For four Sunday mornings, the Berlin Philharmonie will turn its focus entirely to the “queen of instruments”. Richard Gowers, one of the most intriguing organists of our time, launches the series. The 29-year-old Londoner will be joined by the brass players of the Berliner Philharmoniker; together, they present a richly romantic programme.
The organ and the flute have much in common, since both instruments produce music using the flow of air. Thomas Ospital, organist of the Church of St. Eustache in Paris, and Emmanuel Pahud, principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic, come together for a programme in the French style.
Do Argentine tangos suit the organ? Absolutely, says French star organist Vincent Dubois. Together with Marie-Andrée Joerger, he creates an unconventional matinee for organ and accordion.
Zuzana Ferjenčíková, a professor in Rotterdam, dedicates the closing concert to her teacher Jean Guillou, with a programme built around his arrangements, including his powerful take on Modest Mussorgsky’s cycle “Pictures at an Exhibition”.
Main Auditorium
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Richard Gowers organ
Blechbläserensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker
Works by
William Walton, Franz Liszt, Richard Strauss, Julius Reubke and Franz Schmidt
William Walton
Orb and Sceptre (arr. for organ and brass by Richard Gowers)
Franz Liszt
Funérailles (arr. for organ by Richard Gowers)
Richard Strauss
Feuersnot op. 50: Liebesszene (arr. for organ and brass by Richard Gowers)
Julius Reubke
Organ Sonata in C minor “The 94th Psalm”
Franz Schmidt
Fuga solemnis (arr. for organ and brass by Richard Gowers)
Main Auditorium
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Organ matinee
Thomas Ospital organ
Emmanuel Pahud flute
Works by
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jehan Alain, Camille Saint-Saëns, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Frank Martin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004, movement 5: Chaconne (arrangement for organ by Henri Messerer)
Jehan Alain
Trois Mouvements, AWV 66 (arr. for organ and flute by Marie-Claire Alain)
Camille Saint-Saëns
Danse macabre, op. 40 (arr. Louis Robilliard)
Camille Saint-Saëns
Romance in D flat major, op. 37 (arr. for organ and flute )
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Isle of the Dead, Symphonic Poem, op. 29 (arr. for organ by Louis Robilliard)
Frank Martin
Sonata da chiesa for flute and organ
Main Auditorium
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Organ matinee
Vincent Dubois organ
Marie-Andrée Joerger accordion
Works by
Louis Vierne, Maurice Duruflé, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy and Astor Piazzolla
Louis Vierne
Carillon de Westminster, op. 54 No. 6
Maurice Duruflé
Suite for organ, op. 5
Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon, Menuet and Toccata (arr. for organ by Vincent Dubois)
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite: Cortège and Ballet (arr. for organ and accordion by Vincent Dubois and Marie-Andrée Joerger)
Astor Piazzolla
Invierno porteño, Adiós Nonino and Decarisimo (arr. for organ and Accordion by Vincent Dubois und Marie-Andrée Joerger)
Main Auditorium
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Organ matinee
Zuzana Ferjenčiková organ
Works by
Franz Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev and Modest Mussorgsky
Franz Liszt
Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H (arrangement for organ by Jean Guillou)
Franz Liszt
Valse oubliée No. 1 (arrangement for organ by Jean Guillou)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio and Rondo in C minor, K. 617 (arrangement for organ by Jean Guillou)
Piotr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker op. 71: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (arrangement for organ by Jean Guillou)
Sergei Prokofiev
Toccata for piano in D minor op. 11 (arrangement for organ by Jean Guillou)
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (arrangement for organ by Jean Guillou)
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76 € |
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22 € |