Name: Sinfonia & Sehnsucht
Start: 2025-04-13T15:30:00
Location: Berliner Philharmonie

Join the Berliner Symphoniker as they embark on a captivating musical journey throughout 2024 and 2025. From the resounding beats of New Year’s Eve Concerts to the rhythmic explorations in 'Rhapsody & Rhythm,' this season is set to be an auditory delight. With world-class performers and an array of timeless compositions, the Berliner Philharmonie will be the stage for unforgettable performances that marry classic and contemporary sounds, ensuring that each concert is a unique experience for all music lovers.

Symphonic Journeys: Exploring the Berliner Symphoniker's 2024-2025 Season

The Berliner Symphoniker invites you on a symphonic journey through diverse rhythms, youthful collaborations, and timeless masterpieces. From the vibrant beats of Bernstein’s 'West Side Story' to the rich tapestries of Brahms and Beethoven, these captivating events at the Berliner Philharmonie promise an unforgettable experience. Each concert showcases unique creative works, featuring renowned artists and composers who bring classical music to life. Join us as we delve into the symphonic dances of North and South America, the melodies of Europe, and the harmonious blend of Heaven, Earth & Humanity.

Symphonic Sojourns: A Celebration of Rhythms, Youth, and Masterpieces

In the heart of Berlin, a symphony of events promises to captivate music enthusiasts from around the globe. The Berliner Philharmoniker hosts a series of concerts that celebrate the vibrancy of classical compositions, from the passionate undertones of 'Misa Tango' to the introspective journey of Beethoven's 'Eroica'. Conductors Nuno Côrte-Real, Hansjörg Schellenberger, and Samuel Gal Alterovich lead the Berliner Symphoniker in performances that transcend time and space, bringing timeless pieces to life in a modern setting.

A Symphony of Cultures: Berlin's Philharmonic Showcases Musical Masterpieces

The Berliner Philharmonie is set to host a series of captivating musical events that promise to delight classical music enthusiasts. From the German premiere of Nuno Côrte-Real's 'Sinfonia 2022' to Beethoven's iconic 'Eroica', this lineup showcases the timeless beauty and complexity of European music. With performances by renowned conductors like Nuno Côrte-Real and Hansjörg Schellenberger, alongside talented performers such as Takuma Ishii, these events are not to be missed. Join us as we explore the rich tapestry of musical heritage presented by the Berliner Symphoniker.

Sinfonia & Sehnsucht: A Journey Through European Classics

Embark on a melodious journey with the Berliner Symphoniker in 2025, as they present an extraordinary series of concerts at the famed Berliner Philharmonie. From the German premiere of Nuno Côrte-Real's 'Sinfonia 2022' to the timeless allure of Beethoven’s 'Eroica', these events promise a captivating blend of classical brilliance and modern innovation. Join celebrated conductors and virtuoso performers in a celebration of music that transcends time and culture, offering an unforgettable experience for all attendees.

A Symphony of Sounds: Exploring the Berliner Symphoniker's 2025 Concerts

Nuno Côrte-Real

Berliner Symphoniker

It couldn't be more Christmassy! The anticipation of the upcoming holidays is audible in this concert full of Christmas tunes, sleigh rides, and Christmas wishes. The focus is on the music for Erich Wolfgang Korngold's fairytale ballet "The Snowman": Colombine and her admirer Pierrot attempt to escape from the clutches of Uncle Pantaloon – and succeed with the help of a snowman. The story is narrated. Finally, things get particularly festive with Otto Nicolai's Christmas Overture, featuring ever-changing variations of the chorale "Vom Himmel hoch."

Christmas & Fairy Tales

Berliner Philharmonie

Christmas Oratorio

Before the champagne corks pop on New Year's Eve, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra will be banging the drums one last time! And not only that. With highlights from films, musicals, and operettas, they ignite a musical fireworks display that is in no way inferior to the sparkling spectacle at midnight. Of course, there will also be some Strauss classics in three-quarter time! Together with singer Nadja Mchantaf, conductor and presenter Ulrich Kern will provide the necessary momentum to start the new year in a good mood.

New Year's Eve concerts 2025

The fourth symphony concert warms the cold season with two fiery, virtuosic concert fantasies for violin: soloist Maria Solozobova plays Camille Saint-Saëns' Introduction et Rondo capriccioso and Pablo de Sarasate's spirited Carmen Fantasy. Then it's a classical turn with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's cheerful Piano Concerto No. 23, which surprised audiences at the time of its composition in 1786 with its use of clarinets instead of oboes. Ludwig van Beethoven's fourth symphony, which is heard relatively rarely compared to his other symphonies, sounds equally cheerful, bright, and friendly.

Virtuoso & Classical

Childhood memories of the music of the Sinti and Roma in his homeland inspired Zoltán Kodály's "Dances from Galánta," while Melanie Bonis's Suite en forme de valses exudes French lightness and elegance. This dance-like quality contrasts with the suspenseful music of Paul Dukas, who set Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ballad of the same name to music in his "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."

Magic & Dancing

In Francis Poulenc's "Peasant Concerto" from 1928, the harpsichord, which had disappeared since Mozart's time, experiences a magnificent resurrection. With its melodic charm and fragrant grace, the piece seems to dream itself back to the French Rococo era – albeit with gentle irony. Charles Gounod's "Funeral March for a Marionette" – a piano sonata that the composer later transcribed for orchestra – must have appealed to Alfred Hitchcock greatly: It became the theme song for the series "Hitchcock Presents." As thrilling as a crime thriller, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's tone poem about "Scheherazade," who used fairy tales to keep her husband, King Shahryar, from killing her, is as captivating as a Arabian Nights.

1000 & One

After the opening with the overture to Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni", a work by Nuno Côrte-Real, born in 1971, will have its German premiere in the Berlin Philharmonie: the "Sinfonia 2022", which will also be recorded on CD on this occasion. The composer, who comes from Portugal, will be conducting himself. For the second part of the concert, he chose Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor, which took the composer a long time to get started with. Plagued by self-doubt, Brahms had slowly approached the composition of a first symphony through serenades, chamber music and choral works.

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