“A Beethoven symphony cycle is a kind of Mount Everest for all of us to climb” Sir Simon Rattle said about his first cycle of all nine symphonies with his Berliner Philharmoniker. The expectations were incredibly high, not only due to the work itself, which is known to be extremely demanding, but also due to the existing legendary recordings of the Beethoven symphonies with Rattle’s predecessors like Herbert von Karajan and latest Claudio Abbado. The concerts in which the Berliner Philharmoniker and their maestro present the symphonies at the Philharmonie are overwhelming indeed. “This is the greatest performance of the Beethoven symphonies as a cycle that I have ever seen and heard” (BBC Music Magazine). “Impressive“ (The New York Times).
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 5
PROGRAM: Gioachino Rossini: Overture from Der Barbier von Sevilla // Franz Lehár: „Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß“ from Giuditta (Soloist: Cristina-Antoaneta Pasaroiu) // Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Allegro appassionato (Soloist: Adam Laloum) // Robert Schumann: Träumerei from Kinderszenen (Soloist: Adam Laloum) // Amilcare Ponchielli: “Ombre di mia prosapia” from La Gioconda (Soloist: Kihwan Sim) // Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 – Moderato (Soloist: Ella van Poucke) // Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 – Sarabande (Soloist: Ella van Poucke) // Giuseppe Verdi: In solitaria stanza (Soloist: Adam Laloum) // Gioachino Rossini: Overture from Il barbiere di Siviglia // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Là ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni (Soloists: Cristina-Antoaneta Pasaroiu & Kihwan Sim)
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazon – Episode 7
PROGRAM: Gioachino Rossini: Overture from Der Barbier von Sevilla // Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 – Allegro molto vivace
Soloist: Fanny Clamagirand // Charles Gounod: “Depuis hier…Que fais-tu blanche tourterelle” from Roméo et Juliette (Soloist: Angela Brower) // Philip Glass: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra – 4th movement (sonic.art saxophone quartet) // Michael Nyman: Songs for Tony (sonic.art saxophone quartet) // Vincenzo Bellini: “Qui la voce” from I Puritani (Soloist: Pretty Yende) // Camille Saint-Saëns: Der Schwan from Karneval der Tiere (Soloists: Fanny Clamagirand & Vanya Cohen) // Cole Porter: “So in Love” from Kiss me, Kate (Soloist: Yvonne Gesler) // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Le nozze di Figaro // Federico Moreno Torroba “¡Cállate corazón!” from Luisa Fernanda (Soloists: Angela Brower & Rolando Villazón)
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazon – Episode 8
PROGRAM: Gioachino Rossini: Overture from Der Barbier von Sevilla // Gaetano Donizetti: “O luce di quest’anima” from Linda di Chamounix (Soloist: Regula Mühlemann) // Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor – Allegro vivace (Soloist: Sophie Pacini) // Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 (Soloist: Sophie Pacini) // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Deh, per questo istante solo” from La clemenza di Tito (Soloist: Valer Barna-Sabadus) // Léo Delibes: Les filles de Cadix (Soloist: Tine Thing Helseth) // Edvard Grieg: Elsk (Love) from Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid) (Soloists: Tine Thing Helseth & Sophie Pacini) // Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (Soloists: Regula Mühlemann & Sophie Pacini) // Edvard Grieg : In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite // Giuseppe Verdi: “Addio, addio, speranza ed anima” from Rigoletto (Soloists: Regula Mühlemann & Rolando Villazón)
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 1
PROGRAM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Die Entführung aus dem Serail // Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 // Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher – Mélodie (Soloist: Valery Sokolov) // Gioachino Rossini: “Non si da follia maggiore” from Il Turco in Italia (Soloist: Olga Peretyatko) // Spanish Romance (Soloist: Miloš Karadaglic) // Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Soloist: Miloš Karadaglic) // Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto – Rondo (Soloist: Francisco Pacho Flores) // Jorge del Moral: Besos robados (Soloists: Rolando Villazón & Francisco Pacho Flores) // Johannes Brahms: Guten Abend, gute Nacht
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 2
