The Komische Oper Berlin has an opera choir in a class of its own. Awards from the trade magazine "Opernwelt" as opera choir of the year are proof of this, but you really just have to experience them in their full force, the choir soloists of the Komische Oper Berlin. Normally they shine in productions from Handel oratorios to Berlin jazz operettas, dancing cheerfully and playing with great professionalism. In this concert, all forces are focused on their core competence: exquisite choir sound in a class of its own. With great romantic works of the genre by Alexander Zemlinsky and Erich Wolfgang Korngold to rarely heard pieces by Franz Schreker under the direction of choir director David Cavelius.

Symphony Concert: Voices

Komische Oper Berlin @Schillertheater

Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of the Little Mermaid is world-famous: In the depths of the sea, the mermaid swaps her fish tail for legs with the sea witch so that she can emerge into the human world. This costs her her voice. During a storm, she rescues a prince. However, he ends up marrying someone else and she, the creature of nature, has to perish as foam on the waves. Alexander Zemlinsky has captured her tragic fate in impressive, dazzling orchestral colours.

Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, Juraj Valčuha

Konzerthaus Berlin

Hailed as “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine) and “artists in the deepest sense of the word” (CutCommon), Merz Trio – winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff and Chesapeake Competitions – are known for their inventive programming. Join Merz Trio as they search for song in night’s darkness. Beginning with the 12th century chants spun by Hildegard von Bingen in her solitary monastic cell, explore melody sung into and for the night, weaving together a musical conversation that joins the voices of Purcell, Schumann, Alma Mahler, Brahms and Zemlinsky, and into the twentieth century with Thelonious Monk’s poignantly lonely ode to a dark hour.

EPSG:4326

Merz Trio: Night Songs

The Menil Collection

Because of its melodic beauty and positive mood, Brahms' Symphony No. 2 has been compared time and again to Beethoven's "Pastoral". Yet it was precisely with this symphony that Brahms had emancipated himself from his great role model to such an extent that, as he said, he no longer "heard this giant marching behind him". But Brahms would not be Brahms if, as an eternal brooder, he had not hidden a tear in the charming harmony of his 2nd Symphony, if he had not surrounded the beauty that extends into the universal with a certain melancholy. It is precisely this ambivalence that lends great passages such as the yearning Adagio of the second movement their magic.

7th Philharmonic Concert

Konzerthalle Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

The French cellist Gautier Capuçon is a guest at Berwaldhallen in Antonín Dvořák's beloved cello concerto. In addition, conductor Juraj Valčuha leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Alexander von Zemlinsky's The Little Mermaid based on HC Andersen's fairy tale about the mermaid who sacrifices everything for love.

Dvořák's Cello Concerto With Gautier Capuçon

SR Berwaldhallen

Presenting creative arrangements for chamber ensembles by Arnold Schoenberg, Gustav Mahler and Alexander Zemlinsky at the renowned Wigmore Hall in London, Klangforum Wien celebrates these musical pioneers of the city of Vienna, who opposed the prevailing conservatism with their new ideas in music in the early 1900s. Under the baton of its Conductor-in-Residence Vimbayi Kaziboni, the ensemble is joined by mezzo-soprano Barbara Kozelj.

Wigmore Hall, London

double pipe and precious metal

Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr

Jonathan Nott conducts works by Szymanowski, Zemlinsky and Tchaikovsky

Freiburg Concert Hall

Kultur- & Kongresszentrum Liederhalle

Jonathan Nott conducts Szymanowski, Zemlinsky and Tchaikovsky

Immerse yourself in a captivating musical journey as Charles Richard-Hamelin takes the stage to perform Chopin with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. This enchanting concert is scheduled for November 24, 2024, at 2:30 PM, held at the prestigious Grand Théâtre de Québec. Tickets start at $55, offering an accessible opportunity for all to experience the magic of classical music.

Under the baton of Clemens Schuldt, the concert promises an unforgettable afternoon featuring Tchaikovsky's timeless "Swan Lake Suite," Chopin's emotionally charged Piano Concerto No. 2, and Zemlinsky's "The Mermaid," a musical narrative inspired by Andersen's fairy tale. This selection of pieces invites the audience into a world of fairy tales, love, and fantasy, highlighted by the virtuosic piano performance of Charles Richard-Hamelin.

For families looking to introduce their young ones to the world of classical music, the event also offers a free "ATELIER DES JEUNES MÉLOMANES" for children aged 5-12. This musical workshop allows children to explore the orchestra's backstage, discover musical instruments, and get a brief experience of the concert while their parents enjoy the performance. Spaces are limited, ensuring an intimate and engaging experience for all participants.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness a blend of romantic compositions and fairy tale narratives brought to life by the talented Charles Richard-Hamelin and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. Reserve your tickets now for an afternoon of exquisite music and storytelling.

Charles Richard-Hamelin Plays Chopin

Grand Théâtre de Québec

Parker Quartet

USA Laidlaw Performing Arts Center

Parker Quartet II

Garth Newel Music Center

At a concert in Vienna on 25 January 1905, two new, constrastingly impactful orchestral works were heard for the first time. In his response to Maurice Maeterlinck’s drama on the doomed love between Pelleas and Melisande, Arnold Schoenberg (born 150 years ago) pushes a colossal symphony orchestra to its limits. But Alexander Zemlinsky wasn’t going to let Schoenberg (also his brother-in-law) steal the show, and wore his broken heart on his sleeve in his orchestral response to the well-known Hans Christian Andersen story The Little Mermaid. Ryan Bancroft marshals his BBC National Orchestra of Wales in two monumental tearjerkers that share far more than a birthday.

Prom 5: Zemlinsky’s The Mermaid

Royal Albert Hall

What would you do for love? Romeo and Juliet risked everything, and Tchaikovsky poured all of this passion into his music. The Little Mermaid also followed her heart, and Zemlinsky’s gorgeous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale is a colourful – and gripping – masterpiece. Kevin John Edusei conducts, Gillian Moore hosts, and RSNO favourite Makoto Ozone is the soloist in Rachmaninov’s dazzling, deliriously romantic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The perfect date night? We think so! 

Love & Fairy Tales Rachmaninov & The Mermaid

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Music Hall, Aberdeen

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

What would you do for love? Romeo and Juliet risked everything, and Tchaikovsky poured all of this passion into his music. The Little Mermaid also followed her heart, and Zemlinsky’s gorgeous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale is a colourful – and gripping – masterpiece. Kevin John Edusei conducts, Gillian Moore hosts, and RSNO favourite Makoto Ozone is the soloist in Rachmaninov’s dazzling, deliriously romantic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The perfect date night? We think so!

Alexander Zemlinsky

Events

Upcoming events

12 - 14 Feb, 2026

Love & Fairy Tales Rachmaninov & The Mermaid · Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Feb 13, 2026

Love & Fairy Tales Rachmaninov & The Mermaid · Usher Hall

6 - 7 Jun, 2026

4th Chamber Concert · Landestheater Coburg

Past events

Jun 20, 2025

Symphony Concert: Voices · Komische Oper Berlin

25 - 27 Apr, 2025

Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, Juraj Valčuha · Konzerthausorchester Berlin

About

Alexander Zemlinsky hasn't added a bio