Date
24.08. – 18.09.2024
Organiser
Berliner Festspiele
Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker
Bruckner · Rihm / Kirill Petrenko
Mazzoli · Eötvös · Ives / Jonathan Nott
Prokofiev · Schoenberg / Lahav Shani
While the “Americas” define the face of popular music from bossa nova to jazz and hip-hop, in art music this part of the world often still seems like terra incognita. In 2024, the Musikfest Berlin – organised by the Berliner Festspiele in collaboration with the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation – will therefore be dedicated to the double continent: Amériques is the title of the edition, after the powerful orchestral piece by Edgar Varèse. International guest orchestras, the Berliner Philharmoniker and other Berlin-based orchestras present a festival programme that juxtaposes an American focus with a diverse panorama of European music, from Renaissance works to contemporary composers.
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Jonathan Nott conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano
Gregor A. Mayrhofer Co-conductor
Ernst Senff Chor Berlin
Steffen Schubert chorus master
Works by
Missy Mazzoli, Peter Eötvös and Charles Ives
Missy Mazzoli
Orpheus Undone
Peter Eötvös
Cziffra Psodia for piano and orchestra (German Premiere)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano
Interval
Charles Ives
Symphony No. 4
Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano, Gregor A. Mayrhofer Co-conductor, Ernst Senff Chor Berlin, Steffen Schubert chorus master
Musikfest Berlin
Chamber Music Hall
Ensemble Resonanz
Peter Rundel conductor
Riccardo Minasi conductor
GrauSchumacher Piano Duo:
Andreas Grau piano
Götz Schumacher piano
Johannes Fischer drums
Works by
Isabel Mundry and Ludwig van Beethoven
Isabel Mundry
Signaturen for two pianos, percussion and two string groups
GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, Peter Rundel conductor, Johannes Fischer drums
Interval
Isabel Mundry
Depuis le jour (mit Blick auf Sweelinck) for strings and two percussionists
Peter Rundel conductor
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Riccardo Minasi conductor
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Christina Bock mezzo-soprano
Works by
Johannes Brahms, Arnold Schoenberg and John Adams
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture in D minor, op. 81
Arnold Schoenberg
Four Songs, op. 22
Christina Bock mezzo-soprano
John Adams
Harmonielehre
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Sir Donald Runnicles conductor
Federica Lombardi soprano (Desdemona)
Karis Tucker mezzo-soprano (Emilia)
Roberto Alagna tenor (Othello)
Lilit Davtyan soprano (Nono)
Thomas Cilluffo tenor (Cassio)
Thomas Lehman baritone (Jago)
Jared Werlein bass-baritone (Lodovico/Montano)
Works by
Ottorino Respighi, Luigi Nono and Giuseppe Verdi
Ottorino Respighi
Feste Romane
Luigi Nono
Canti di vita e d'amore: Sul ponte di Hiroshima
Lilit Davtyan soprano, Thomas Cilluffo tenor
Giuseppe Verdi
Otello: Act 4
Federica Lombardi soprano, Karis Tucker mezzo-soprano, Roberto Alagna tenor, Jared Werlein bass-baritone
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
Exaudi
James Weeks conductor
Phace new music ensemble
Susanne Blumenthal conductor
Works by
Isabel Mundry
Isabel Mundry
Sounds, Archeologies for basset horn, cello and piano
Interval
Isabel Mundry
Invisible
Exaudi, James Weeks conductor, Susanne Blumenthal conductor
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
Porträt Ruth Crawford Seeger I
Ensemble Modern
David Niemann conductor
Nina Guo soprano (Léon)
Amanda Becker soprano (Léon)
Keren Motseri soprano (Léon)
Paul Jeukendrup sound direction
Works by
Johanna Magdalena Beyer, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Tania León and Katherine Balch
Johanna Magdalena Beyer
Music of the Spheres for three electronical instruments
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Five Songs for contralto and piano to poems by Carl Sandberg
Tania León
Indígena for ensemble
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Three Songs for voice, oboe, piano, percussion, and optional orchestral ostinato to poems by Carl Sandberg
Ruth Crawford Seeger
The Adventures of Tom Thumb for three electronical instruments
Interval
Katherine Balch
Waste Knot for soprano, four amplified dictaphones, and ensemble
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Two Ricercare for voice and piano to poems by H. T. Tsiang
Tania León
Singinʼ Sepia, five songs for voice and three instruments to texts from Rita Dove
Musikfest Berlin
Chamber Music Hall
Portrait Ruth Crawford Seeger II
Ensemble Modern
David Niemann conductor
Works by
Ruth Crawford Seeger, Tania León, Katherine Balch and Johanna Magdalena Beyer
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Rissolty Rossolty for orchestra
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Suite No. 1 for five winds and piano
Tania León
