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Acclaimed for his distinctive and imaginative interpretations, Víkingur Ólafsson joins the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko at short notice, stepping in for the indisposed Daniil Trifonov as soloist in Johannes Brahms’s First Piano Concerto. Written when Brahms was still in his twenties, the concerto combines symphonic scale and power with moments of intimate dialogue between piano and orchestra. The concert’s second half features Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra. Opening with a hymn-like sunrise, the work traces the philosopher Zarathustra’s journey to humanity: dramatic, mystical and splendorous in sound.
Artists
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson piano (replacing Daniil Trifonov)
Programme
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Víkingur Ólafsson piano (replacing Daniil Trifonov)
Interval
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus spoke Zarathustra), op. 30
Additional information
Duration ca. 2 hours (incl. 20 minutes interval)
Dates and tickets
Main Auditorium
50 to 161 €
Introduction
19:15
with Dr. Kerstin Schüssler-Bach
Series F: Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker
Main Auditorium
50 to 161 €
Series K: Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker
Main Auditorium
50 to 161 €
Series N: Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker
Background
Richard Strauss’ “Also sprach Zarathustra”
Five questions about the famous work
We all know them: the first five notes of Richard Strauss’ tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra. Loosely based on the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s novel of the same name published fifteen years earlier, the work is now one of the best known in the classical repertoire, not least thanks to its almost excessive use in film and television. But who was Zarathustra? Why has the work achieved such cult status? And what is the connection between it and the Berliner Philharmoniker? We have compiled answers to five such questions for you.
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