PROGRAM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Die Entführung aus dem Serail // Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 3 // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik // Johann Strauß: “Mein Herr Marquis” from Die Fledermaus (Soloist: Chen Reiss) // Franz Liszt: Rigoletto Paraphrase (Soloist: Benyamin Nuss) // Nobuo Uematso: Final Fantasy VI (Soloist: Benyamin Nuss) // Claude Debussy: Danse profane (Soloist: Teresa Zimmermann) // Robert Schumann: Der Nussbaum (Soloists: Chen Reiss & Teresa Zimmermann) // Camille Saint-Saëns: Romance for cello and orchestra (Soloist: Maximilian Hornung) Johann Sebastian Bach: Bourrée I & II
(Soloist: Maximilian Hornung) // Jules Massenet: “Ouvre tes yeux bleus” (Soloists: Rolando Villazón & Benyamin Nuss)
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 3
PROGRAM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Die Entführung aus dem Serail // Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Intermezzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Charles Gounod: “Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette (Soloist: Nino Machaidze) // Astor Piazzolla: Tango Etude No. 3 (Soloist: Eva-Nina Kozmus) // Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 – Allegro maestoso (Soloist: Eva-Nina Kozmus) // Léo Delibes: Les filles de Cadix (Soloist: Nino Machaidze) // David Orlowsky: Juli (Orlowsky Trio) // Jens-Uwe Popp: Satin (Orlowsky Trio) // Édouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole – Intermezzo (Soloist: Vilde Frang) // Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire: Non, je ne regrette rien
Paris: Hommage à Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez, a seminal figure in the field of contemporary classical music, died on January 5th 2016. His name is closely connected to the Orchestre de Paris, which he has conducted more than a hundred times, and to the Philharmonie de Paris, whose “Grande Salle Pierre Boulez” was brought into existence due to his continuous endeavor.Two weeks after Boulez’ death, supported by young musicians from the Conservatoire de Paris, the Orchestra de Paris joined forces with the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the IRCAM – both founded by Pierre Boulez – in order to pay him tribute. The programme of this very special evening features a varied selection of the composer’s works. As a result of the concert night, “one simple word comes up, full of enthusiasm and emotion: merci…” (Bachtrack). PROGRAM: Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double extraits; Improvisation I; Messagesquisse; Dérive 1 pour six instruments; Improvisation II; Notations pour orchestre I, IV, III, II, VII
Christmas Special: Christmas in the Erzgebirge
Christmas in the Erzgebirge is one of Saxony’s most treasurable cultural traditions. The region’s centuries old mining industry has produced a unique response to Christmas, which is celebrated by means of numerous customs in which music plays a decisive role. The Renaissance town of Marienberg at the very heart of the historic Erzgebirge is the setting for a concert of classical and seasonal works performed by Germany’s only classical orchestra made up exclusively of wind instruments, the Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie (Saxon Wind Philharmonic). They were joined by the Rundfunk Jugendchor Wernigerode (Wernigerode Radio Youth Choir) and German soprano Ruth Ziesak. —– Works by Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, Engelbert HUMPERDINCK, Pjotr Iljitsch TCHAIKOWSKY and Richard WAGNER.
Placído Domingo live at Loreley
Placido Domingo performing on the spectacular stage near the famous Loreley rock! He is joined by the two sopranos Angel Blue, who has been described by Placido as ‘the next Leontyne Price’, and Micaëla Oeste, who was a member of the ‘Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist’ program with Washington National Opera, where she triumphed after stepping in mid-performance as Ophelie in Hamlet. —– Program: PART 1 – 200 Years Wagner & Verdi: Wagner: Die Meistersinger – overture / Walkuere – Winterstuerme / Tannhäuser – Dich theure Halle / O du, mein holder Abendstern // Verdi: Luisa Miller – Lo vidi, e il primo palpito / La Traviata – Pura siccome un angelo / Un giorno di regno – overture / Il trovatore – Udiste … Mira, d’acerbe lagrime /// PART 2: Catalani: Lorelei – Danza delle ondine // Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns – Dein ist mein ganzes Herz // Kálmán: Gräfin Maritza – Höre ich Zigeunergeigen // Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe – Lippen schweigen // Von Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie – overture // Strauss: Die Fledermaus – Trio Act 1 // Luna: El niño judio / D’España vengo // Moreno Torroba: Luisa Fernanda – En mi tierra extremena // Chapí: Las hijas del Zebedeo – Carceleras // Moreno Torroba: Maravilla – Amor, vida de mi vida // Encores