Concert for the season opening
When: 12.09.2026 18:00
Where: 52.513660, 13.392150
Organizer: Admin
Although at our season opening is not at all "Alles Waltzer", but the in the outgoing 18. Dance developed in the century with its sweeping turns sets the tone in the program: The Konzerthausorchester and Joana Mallwitz swirl through waltzes from Richard Strauss’ “Rosenkavalier”, his famous “comedy for music”. Maurice Ravel’s “La Valse” from 1920, on the other hand, also runs through eerie undertones, as it is at the same time a dance of death and ironic homage to the 19th century. In the dance, the chief conductor and her orchestra also remain with movements from Prokofiev’s richly instrumented, rhythmically complex ballet “Romeo and Juliet”. In between, our new residence composer Unsuk Chin introduces himself with a work: “Subito con forza” (“suddenly, with strength”); 2020) is full of allusions to Beethoven’s music and thus follows the symphonic cycle, which Joana Mallwitz around the year of his 200th birthday. On the anniversary of his death in 2027. Unsuk Chin calls her work a “personal tribute” to the probably first modernist composer in music history. ‘ The concert will be broadcast live in the outdoor cinema Friedrichshain.Richard Strauss - rolling successes from the opera "Der Rosenkavalier" op. 59 Maurice Ravel - "La Valse" - Poème choréographique for orchestraPauseUnsuk Chin - "Subito con forza" for orchestraSergei Prokofiev - "Romeo and Juliet" - Suite No. 1 and 2 from Ballet Music op. 64 (excerpts)
Tags: classical, outdoor, orchestra, concert
Source: https://www.berlin.de/tickets/klassische-konzerte/konzert-zur-saisoneroeffnung/2026-09-12-konzert-zur-saisoneroeffnung-1bf968bc-09bd-4bef-b18e-47cefc45d4b9/
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