Casual Concert with Manfred Honeck

Date & Time

Fri, May 23, 2025, 20:00

Venue

Philharmonie Berlin, Main Auditorium (Berlin)

A composer buffeted about by a dictatorship, writing music with subtexts – dancing on the edge of a volcano. Nothing is unambiguous in Shostakovich’s Fifth. Manfred Honeck presents the legendary work at a Casual Concert as conductor and moderator: equally exciting for newbies and nerds. And then the perfect contrast in the Lounge afterwards – with a live act and a DJ.

Keywords: Casual Concert, Symphony Concert

Info & Ticket (www.dso-berlin.de)

Musicians

Manfred Honeck	Conductor
freekind	Live Act
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Program

Symphony No. 5 in D minor	Dmitri Shostakovich
After the concert: Casual Concert Lounge with Live Act and DJ	Casual Concert LoungeLive Act and DJ

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