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Scandalous pieces
Le Sacre du printemps
The Miraculous Mandarin
Tannhäuser

Opponents
Brahms vs. Bruckner
Mendelssohn vs. Berlioz
Mozart vs. Salieri

Concert formats
Berliner Philharmoniker
Chamber Music
Piano recitals
Baroque weekend

Musicians
Kirill Petrenko · Emmanuelle Haïm
Simon Rattle · Tugan Sokhiev
Kirill Gerstein · Philippe Jaroussky

Do we live in the most controversial of all worlds? With our seasonal focus Controversial!, we reflect on the current culture of debate from a musical perspective. Because here, too, there have been centuries of debate over the best course. For example, Felix Mendelssohn said that you should wash your hands after reading a score by Hector Berlioz. Brahms thought that Bruckner’s works were “a hoax”. And what about Mozart and Salieri? Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker and their ensembles provide exciting juxtapositions of musical concepts and styles.

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Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Discourse at the Philharmonie: Is religion necessary for democracy?

Margot Käßmann
Arnd Henze
Christiane Florin

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Four male musicians stand in tails, some in white shirts on white pillars. They are holding their instruments, two violins, a viola and a cello.

Chamber Music Hall

Varian Fry Quartett:
Philipp Bohnen violin
Christoph von der Nahmer violin
Martin von der Nahmer viola
Knut Weber cello

Anna Prohaska soprano

Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dmitri Shostakovich and Arnold Schoenberg

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fugues for four voices from Bach’s Well-tempered clavier, Part 2, K. 405

Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, op. 110

Interval

Arnold Schoenberg
String Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor with solo soprano, op. 10

Anna Prohaska soprano

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Main Auditorium

Berliner Philharmoniker
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor
Emanuel Ax piano

Works by

Works by Mieczysław Weinberg, John Williams and Sergej Prokofjew
 

Mieczysław Weinberg
Burattino and the golden key: Orchestra Suite No. 4, op. 55d

John Williams
Concerto for piano and orchestra
Emanuel Ax piano

Interval

Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo und Julia, op. 64: Excerpts

1. The Montagues and the Capulets 
2. Juliet as a Young Girl 
3. Masks 
4. Romeo and Juliet, Balcony Scene 
5. Death of Tybalt 
6. Friar Laurence 
7. Dance of the Couples 
8. Dance of the Girls with Lilies 
9. Juliet’s Funeral 
10. Juliet’s Death

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A person with shoulder-length hair and a subtle smile rests their face on their hand, seated at a table. They wear a black long-sleeve outfit against a plain white background.

Main Auditorium

Berliner Philharmoniker
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor
Emanuel Ax piano

Works by

Works by Mieczysław Weinberg, John Williams and Sergej Prokofjew
 

Mieczysław Weinberg
Burattino and the golden key: Orchestra Suite No. 4, op. 55d

John Williams
Concerto for piano and orchestra
Emanuel Ax piano

Interval

Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo und Julia, op. 64: Excerpts

1. The Montagues and the Capulets 
2. Juliet as a Young Girl 
3. Masks 
4. Romeo and Juliet, Balcony Scene 
5. Death of Tybalt 
6. Friar Laurence 
7. Dance of the Couples 
8. Dance of the Girls with Lilies 
9. Juliet’s Funeral 
10. Juliet’s Death

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A person with shoulder-length hair and a subtle smile rests their face on their hand, seated at a table. They wear a black long-sleeve outfit against a plain white background.

Main Auditorium

Berliner Philharmoniker
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor
Emanuel Ax piano

Works by

Works by Mieczysław Weinberg, John Williams and Sergej Prokofjew
 

Mieczysław Weinberg
Burattino and the golden key: Orchestra Suite No. 4, op. 55d

John Williams
Concerto for piano and orchestra
Emanuel Ax piano

Interval

Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo und Julia, op. 64: Excerpts

1. The Montagues and the Capulets 
2. Juliet as a Young Girl 
3. Masks 
4. Romeo and Juliet, Balcony Scene 
5. Death of Tybalt 
6. Friar Laurence 
7. Dance of the Couples 
8. Dance of the Girls with Lilies 
9. Juliet’s Funeral 
10. Juliet’s Death

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A woman with long hair and wearing a colourful blouse sits in an armchair and holds a microphone in her hand into which she speaks. An audience sits in front of her.

Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Discourse at the Philharmonie

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Five men in black suits holding wind instruments stand among empty auditorium seats, posing for a group photo in a bright, elegant concert hall with blue and gold accents.

Chamber Music Hall

Ensemble Wien-Berlin:
Karl-Heinz Schütz flute
Jonathan Kelly oboe
Gerald Pachinger clarinet
Richard Galler bassoon
Stefan Dohr french horn

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Jelka Weber flute
Christoph Hartmann oboe
Andraž Golob clarinet
Václav Vonášek bassoon
Paula Ernesaks french horn

Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luciano Berio, Vinko Globokar and Joachim Raff

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in C minor, K. 388 “Nacht Musique”

Luciano Berio
Opus Number Zoo (Version for Wind Quintet)

Interval

Vinko Globokar
Avgustin, dober je vin

Joachim Raff
Sinfonietta, op. 188

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Gustavo Dudamel with curly hair in a suit leans against a dark table and holds a baton in front of a dark background. He has dimples and looks directly into the camera.

Main Auditorium

Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin

Works by
Gabriela Ortiz and Ludwig van Beethoven

Gabriela Ortiz
Revolución diamantina, ballet for eight voices and orchestra (Concert Version)

Members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin

Interval

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”

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Gustavo Dudamel with curly hair in a suit leans against a dark table and holds a baton in front of a dark background. He has dimples and looks directly into the camera.

Main Auditorium

Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin

Works by
Gabriela Ortiz and Ludwig van Beethoven

Gabriela Ortiz
Revolución diamantina, ballet for eight voices and orchestra (Concert Version)

Members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin

Interval

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”

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Gustavo Dudamel with curly hair in a suit leans against a dark table and holds a baton in front of a dark background. He has dimples and looks directly into the camera.

Main Auditorium

Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin

Works by
Gabriela Ortiz and Ludwig van Beethoven

Gabriela Ortiz
Revolución diamantina, ballet for eight voices and orchestra (Concert Version)

Members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin

Interval

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”

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