Hechizos for chamber orchestra
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Suite No. 2 for strings and piano
Katherine Balch
country radio for ensemble
Interval
Johanna Magdalena Beyer
Suite from chamber works arrangend by Hermann Kretzschmar
Tania León
Rítmicos for chamber orchestra
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Music for Small Orchestra
Musikfest Berlin
Chamber Music Hall
Portrait Ruth Crawford Seeger III
Ensemble Modern
Works by
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger
String Quartet
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Sonata for violin and piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Little Waltz for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Litte Lullaby for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Jumping the Rope (Playtime) for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Whirligig for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
We Dance Together for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Mr Crow and Miss Wren Go for a Walk (A Little Study in Short Trills) for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Caprice for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Piano Sonata
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for solo oboe or solo flute: 1st Movement
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for solo oboe or solo flute: 2nd Movement
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for bassoon and cello
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for solo oboe or solo flute: 3rd Movement
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for solo oboe or solo flute: 4th Movement
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Kaleidoscopic Changes on an Original Theme, Ending with a Fugue for piano
Interval
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Suite for Wind Quintet
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Five Canons for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Diaphonic Suite No. 3 for two clarinets
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Theme and Variations for piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Diaphonic Suite No. 4 for oboe and cello
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Piano Study in Mixed Accents
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Nine Preludes for piano
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
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Wiener Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann conductor
Works by
Robert Schumann and Anton Bruckner
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, op. 38 “Spring”
Interval
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Vienna Version from 1890/91)
Main Auditorium
BigBand of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Manfred Honetschläger musical direction
Titus Engel direction
Fola Dada recitation and vocals
Tony Lakatos saxophone
Works by
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and Manfred Honetschläger
Duke Ellington
Black and Tan Fantasy
Duke Ellington
The Jeep Is Jumpin̕'
Duke Ellington
In a Mellow Tone
Duke Ellington
Mood Indigo
Billy Strayhorn
Take the ‟Aˮ Train
Duke Ellington
Almost Cried
Duke Ellington
Caravan
Duke Ellington
Sophisticated Lady
Duke Ellington
Cotton Trail
Duke Ellington
A Tone Parallel to Harlem
Duke Ellington
Night Creature
Manfred Honetschläger
The Famous Duke for big band and orchestra
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Stefan Dohr french horn
Kirill Gerstein piano
Raphael Haeger drums
Jan Schlichte drums
Olivier Messiaen
Des Canyons aux étoiles …
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Bruckner’s works for liturgical use
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Łukasz Borowicz conductor
Johanna Winkel soprano
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano
Martin Mitterrutzner tenor
Arttu Kataja baritone
Sebastian Heindl organ
RIAS Kammerchor
Works by
Sebastian Heindl and Anton Bruckner
Sebastian Heindl
Organ Improvisation on Bruckner’s Overture in G minor
Sebastian Heindl organ
Anton Bruckner
Overture in G minor
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Łukasz Borowicz conductor
Anton Bruckner
Mass for Maundy Thursday, WAB 9: Christus factus est for unaccompanied choir
Johanna Winkel soprano, Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano, Martin Mitterrutzner tenor, Arttu Kataja baritone, RIAS Kammerchor
Sebastian Heindl
Organ Improvisation on Bruckner’s Psalm 112
Sebastian Heindl organ
Anton Bruckner
Psalm 112
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Łukasz Borowicz conductor, RIAS Kammerchor
Anton Bruckner
Mass No. 1 in D minor
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Łukasz Borowicz conductor, Johanna Winkel soprano, Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano, Martin Mitterrutzner tenor, Arttu Kataja baritone