian-Friedrich Dallmann, Werner Erhardt, Thomas Hennig, Vinzenz Weißenburger, Jörg-Peter Weigle and Christoph Stöcker.

The CD recording ‘Preußischer Barock’ (Prussian Baroque), featuring works by Frederick II, J. J. Quantz, Christoph Schaffrath, C. H. Graun and C. P. E. Bach, has attracted considerable attention.