Kirill Petrenko conducts Bruckner and Rihm

Date & Time

Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 20:00

Venue

Philharmonie Berlin, Main Auditorium (Berlin)

Anton Bruckner’s symphonies have often been described as cathedrals of sound. And they really do combine a powerful architecture of sound with soaring climaxes and visions of the transcendent. This also applies to the Fifth Symphony, which Bruckner called his “contrapuntal masterpiece” because of its ingenious compositional technique. Kirill Petrenko combines it with a work that also has a connection to sacred architecture: Wolfgang Rihm’s IN-SCHRIFT, whose dark, powerfully-sculpted sounds are inspired by St Mark’s Basilica in Venice.

Keywords: Contemporary, Musikfest Berlin, Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Berliner Philharmoniker	Orchestra
Kirill Petrenko	Conductor

Program

Symphony No. 5 in B flat major

Anton Bruckner

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