David Robertson takes over from Kirill Petrenko as conductor for the concerts opening the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Biennale
It is with great regret that Kirill Petrenko also has to cancel the concerts from 13 to 15 February and the family concert on 16 February. On strict medical advice, he has to take a 3-week break for further treatment.
The Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko are very grateful to David Robertson for agreeing to conduct the concerts with an unchanged programme at short notice.
David Robertson made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2002 and regularly makes guest appearances with top orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, LA Phil, Seoul Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Staatskapelle Dresden. He was chief conductor and Artistic Director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony, and Music Director of the Ensemble Intercontemporain.
In June 2024, he conducted the European premiere of Miroslav Srnka’s Superorganisms at the final concert of the Prague Spring International Music Festival.
Thu 13.02.2025 20:00
Fri 14.02.2025 20:00
Sat 15.02.2025 19:00 (also Live-stream in the Digital Concert Hall)
Philharmonie Berlin, main auditorium
Opening concerts of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Biennale
Berliner Philharmoniker
David Robertson conductor
Edgard Varèse Arcana for large orchestra (revised version from 1960)
Miroslav Srnka Superorganisms, commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, the NHK Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic and the Orchestre de Paris (German premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastoral”
Sun 16.02.2025 11:00
Philharmonie Berlin, main auditorium
Family Concert
Berliner Philharmoniker
David Robertson conductor
Stephan Baumecker acting
Tobias Ribitzki stage direction and text
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastoral”: excerpts.