Erik Satie: Socrate

This time, the focus is on an even broader spectrum of Brâncuși’s friendships. The program centers on “Socrate,” a rarely performed work by Erik Satie. The libretto is based on Platonic dialogues, which were of great significance to both artists. A few years after the work’s premiere, Brâncuși even created a sculpture titled “Socrate” (1922), which is now housed at MoMA in New York City.

Program:

• Erik Satie – Gnossiennes Nos. 1 and 3 for solo piano
• Marcel Mihalovici – Pastorales, Op. 62, for solo piano
• Darius Milhaud – Duo concertant, Op. 351, for clarinet and piano
• Darius Milhaud – Suite d'après Corrette, Op. 161b
• Erik Satie – Socrate (“Symphonic Drama”) for mezzo-soprano and ensemble

Cast:

• Wioletta Hebrowska – mezzo-soprano
• Cristian Niculescu – piano
• Sabine Kaselow – oboe
• Joachim Striepens – clarinet
• Stefan Siebert – bassoon
• Conductor: Josef Ion Prummer

Wednesday, June 24, 2026,

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.,

Concert begins at 6:20 p.m.

Free admission, limited seating, no registration required

The evening was organized in collaboration with Constantin Silvestri e.V., Berlin. The association’s goal is to preserve and promote the artistic legacy of the renowned conductor Constantin Silvestri and to strengthen cultural ties between Romania and Germany.

The “Brâncuși in Context” series is supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute, represented by its Berlin branch, the “Titu Maiorescu” Romanian Cultural Institute in Berlin.

The concert is part of the Brancusi exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz. It was realized in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou and made possible by the Friends of the Nationalgalerie.