Opera performances with chief conductor Kirill Petrenko are always among the highlights of the season. This is all the more true when a classic such as Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is on the programme: a perfect combination of drama, emotion and magnificent music. In two repertoire discoveries for piano and orchestra by Ferruccio Busoni and Alexander Scriabin, pianists Kirill Gerstein and Jean-Frédéric Neuburger take on the challenges of the solo parts. Powerful sounds characterise the roaring organ symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns – heard here with debutant Kazuki Yamada on the podium – as well as Bruckner’s Eighth, conducted by Andris Nelsons. Prokofiev’s Cello Concerto is an exciting rarity, performed by the internationally acclaimed cellist Alisa Weilerstein.
Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Dalia Stasevska conductor (replacing François-Xavier Roth)
Jean-Frédéric Neuburger piano
Works by
Jean Sibelius, Edvard Grieg, Kaija Saariaho and Claude Debussy
Jean Sibelius
Pohjolas Tochter
Edvard Grieg
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 16
Jean-Frédéric Neuburger piano
Interval
Kaija Saariaho
Orion
Claude Debussy
La Mer
Also available as Biennale package
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Eleonora Buratto soprano (Cio-Cio-San)
Teresa Iervolino mezzo-soprano (Suzuki)
Jonathan Tetelman tenor (Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton)
Tassis Christoyannis baritone (Sharpless)
Didier Pieri tenor (Goro)
Lilia Istratii mezzo-soprano (Kate Pinkerton)
Aksel Daveyan baritone (Prince Yamadori)
Giorgi Chelidze bass (Uncle Bonzo)
Jasurbek Khaydarov bass (Imperial Commissioner)
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kazuki Yamada conductor
Emmanuel Pahud flute
Sebastian Heindl organ
Works by
Ottorino Respighi, Tōru Takemitsu and Camille Saint-Saëns
Ottorino Respighi
Fontane di Roma
Tōru Takemitsu
I Hear the Water Dreaming for flute and orchestra
Emmanuel Pahud flute
Interval
Camille Saint-Saëns
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 “Organ Symphony”
Sebastian Heindl organ
| Price category | Block/row | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A
Row 1–12
B Row 1–3 E Row 1–2 |
483 € |
| 2 |
B
Row 4–10
E Row 3–4 |
429 € |
| 3 |
C
Row 1–3
D Row 1–2 E Row 5–6 |
381 € |
| 4 |
E
Row 7–8
F Row 1–2 |
330 € |
| 5 |
C
Row 4–7
D Row 3–4 F Row 3–5 H Row 1–2 |
276 € |
| 6 |
C
Row 8–11
D Row 5–6 H Row 3–5 |
213 € |
| 7 |
G
Row 1–4 right
K Row 1–2 |
168 € |
| 8 |
G
Row 1–5 left
K Row 3–4 Wheelchair positions |
168 € |