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Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker bring 2026 to a close with wit and irony. The programme is framed by the overtures to Otto Nicolai’s Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor and Johann Strauss’s Der Zigeunerbaron. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano and Trumpet offers a brilliant parody of the concerto genre, with Alexander Malofeev – making his Philharmoniker debut – and principal trumpet David Guerrier as soloists. Sergei Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony is an affectionate play on the traditions of Viennese style, while Richard Strauss’s tone poem Till Eulenspiegel portrays its eponymous hero with a knowing wink and a taste for the grotesque.
Artists
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Alexander Malofeev piano
David Guerrier trumpet
Programme
Otto Nicolai
The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich
Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor, op. 35
Alexander Malofeev piano, David Guerrier trumpet
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Symphonie classique”
Interval (no interval on 31 Dec)
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks), op. 28
Johann Strauß jr.
The Gypsy Baron: Overture
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Duration ca. 2 hours and 30 minutes (incl. 20 minutes interval)
Dates and tickets
Main Auditorium
66 to 233 €
Introduction
19:15
Main Auditorium
66 to 233 €
Introduction
19:15
Main Auditorium
113 to 340 €
Introduction
16:45
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