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Berliner Symphoniker, David Reiland

A concert could hardly be more Christmassy: festive sounds, jingling sleighs, and musical Christmas wishes make the anticipation of the holidays audible.



The focus is on Erich Wolfgang Korngold's enchanting ballet The Snowman, in which Colombine and Pierrot escape from the clutches of their Uncle Pantaloon with the help of a magical snowman – vividly narrated by a narrator.


The festive finale is Otto Nicolai's atmospheric Christmas overture with imaginative variations on the chorale "Vom Himmel hoch."


Cast

  • Berlin Symphony Orchestra
  • David Reiland, Conductor

Program

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
The Snowman, a pantomime in two scenes (orchestrated by Alexander Zemlinsky)


Otto Nicolai
Christmas Overture on the chorale "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her" for choir and orchestra


Leroy Anderson
A Christmas Festival


Frederick Delius
Sleigh Ride (Winter Night)


Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Christmas Overture

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Additional information
Participating artists
Berliner Symphoniker
David Reiland
Dates
December 2025
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