Johannes Brahms struggled for a long time with his First Symphony – only to then present a work that established him as the leading symphonist of his era. Dark, tense, yet full of intimacy, his First Symphony is considered the epitome of the late Romantic symphony.
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Kirill Petrenko
Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic will open the 2025/26 season with it. Robert Schumann's passionate and dramatic Manfred Overture kicks things off. Bernd Alois Zimmermann's oboe concerto provides a tonal counterpoint, with Albrecht Mayer, principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic, performing the solo part.
Cast
- Berlin Philharmonic
- Kirill Petrenko, Conductor
- Albrecht Mayer, Oboe
Program
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, Op. 115
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra
Albrecht Mayer, Oboe
Intermission
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Additional information
Participating artists
Albrecht Mayer
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko
Dates
August 2025
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