Beethoven gave powerful expression to his tense relationship with religion in the Missa solemnis. The performance of this work as part of the Biennale Signs & Wonders marks another high point for the Berliner Philharmoniker and their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko in their ongoing, intensive engagement with Beethoven. This series also features conducting debuts by Maxime Pascal, who was recently appointed to the artistic direction of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Composer in Residence Brett Dean. The conductor Iván Fischer and violinist Christian Tetzlaff have long been associated with the Philharmoniker – and the cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Berliner Philharmoniker look back on nearly half a century of making music together when they perform Schumann’s enchanting cello concerto in June 2027.
Composer in Residence
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Brett Dean conductor
Jennifer France soprano
Works by
Brett Dean and Claude Debussy
Brett Dean
Conversations with Schumann
Jennifer France soprano
Brett Dean
And once I played Ophelia
Jennifer France soprano
Interval
Claude Debussy
La Cathédrale engloutie (orch. Colin Matthews)
Brett Dean
Beggars and Angels
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Iván Fischer conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
Bruno Delepelaire cello
Jonathan Kelly oboe
Stefan Schweigert bassoon
Works by
Joseph Haydn and Gustav Mahler
Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia concertante in B flat major, Hob. I:105
Noah Bendix-Balgley violin, Bruno Delepelaire cello, Jonathan Kelly oboe, Stefan Schweigert bassoon
Interval
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Maxime Pascal conductor
Julie Boulianne mezzo-soprano (Sainte Marie)
Allan Clayton tenor (Un récitant)
Huw Montague Rendall baritone (Saint Joseph)
Jean Teitgen bass (Hérode)
Edwin Crossley-Mercer baritone (Un père de famille)
Theodore Platt baritone (Polydorus)
Caspar Singh tenor (Un centurion)
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Works by
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
L'Enfance du Christ, Oratorio, op. 25
Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Golda Schultz soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl contralto
Sebastian Kohlhepp tenor
David Steffens bass
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Paavo Järvi conductor
Christian Tetzlaff violin
Works by
Arvo Pärt, Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev
Arvo Pärt
Silhouette
Dmitri Shostakovich
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, op. 129
Christian Tetzlaff violin
Interval
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flar major, op. 100
25 years Education & Outreach
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dima Slobodeniouk conductor
Yo-Yo Ma cello
Works by
Brett Dean, Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn
Brett Dean
Locket
Robert Schumann
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op. 129
Yo-Yo Ma cello
Interval
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, op. 61: Excerpts
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A
Row 1–12
B Row 1–3 E Row 1–2 |
537 € |
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B
Row 4–10
E Row 3–4 |
474 € |
| 3 |
C
Row 1–3
D Row 1–2 E Row 5–6 |
414 € |
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E
Row 7–8
F Row 1–2 |
360 € |
| 5 |
C
Row 4–7
D Row 3–4 F Row 3–5 H Row 1–2 |
300 € |
| 6 |
C
Row 8–11
D Row 5–6 H Row 3–5 |
231 € |
| 7 |
G
Row 1–4 right
K Row 1–2 |
183 € |
| 8 |
G
Row 1–5 left
K Row 3–4 Wheelchair positions |
183 € |