Christian Gerhaher & Magdalena Kožená Highlight Broadcast of ‘St Matthew Passion’ From Berlin Philharmonic

(Credits: Sony/ Gregor Hohenberg / Oleg Rostovtsev) The Berlin Philharmonic has announced that it will unlock its Digital Concert Hall in order to broadcast the presentation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St Matthew Passion,” BWV 244. The performance was filmed on April 11, 2010, and stars baritone Christian Gerhaher, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, soprano Camilla Tilling, tenor Mark Padmore, tenor Topi Lehtipuu, {…}

Feb 26, 2021

Camilla Nylund Replaces Diana Damrau at Berlin Philharmonic Concert

The Berlin Philharmonic has announced a cast change for its upcoming stream on Feb. 27, 2021. Soprano Camilla Nylund will replace Diana Damrau in a concert dedicated to Richard Strauss. In a statement, the organization noted, “due to the current Covid-19 regulations, Diana Damrau is unable to travel to Berlin for the concert on 27 February conducted by Christian Thielemann. {…}

Feb 13, 2021

Michael Spyres, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Diana Damrau Lead Berlin Philharmonic Online Festival

(Credits: © Marco Borrelli / OnP / © Alexey Kostromin / OnP / © Jiyan Chen) The Berlin Philharmonic Online Festival’s “The Golden Twenties” will be held from February 13 until February 27, 2021. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on the vocal works. First up is Igor Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex.” The showcase will star Ekaterina {…}

Feb 12, 2021

Thomas Søndergård Replaces Sir Donald Runnicles For Berlin Philharmonic Online Festival

(Credit: Martin Bubandt) The Berlin Philharmonic has announced that due to the travel restrictions, General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin Sir Donald Runnicles will not be able to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the online festival “The Golden Twenties” on February 20, 2021. As a result, Thomas Søndergård, the Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, {…}

Jan 6, 2021

Diana Damrau & Kirill Petrenko Headline Broadcast from Berlin Philharmonic

(Credits: © Jiyan Chen / (c) Wilfried Hösl) Rai5 will broadcast a 2019 concert from the Berlin Philharmonic featuring soprano Diana Damrau on Jan. 6 at 9:15 p.m. CET. The Berlin Philharmonic Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko conducted. The program for the concert includes the overture from “Girl Crazy” and “An American in Paris” by George Gershwin; “If I loved you” {…}

Oct 12, 2020

Deutsche Oper Berlin General Music Director Donald C. Runnicles Knighted

(Credit: Opus 3 Artists official website) The Office of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has announced the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2020. Among those honored was General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin Donald Cameron Runnicles, who has been bestowed with the title of the Knights Bachelor, for services to Music. Donald Runnicles is concurrently the General Music Director {…}

Sep 18, 2020

Berlin Philharmonic to Allow Up to 1,000 Spectators

(Credit: Berliner Philharmonie official website) The Berlin Philharmonic has announced that it will start its November program with a bigger audience. Per the company’s official statement, up to 1,000 spectators in the Great Concert Hall, and up to 567 spectators in the Chamber Music Hall will be allowed. Per the new hygiene concept, face masks will be compulsory during the {…}

Jul 3, 2020

Berlin Philharmonic Cancels US Tour

The Berlin Philharmonic has canceled its planned US tour. The orchestra announced that it has been forced to cancel due to the ongoing restrictions on international travel caused by the corona pandemic and the closure of some concert halls in the USA. The tour, which was expected to take place in November, was supposed to feature the orchestra in 10 {…}

Apr 28, 2020

Berliner Philharmoniker to Present European Concert

(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Berliner Philharmoniker’s European Concert is set to go ahead as planned on May 1, 2020 in an empty hall in the Philharmonie Berlin. The concert, which will be led by Kirill Petrenko, will be performed in a chamber formation with Federal President Steinmeier delivering the opening address. The concert will be performed with the support of {…}

Apr 21, 2020

Baden-Baden Easter Festival & Berlin Philharmonic Extend Collaboration

The Baden-Baden Easter Festival and ⁦Berlin Philharmonic have extended their collaboration. Benedikt Stampa, director of the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and Andrea Zietzschmann, director of the foundation of the Berlin Philharmonic announced that the two would continue their collaboration beyond 2022. The announcement also noted that the 2023 festival will have a focus on Richard Strauss. The 2022 season will feature a {…}

Apr 21, 2020

Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Olga Peretyatko Highlight Berlin Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

Credit: Alexey Kostromin/Dario Acosta/Paul Schirnhofer-DG The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of tours, vocal performances and world famous stars. For the purposes of this article we will only concentrate on vocal performances. The season opens with Musikfest, which was announced previously. Click here for more details. Philharmonie Daniel Harding conducts countertenor Andrew Watts in music {…}