“Late Night” special concert
Works by Bach and Widor
Jan Liebermann, organ
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
With the Berliner Philharmonikern
Dupré: Cortège et Litanie
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Jan Liebermann, organ
Series: “Organ”
4 concerts
80 €
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The Philharmonie organ is not just an acoustic marvel. It is also an aesthetic delight. Its design is an elegant and expressive reflection of the auditorium's architecture. It has more than 6,500 pipes, allowing it to produce an almost infinite range of tone colours. In November, this unique instrument will be sixty years old. We are celebrating this anniversary with a late-night concert, and it will also be shown off to magnificent effect at a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Our subscription series of organ recitals will additionally mark this anniversary.
Until the end of December, you can learn more about this special instrument in an exhibition in the foyer. Admission is free for concertgoers.
Main Auditorium
Organ matinee
Karol Mossakowski organ
Andreas Wittmann oboe
Works by
Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Charles-Marie Widor, Bertold Hummel, Olivier Messiaen, Georg Philipp Telemann and Marcel Dupré
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547
Johann Ludwig Krebs
Fantasia for oboe and organ in F minor
Andreas Wittmann oboe
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, op. 42 No. 1: 1st Movement Allegro vivace
Bertold Hummel
Five biblical scenes for oboe and organ, op. 45
Andreas Wittmann oboe
Olivier Messiaen
La Nativité du Seigneur: 2nd Movement Les Bergers
Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata for Oboe and Organ in A minor, TWV 41:a3
Andreas Wittmann oboe
Marcel Dupré
Variations sur un vieux Noël, op. 20
Main Auditorium
Organ matinee
Lukas Hasler organ
Alois Mühlbacher countertenor
Works by
Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler and Louis Vierne
Anton Bruckner
Symphony in D minor “Nullte”: 3rd Movement Scherzo (arr. for organ by Erwin Horn)
Anton Bruckner
Ave Maria (arr. for voice and organ by Lukas Hasler)
Alois Mühlbacher countertenor
Gustav Mahler
Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Rückert (arr. for voice and organ by Lukas Hasler)
Alois Mühlbacher countertenor
Louis Vierne
Organ Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 20: 1st Movement Allegro
Louis Vierne
Organ Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 20: 3rd Movement Scherzo
Louis Vierne
Organ Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 20: 5th Movement Final
Main Auditorium
Organ matinee
Richard Gowers organ
Blechbläserensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker
Jakub Hrůša conductor
Works by
Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Wagner, Johann Sebastian Bach and Miloslav Kabeláč
Richard Strauss
Festive Prelude, op. 61 (arr. for organ and large brass ensemble by Richard Gowers)
Blechbläserensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia for mechanical Organ in F minor, K. 608
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung: Siegfrieds Trauermarsch (arr. for organ and large brass ensemble by Richard Gowers)
Blechbläserensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 (arr. for organ by Max Reger)
Miloslav Kabeláč
Symphony No. 3 for Organ, Brass and Timpani, op. 33
Blechbläserensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker, Jakub Hrůša conductor