Water, air, light
The sun is far more than a source of light and heat: it is also a canvas onto which human longings and fears are projected. When it disappears over the horizon in the evening, existential questions arise: Will it return tomorrow? What remains of its warmth during the night? And what would a world without it look like?
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Philharmonie
Musically, the Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen explores the sound of the midnight sun. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, for his part, captures the magic of a summer’s night. As a counterpoint to the sun, water takes centre stage – in all its forms: as rain and snow, as a mirror-smooth surface, a rushing wave or a silent drop.
Tan describes the tears that Jean Sibelius brings to life with a telling image: ‘… the purest, coldest spring water, rather than sweet, colourful cocktails’.
Line-up
- Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
- John Storgårds, conductor
- Vivi Vassileva, percussion
Programme
Outi Tarkiainen
Midnight Sun Variations
Tan Dun
Tears of Nature, Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
Vivi Vassileva, percussion
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61: Overture
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Additional information
Participating artists
John Storgårds
Vivi Vassileva
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Dates
February 2027
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