Lang Lang sits in a row of chairs
Lang Lang | Picture: Olaf Heine

Series U

Included: five concerts
Prices: 221 to 280 €

The one and only Lang Lang opens our Piano series with Chopin's Mazurkas, in which folk dance and sensitivity form a fascinating connection, and continues the romantic mood with Schumann's cycle Kreisleriana, overflowing with imagination and emotion. Alexander Lonquich continues the series with Schumann's Novelettes, lesser-known but no less magnificent, which he contrasts with other discoveries, including Anton Bruckner's poignant piece Remembrance. Alexander Melnikov contributes to the Berliner Philharmoniker's Biennale in February 2025 with his recital, titled Paradise Lost?, focusing on nature and its impending destruction. His programme ranges from the landscapes traversed by Schubert's "Wanderer" and the natural poetry of a late work by Schumann to the extravagant pianistic experiments of Liszt and Scriabin.

Not to be missed is the season’s Artist in Residence, Seong-Jin Cho, who will present the collected solo piano works of Maurice Ravel on the occasion of his 150th birthday. Music of delicate emotion, it is at once multifaceted and unmistakably Ravel. The nonpareil Mitsuko Uchida concludes the series with two weighty sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert. Schubert's B-flat major Sonata holds a special place in the repertoire. It was the composer's last major work, and exhibits extraordinary expressive range – from rhapsodic sunshine to glimpses of the abyss.

Lang Lang sits in a row of chairs

Main Auditorium

At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Piano recital

Lang Lang piano

Works by
Gabriel Fauré, Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin

Gabriel Fauré
Pavane in F sharp minor, op. 50

Robert Schumann
Kreisleriana, op. 16

Interval

Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka in F minor, op. 7 No. 3
Mazurka in B flat major, op. 17 No. 1, 2 and 4
Mazurka in C major, op. 24 No. 2 and 4
Mazurka in D flat major, op. 30 No. 3 and 4
Mazurka in D major, op. 33 No. 3, 4 and 2
Mazurka in F sharp minor, op. 59 No. 3
Polonaise in F sharp minor, op. 44

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Alxeander Lonquich

Chamber Music Hall

At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Piano recital

Alexander Lonquich piano

Works by
Wolfgang Rihm, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Robert Schumann and Anton Bruckner

Wolfgang Rihm
Klavierstück No. 5

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Piano Sonata in E minor, Wq 91 No. 1

Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 1 in F major

Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 2 in D major

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Piano Sonata in C major, Wq 65 No. 47

Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 3 in D major

Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 4 in D major

Interval

Wolfgang Rihm
Wortlos I

Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 5 in D major

Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 6 in A major

Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 7 in E major

Wolfgang Rihm
Wortlos II

Anton Bruckner
Erinnerung

Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 8 in F sharp minor

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Alexander Melnikov

Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Chamber Music Hall

At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Piano recital

Alexander Melnikov piano

Works by
Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt and Alexander Scriabin

Franz Schubert
Fantasia in C major, D 760 “Wanderer Fantasy”

Robert Schumann
Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), op. 82

Interval

Franz Liszt
Waldesrauschen

Franz Liszt
Gnomenreigen

Franz Liszt
Nuages gris

Alexander Scriabin
Vers la flamme, op. 72

Alexander Scriabin
Deux Dances, op. 73

Alexander Scriabin
Five Preludes, op. 74

Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 9, op. 68

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Also available as Biennale package

Seong-Jin Cho

Artist in Residence
Chamber Music Hall

At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Piano recital

Seong-Jin Cho piano

Works by
Maurice Ravel

Maurice Ravel
Sérénade grotesque
Menuet antique
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jeux d'eau
Sonatine

Interval

Maurice Ravel
Miroirs
Gaspard de la nuit

Interval

Maurice Ravel
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Prelude
À la manière de Borodine
À la manière de ... Chabrier
Le Tombeau de Couperin

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Mitsuko Uchida

Chamber Music Hall

At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Piano recital

Mitsuko Uchida piano

Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, op. 90

Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in B flat major, D 960

plus further works

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Chamber Music Hall
Price category Block/row Price
1
A D E
280 €
2
B C F

Wheelchair positions 1

221 €