Although Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 from 1879 is overshadowed by his No. 1, its lyrical and dramatic passages both display extraordinary qualities. Respighi’s »Symphonic Poems« from the 1910s and 1920s, which take up the motifs of Rome’s pine trees and…
Hear the students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie perform live at the Pierre Boulez Saal. As part of their curriculum, the young musicians present concerts of approximately one hour to introduce themselves to their audiences.
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Berlin Dynamic Singers
Truly old yet very much alive: In this series, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, together with soloists and the Berlin Dynamic Singers, shows how rousing music of the 18th and early 19th centuries can sound in works by Graun, Bach, Gluck, Handel, Telemann…
The early 20th century was not only influenced by avant-garde concepts but was also characterized by an unbridled passion for intoxicating sounds. Alan Gilbert, chief conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, demonstrates that in this programme. We can…
Although Claude Debussy and César Franck each wrote only a single violin sonata, both works are among the most important contributions to the genre in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Following appearances with her quartet and in a solo recital earlier in…
With his tour André Rieu will pay another visit to the Mercedes-Benz Arena on January 13, 2022. With "The Great Tour of Germany" André Rieu will pay another visit to the Mercedes-Benz Arena on January 13, 2022.
Over the course of almost half a century, the Arditti Quartet has helped expand the string quartet repertoire in unprecedented ways. Always in close collaboration with the leading composers of the day, the four musicians also keep adding new voices to the mix…
For Artist in Residence Tabea Zimmermann, chamber music is a matter of the heart. At this concert the violist joins forces with cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Belcea Quartet to present Johannes Brahms’s two string sextets. They are marvellous, sensitive…
Jörg Widmann’s »Babylon« deals with the boundaries of language, and indeed of linguistic confusion. The composer places the multicultural society of the pre-ancient, culturally advanced metropolis of Babylon at the centre of his opera. It is not only the…
Barocksommer Open Air Jagdschloss Grunewald - Serenade unter Sternen
In the magic of the soft evening light, the Berlin Residence Orchestra takes you musically into an era whose compositions were characterized by a nature-loving spirit. Nightly festivities by candlelight were also part of courtly life. The Berlin Residence…
Karajan Academy: Learning from the pros The Karajan Academy of the
Berliner Philharmoniker goes back to an initiative of Herbert von
Karajan, who in the early 1970s had the idea to organize the training of
young orchestras of the Berliner Philharmoniker…
Karajan Academy: Learning from the pros The Karajan Academy of the
Berliner Philharmoniker goes back to an initiative of Herbert von
Karajan, who in the early 1970s had the idea to organize the training of
young orchestras of the Berliner Philharmoniker…
