Isabelle Faust violin
Anne Katharina Schreiber violin
Antoine Tamestit viola
Danusha Waskiewicz viola
Jean-Guihen Queyras cello
Christian Poltéra cello
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Sir George Benjamin conductor
Susanna Andersson soprano
Krisztina Szabó contralto
Composer in Residence
Arnold Schoenberg
Verklärte Nacht for string sextet, op. 4
Isabelle Faust violin, Anne Katharina Schreiber violin, Antoine Tamestit viola, Danusha Waskiewicz viola, Jean-Guihen Queyras cello, Christian Poltéra cello
Sir George Benjamin
Into the Little Hill, A lyric tale in two parts
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Sir George Benjamin conductor, Susanna Andersson soprano, Krisztina Szabó contralto
This concert is part of a residency dedicated to composer and conductor George Benjamin. A Berliner Festspiele/Musikfest Berlin event in cooperation with the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. With the support of the Aventis Foundation