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Organ

Series Z

The organ in the Philharmonie Berlin is not only a visual eye-catcher but an acoustical marvel as well. You can experience its boundless tonal possibilities in the Organ series. At the console will be several of the most important and interesting organists of our day, who will appear both as soloists and with members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Karajan Academy.

The 27-year-old Raphael Attila Vogl from New York opens the series. He doesn’t seem to encounter any technical difficulties when he leans forcefully into the keys with breathtaking virtuosity, for example, in Max Reger’s Mozart Variations. At the same time, he is a sensitive artist who is also convincing in quieter works. Wenzel Fuchs, principal clarinettist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, appears with him in this concert.

At first glance, organ and violin don’t have much in common, but they are both able to make instrumental music sing. That is demonstrated by the organist Maria-Magdalena Kaczor, who studied in Poland, France and Germany, and Krzysztof Polonek, concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker, in their varied programme with works ranging from Bach to Gershwin.

Daniel Beckmann, on the other hand, the organist at the Mainz Cathedral, has called in reinforcements from the brass section of the Berliner Philharmoniker for his debut in the Philharmonie. Together they will play works by Felix Mendelssohn and Richard Strauss; in addition, Guy Bovet’s delightfully offbeat Ecclesiastical Tangos, a bravura work by Marcel Dupré and the triumphant Symphonic Festival Music by Joseph Messner will be heard.

Aurel Dawidiuk is a multitalent. The 23-year-old organist, pianist and conductor has been showered with awards and recently won the German Music Competition in the organ category. Musical friends from the Karajan Academy will join him for his first appearance at the Philharmonie Berlin. The highlight of the programme will be Paul Hindemith’s splendid Chamber Music No. 7, a concerto-like work for organ, eleven wind instruments, cellos and double bass.

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Sunday,

08 Oct 2023,
11:00

Main Auditorium

Organ | Series: Z – Organ

Sun 08 Oct 2023, 11:00
Main Auditorium

Matinee

Raphael Attila Vogl organ

Wenzel Fuchs clarinet

Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Camille Saint-Saëns, Kevin Matthew Puts and Max Reger

Sunday,

03 Dec 2023,
11:00

Main Auditorium

Organ | Series: Z – Organ

Sun 03 Dec 2023, 11:00
Main Auditorium

Matinee

Maria-Magdalena Kaczor organ

Krzysztof Polonek violin

Works by Camille Saint-Saëns, George Gershwin, Jascha Heifetz, Otto Barblan, Hans-André Stamm, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach and Jeanne Demessieux

Sunday,

28 Jan 2024,
11:00

Main Auditorium