Biennale »Paradise lost?« Debussy’s “La Mer” and Grieg’s Piano Concerto
Date & Time
Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 20:00Sky, sea and light permeate this concert, in which Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska makes her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Jean Sibelius transports us to the historical Finland of legend with his dramatic tone poem Pohjola’s Daughter, while Kaija Saariaho’s Orion describes the astrological constellation in numinous music. The concert will also include Edvard Grieg’s piano concerto, which its echoes of Norwegian folk music, and Claude Debussy’s shimmering tone poem La Mer. The soloist is pianist Jean-Fréderic Neuburger.
Keywords: Biennale
Musicians
Berliner Philharmoniker | Orchestra |
Dalia Stasevska | Conductor |
Jean-Frédéric Neuburger | Piano |
Program
Pohjolas Tochter | Jean Sibelius |
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 16 | Edvard Grieg |
Orion | Kaija Saariaho |
La Mer | Claude Debussy |