Series H Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker
For 14 years, Brett Dean was a violist with the Berliner Philharmoniker, who have now appointed him as their Composer in Residence. This season, the versatile musician will take the podium himself with the orchestra for the first time. The world premiere of his new violin concerto, featuring the wonderful violinist Vilde Frang, is also on the program. By contrast, Max Bruch’s melodic First Violin Concerto will be interpreted by Zubin Mehta and Pinchas Zukerman, who have been making music together – and with the Philharmoniker – for decades. Mitsuko Uchida, a particularly esteemed guest, will perform Beethoven’s youthfully fresh Second Piano Concerto. Vocal music is impressively represented in Series H as well: opera stars such as Allan Clayton and the young Elena Villalón promise anticipation for performances of Berlioz’s oratorio on Christ and Humperdinck’s fairytale opera Hänsel und Gretel.
Concerts
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
Zubin Mehta conductor
Pinchas Zukerman violin
Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Max Bruch and Antonín Dvořák
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
Max Bruch
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Pinchas Zukerman violin
Interval
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70
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
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sakari Oramo conductor
Vilde Frang violin
Works by
Brett Dean, Benjamin Britten and Jean Sibelius
Brett Dean
Phantoms – Scenes for orchestras(s). Compositional Assistance and Sound Design: Bob Scott (premiere), commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation
Benjamin Britten
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 15
Vilde Frang violin
Interval
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, op. 82
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Mitsuko Uchida piano
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Anton Bruckner
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, op. 19
Mitsuko Uchida piano
Interval
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “Romantic” (2nd version from 1878/1880)
25 years Education & Outreach
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
N. N.
Elena Villalón soprano (Gretel)
Alexandra Ionis mezzo-soprano (Gertrud)
Wolfgang Koch baritone (Peter)
Gerhard Siegel tenor (Gingerbread Witch)
Serafina Starke soprano (Dewman)
Shannon Keegan contralto (Sandman)
Vokalhelden
Matthias Davids stage direction
Andrew D. Edwards stage design and costumes
Works by
Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck
Hänsel und Gretel
Prices & seating plan
| Price category | Block/row | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A
Row 1–12
B Row 1–3 E Row 1–2 |
576 € |
| 2 |
B
Row 4–10
E Row 3–4 |
504 € |
| 3 |
C
Row 1–3
D Row 1–2 E Row 5–6 |
441 € |
| 4 |
E
Row 7–8
F Row 1–2 |
387 € |
| 5 |
C
Row 4–7
D Row 3–4 F Row 3–5 H Row 1–2 |
324 € |
| 6 |
C
Row 8–11
D Row 5–6 H Row 3–5 |
249 € |
| 7 |
G
Row 1–4 right
K Row 1–2 |
195 € |
| 8 |
G
Row 1–5 left
K Row 3–4 Wheelchair positions |
195 € |