Karajan-Akademie: presentation of the Claudio Abbado Composition Prize

A man in a dark coat and white shirt stands on a rooftop with industrial structures and a stack of camouflage-covered objects in the background. He has his hands in his pockets and looks ahead.
Picture: Studio Olaf Heine
A symphony orchestra performs on stage in a modern concert hall filled with an audience. The hall features unique ceiling panels and dramatic lighting above the musicians.
Picture: Stephan Rabold

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    This season, the Karajan-Akademie once again awards the Claudio Abbado Composition Prize to an outstanding young composer. The prize includes the commission of a new work for the Academy, premiered in this concert. The programme also features Arnold Schoenberg’s expressionist Verklärte Nacht and Mozart’s impassioned Symphony No. 40. Visual artist Norbert Bisky joins the musicians live on stage, creating a new work in response to Schoenberg’s music as the performance unfolds.


    Artists

    Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker
    Norbert Bisky visual artist


    Programme

    Arnold Schoenberg
    Transfigured Night, op. 4 (version for string orchestra)

    Interval

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

    as well as a new work by the recipient of the Claudio Abbado Composition Prize


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    Duration ca. 2 hours (incl. 20 minutes interval)


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    Chamber Music Hall

    12 to 32 €

    Series KA: Karajan Academy

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