Symphony Concert: Afkham & Say
Volcanic belts, solar eclipses, or birth: With the deliberately ambiguous title *The Ring of Fire and Love*, Outi Tarkiainen explores existential moments between creation and destruction.
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Berliner Philharmonie
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony, shaped by the horrors of World War II and Stalinist terror, is among his darkest works and was banned for a time.
Rhythmic energy also characterizes Fazıl Say’s Third Piano Concerto—a virtuosic homage to the sonorous landscape of Anatolia.
Cast
- David Afkham, conductor
- Fazıl Say, piano
- Carolin Emcke, narrator
- German Symphony Orchestra Berlin
Program
Speech by Carolin Emcke
Outi Tarkiainen
“The Ring of Fire and Love”
Fazıl Say
Piano Concerto No. 3 “Silence of Anatolia”
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 8 in C minor
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Dates
January 2027
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