With the Berliner Philharmoniker
IN-SCHRIFT with Kirill Petrenko
Das Gehege with Simone Young
Transitus III with Klaus Mäkelä
Chamber music with orchestra members
Four studies for a clarinet quintet
String Quartet No. 4 and much more.
In the Digital Concert Hall
Wolfgang Rihm in the Digital Concert Hall archive
“Music is always human, there is no music without people,” says Wolfgang Rihm. This attitude is also reflected in the subjective, direct expression of his works, which has made Wolfgang Rihm the most frequently performed contemporary German composer. In 2024/25 he will be Composer in Residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker. You can get to know his multifaceted oeuvre in chamber music evenings and orchestral concerts – for example right at the start of the season, when Kirill Petrenko conducts his famously dark sound sculpture IN-SCHRIFT.
“Music is created in response to music”: Wolfgang Rihm in conversation
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm and Anton Bruckner
Wolfgang Rihm
IN-SCHRIFT
Interval
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm and Anton Bruckner
Wolfgang Rihm
IN-SCHRIFT
Interval
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Musikfest Berlin
Chamber Music Hall
Harry Ward violin
Angelo de Leo violin
Tobias Reifland viola
Solène Kermarrec cello
Andraž Golob clarinet
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Rihm
Four Studies for a clarinet quintet
Interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Chamber Music Hall
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Leonkoro Quartet:
Jonathan Schwarz violin
Amelie Wallner violin
Mayu Konoe viola
Lukas Schwarz cello
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm, Felix Mendelssohn and Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Rihm
String Quartet No. 1, op. 2
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in E minor, op. 44 No. 2
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in A minor, op. 132
Chamber Music Hall
Philharmonic chamber music
Philharmonisches Streichquartett:
Dorian Xhoxhi violin
Helena Madoka Berg violin
Naoko Shimizu viola
Christoph Heesch cello
Amihai Grosz viola
Works by
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Wolfgang Rihm and Anton Bruckner
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
String Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, op. 26
Wolfgang Rihm
Grave for string quartet
Interval
Anton Bruckner
String Quintet in F major
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Simone Young conductor
Vida Miknevičiūtė soprano
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm and Anton Bruckner
Wolfgang Rihm
Das Gehege. A nocturnal scene for soprano and orchestra
Vida Miknevičiūtė soprano
Interval
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 2 in C minor (1st version from 1872)
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Simone Young conductor
Vida Miknevičiūtė soprano
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm and Anton Bruckner
Wolfgang Rihm
Das Gehege. A nocturnal scene for soprano and orchestra
Vida Miknevičiūtė soprano
Interval
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 2 in C minor (1st version from 1872)
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Simone Young conductor
Vida Miknevičiūtė soprano
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm and Anton Bruckner
Wolfgang Rihm
Das Gehege. A nocturnal scene for soprano and orchestra
Vida Miknevičiūtė soprano
Interval
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 2 in C minor (1st version from 1872)
Chamber Music Hall
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Piano recital
Alexander Lonquich piano
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Robert Schumann and Anton Bruckner
Wolfgang Rihm
Klavierstück No. 5
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Piano Sonata in E minor, Wq 91 No. 1
Robert Schumann
8 Novelettes, op. 21: No. 1 in F major
Robert Schumann
8 Novelettes, op. 21: No. 2 in D major
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Piano Sonata in C major, Wq 65 No. 47
Robert Schumann
8 Novelettes, op. 21: No. 3 in B minor
Robert Schumann
8 Novelettes, op. 21: No. 4 in D major
Interval
Wolfgang Rihm
Wortlos I
Robert Schumann
8 Novelettes, op. 21: No. 5 in D major
Robert Schumann
8 Novelettes, op. 21: No. 6 in A major
Robert Schumann
8 Novelettes, op. 21: No. 7 in E major
Wolfgang Rihm
Wortlos II
Anton Bruckner
Erinnerung
Robert Schumann
8 Novelettes, op. 21: No. 8 in F sharp minor
Chamber Music Hall
Philharmonic Octet Berlin:
Daishin Kashimoto violin
Romano Tommasini violin
Amihai Grosz viola
Christoph Igelbrink cello
Esko Laine double bass
Wenzel Fuchs clarinet
Stefan Schweigert bassoon
Stefan Dohr french horn
Works by
Franz Schubert, Wolfgang Rihm and Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Moments musicaux (arr. for octet by Hans Abrahamsen)
Wolfgang Rihm
Sextett for clarinet, horn and string quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet in E flat major, op. 20
Chamber Music Hall
Jelka Weber flute
Dominik Wollenweber oboe
Andraž Golob clarinet
Stefan Schweigert bassoon
Johannes Lamotke french horn
Kit Armstrong piano
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Rihm, Hans Werner Henze and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon in E flat major, op. 16
Jelka Weber flute, Kit Armstrong piano
Wolfgang Rihm
Wind Quintet
Jelka Weber flute
Interval
Hans Werner Henze
WInd Quintet
Jelka Weber flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon in E flat major, K. 452
Kit Armstrong piano
Chamber Music Hall
Simon Roturier violin
Marlene Ito violin
Ignacy Miecznikowski viola
Bruno Delepelaire cello
Emmanuel Pahud flute
Wenzel Fuchs clarinet
Marie-Pierre Langlamet harp
Works by
Jean Cras, Bruno Delepelaire, Lili Boulanger, Wolfgang Rihm and Claude Debussy
Jean Cras
Quintet for flute, harp and string trio
Bruno Delepelaire
rêverie française for flute and harp
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne for flute and harp
Wolfgang Rihm
En plein air for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet
Interval
Claude Debussy
String Quartet in G minor
Claude Debussy
Rhapsody for clarinet (arr. for septet by Sylvain Blassel)
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm and Richard Strauss
Wolfgang Rihm
Transitus III
Interval
Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), op. 64
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm and Richard Strauss
Wolfgang Rihm
Transitus III
Interval
Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), op. 64
Chamber Music Hall
Simon Roturier violin
Angelo de Leo violin
Micha Afkham viola
Solène Kermarrec cello
Works by
Robert Schumann and Wolfgang Rihm
Robert Schumann
String Quartet in A minor, op. 41 No. 1
Wolfgang Rihm
String Quartet No. 4
Interval
Robert Schumann
String Quartet in A major, op. 41 No. 3