The Berlin Philharmonic will return to Salzburg Easter Festival starting in 2026. The news comes as the orchestra announced that 2025 will be its last year at the Baden-Baden Easter Festival. In a statement, Nikolaus Bachler said “the Salzburg Easter Festival will once again have a permanent resident orchestra from 2026: the Berlin Philharmonic. Herbert von Karajan founded the Easter {…}
The Berlin Philharmonic is set to celebrate the New Year with a gala concert featuring Jonas Kaufmann. The gala will be performed three times from Dec. 29 through 31 and will be televised, broadcast on radio, and in cinemas. The concert will be broadcast on the Berlin Philharmonic’s Live in the Digital Concert Hall platform and will receive a free {…}
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced a cast change for Oct. 20, 21, and 22 concerts. The orchestra said, that soprano Julie Fuchs, unfortunately, had to cancel her participation in the concerts under the baton of François-Xavier Roth due to illness. As a result, her part in Claude Debussy’s “La Damoiselle élue” will be taken over by Anna Prohaska. A press release {…}
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced that chief conductor Kirill Petrenko has been forced to cancel concerts in Proms and Salzburg. The orchestras said, “due to a serious foot injury and subsequent surgery, chief conductor Kirill Petrenko has been ordered by his doctor to take further rest and therefore will not conduct the second of his two Proms with the Berliner {…}
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of “The Queen of Spades.” The company noted that “due to ill health, Asmik Grigorian has to cancel her participation in the opera performances of Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Queen of Spades’ with the Berliner Philharmonic conducted by Kirill Petrenko at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden on 9, 12, 15 and 18 {…}
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced two cast changes for its upcoming Verdi Requiem performances. The company noted both mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and tenor Fabio Sartori have unfortunately had to cancel their participation in the performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem under the baton of Daniel Barenboim from March 11 to 13 due to illness. As a result, Marina Prudenskaya {…}
(Credit: Algirdas Bakas) The Berliner Philharmoniker has announced that soprano Sonya Yoncheva has canceled her participation in the title role in Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” for concert performances of the opera on Jan. 12, 14 & 15, 2022 due to flu. As a result, soprano Asmik Grigorian will take over the role, making her Berliner Philharmoniker house debut. Grigorian joins a cast {…}
(Credits: Dario Acosta / Andrew Eccles/Decca / Javier del Real / Dario Acosta / Ray Burmiston) The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2021-22 season, spotlighting some of the world’s greatest performers. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal works. Here is the full slate: The Bundesjugendchor presents works by Brahms, Schumann, di Laso, Harvey, Rihm, and {…}
(Credit: Simon Fowler/Erato, Warner-Classics) The Berlin Philharmonic has announced that it will reopen its doors for live audiences in June 2021. The orchestra will perform some of the most memorable pieces of classical music during its June concerts. For the concert on June 17, countertenor Philippe Jaroussky will sing music by Antonio Vivaldi and Gioacchino Rossini. Jean-Christophe Spinosi will conduct. {…}
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced a cast change for its May 29 concert. The orchestra announced that “due to the current pandemic situation and the tightened entry conditions from Great Britain, tenor Allan Clayton has unfortunately had to cancel his participation in the concert conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.” As a result, Andrew Staples will sing in Britten’s Serenade for {…}
(Photo Credit: © Peter Hundert | NDR) The Berlin Philharmonic has announced that conductor Alan Gilbert has canceled the concert on June 5, 2021 due to COVID-19. As a result, Sakari Oramo will take over the musical direction. The program for the concert includes Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2. {…}