The one and only Lang Lang opens our Piano series with Chopin's Mazurkas, in which folk dance and sensitivity form a fascinating connection, and continues the romantic mood with Schumann's cycle Kreisleriana, overflowing with imagination and emotion. Alexander Lonquich continues the series with Schumann's Novelettes, lesser-known but no less magnificent, which he contrasts with other discoveries, including Anton Bruckner's poignant piece Remembrance. Alexander Melnikov contributes to the Berliner Philharmoniker's Biennale in February 2025 with his recital, titled Paradise Lost?, focusing on nature and its impending destruction. His programme ranges from the landscapes traversed by Schubert's "Wanderer" and the natural poetry of a late work by Schumann to the extravagant pianistic experiments of Liszt and Scriabin.
Not to be missed is the season’s Artist in Residence, Seong-Jin Cho, who will present the collected solo piano works of Maurice Ravel on the occasion of his 150th birthday. Music of delicate emotion, it is at once multifaceted and unmistakably Ravel. The nonpareil Mitsuko Uchida concludes the series with two weighty sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert. Schubert's B-flat major Sonata holds a special place in the repertoire. It was the composer's last major work, and exhibits extraordinary expressive range – from rhapsodic sunshine to glimpses of the abyss.
Main Auditorium
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Piano recital
Lang Lang piano
Works by
Gabriel Fauré, Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin
Gabriel Fauré
Pavane in F sharp minor, op. 50
Robert Schumann
Kreisleriana, op. 16
Interval
Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka in F minor, op. 7 No. 3
Mazurka in B flat major, op. 17 No. 1, 2 and 4
Mazurka in C major, op. 24 No. 2 and 4
Mazurka in D flat major, op. 30 No. 3 and 4
Mazurka in D major, op. 33 No. 3, 4 and 2
Mazurka in F sharp minor, op. 59 No. 3
Polonaise in F sharp minor, op. 44
Chamber Music Hall
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Piano recital
Alexander Lonquich piano
Works by
Wolfgang Rihm, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Robert Schumann and Anton Bruckner
Wolfgang Rihm
Klavierstück No. 5
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Piano Sonata in E minor, Wq 91 No. 1
Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 1 in F major
Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 2 in D major
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Piano Sonata in C major, Wq 65 No. 47
Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 3 in D major
Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 4 in D major
Interval
Wolfgang Rihm
Wortlos I
Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 5 in D major
Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 6 in A major
Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 7 in E major
Wolfgang Rihm
Wortlos II
Anton Bruckner
Erinnerung
Robert Schumann
8 Novellettes, op. 21: No. 8 in F sharp minor
Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Chamber Music Hall
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Piano recital
Alexander Melnikov piano
Works by
Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt and Alexander Scriabin
Franz Schubert
Fantasia in C major, D 760 “Wanderer Fantasy”
Robert Schumann
Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), op. 82
Interval
Franz Liszt
Waldesrauschen
Franz Liszt
Gnomenreigen
Franz Liszt
Nuages gris
Alexander Scriabin
Vers la flamme, op. 72
Alexander Scriabin
Deux Dances, op. 73
Alexander Scriabin
Five Preludes, op. 74
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 9, op. 68 ‟Black Massˮ
Also available as Biennale package
Artist in Residence
Chamber Music Hall
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Piano recital
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Works by
Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel
Sérénade grotesque
Menuet antique
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jeux d'eau
Sonatine
Interval
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs
Gaspard de la nuit
Interval
Maurice Ravel
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Prelude
À la manière de Borodine
À la manière de ... Chabrier
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Chamber Music Hall
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Piano recital
Mitsuko Uchida piano
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, op. 90
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in B flat major, D 960
plus further works
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A
D
E
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280 € |
| 2 |
B
C
F
Wheelchair positions 1 |
221 € |