The Pangaea Trio Berlin takes its name from the supercontinent where all the earth’s continents were once joined – a fitting symbol of the international and multicultural backgrounds of its members. The programme for this concert is just as diverse: Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich was only 16 years old and experiencing his first love when he composed his tender and dreamy Piano Trio No. 1. In Maurice Ravel’s Piano Trio, French elegance meets pulsating Basque rhythms. Johannes Brahms’s Piano Quintet, finally, is a classic of late German Romanticism – dark, contemplative, and dramatic.

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Pangaea Trio Berlin with works by Shostakovich, Ravel and Brahms

Berliner Philharmonie

Brahms and Bruckner both shared a fondness for “Gselchtes mit Knödel” – smoked meat with dumplings – but the similarities ended there. “Bruckner’s works are not compositions, they’re a fraud,” Brahms once remarked – and the antipathy was very much mutual. All the more intriguing, then, to set the two composers side by side, as in this chamber music evening. Bruckner is represented by his tender Intermezzo, rich in Ländler rhythms, while Brahms’s String Quintet No. 2 shifts between exuberance and melancholy. Opening the programme is the effervescent String Quintet No. 2 by Felix Mendelssohn, performed by the Brahms Ensemble Berlin.

Brahms Ensemble Berlin

It’s a marvelous tradition: when the Berliner Philharmoniker come to Baden-Baden, they bring along not only great symphonic works, but also chamber music. Ensembles featuring members of the orchestra perform throughout the city. A wonderful opportunity to rediscover Baden-Baden musically – in unusual places and with expressive sounds.

Uladzimir Sinkevich

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 5, 2026

Pangaea Trio · Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Past events

Feb 2, 2026

Pangaea Trio Berlin with works by Shostakovich, Ravel and Brahms · Berliner Philharmoniker

Jan 15, 2026

Brahms Ensemble Berlin · Berliner Philharmoniker

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Piano Trio No. 1 by Shostakovich

Berliner Philharmoniker

Cello in String Quintet No. 2 by Mendelssohn

Berliner Philharmoniker

Cello in Piano Quintet by Brahms

Berliner Philharmoniker

Cello in Piano Trio by Ravel

Berliner Philharmoniker

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