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The presenters are also members of the orchestra and, at 14 to 19 years old, are just as old as their listeners in the audience. As the sponsoring orchestra of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the National Youth Orchestra will play for grades 5 to 13 in the Main Auditorium of the Philharmonie Berlin on 30 April 2025 and provide information about the orchestra and its repertoire: Where do most of the members come from? What do conductors have to say? Which parts are particularly challenging?
Artists
National Youth Orchestra of Germany
Patrick Lange conductor
Midori violin
Programme
Excerpts from:
Detlev Glanert
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 ‟An die Unsterbliche Geliebteˮ
Midori violin
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25 (orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg)
Additional information
Duration ca. 45 minutes
- Age recommendation: Concert for grades 5 to 13
- Duration approx. 45 minutes
Main Auditorium
Free entry, registration requried
Biographies
Patrick Lange
Like Leonard Bernstein or Simone Young, many conductors owe their breakthrough to stepping in spontaneously for a distinguished colleague. This was also the case for Patrick Lange: in 2010, at the age of 29, he became Germany’s youngest chief conductor when he took over from Carl St. Clair at the Komische Oper Berlin. By then, he was already far from an unknown name: in 2005, he had become assistant to Claudio Abbado with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and collaborated with major figures such as Herbert Blomstedt, Sir Colin Davis, and Ingo Metzmacher.
He went on to conduct renowned orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Engagements took him to the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden, Opera Australia in Sydney, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, and Zurich Opera House. From 2017 to 2022, he was General Music Director of the Hessian State Theatre in Wiesbaden. In addition to his conducting career, he is deeply committed to supporting young musical talent. He serves on the artistic advisory board of the Young Euro Classic festival in Berlin and is a member of the board of trustees of the Festival of Young Artists in Bayreuth.
Midori
Her debut at the renowned Tanglewood Festival in 1986 has become the stuff of legend: at just 14, Midori broke a string—not once, but twice—yet finished the concert, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, unfazed. Three years earlier, the Japanese-born violinist had already performed at the New Year’s Eve concert of the New York Philharmonic – the beginning of an extraordinary career. Today, she is one of the most outstanding artists of our time. No wonder: “Midori’s flawless technique, the orchestra of colors she draws from just four strings, the eloquence and rhetoric of her phrasing – all of it is utterly captivating. Her ability to create many voices – from a silky soprano to a yearning bass – is exceptional,” wrote BBC Music Magazine.
She performs on the 1734 Guarneri del Gesù violin “ex-Huberman,” and her repertoire spans from Bach to numerous works composed especially for her. But Midori is not solely focused on music: she studied psychology and gender studies and is dedicated to humanitarian and educational development work. In recognition of her commitment, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2007 and a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2021.
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