Kirill Petrenko conducts the German premiere of Srnka’s “Superorganisms”

Date & Time

Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 20:00

Venue

Philharmonie Berlin, Main Auditorium (Berlin)

Under the title Paradise lost? On the Threat to Nature, the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko open their third Biennale. One work that ideally reflects the theme is Beethoven’s “Pastoral”, which exuberantly celebrates the beauty of country life. However, the idyll proves to be fragile and is swept away by an apocalyptic storm. Miroslav Srnka’s work Superorganisms, heard here in its German premiere, embodies a completely different kind of natural phenomenon. It depicts life forms that can only... Read full text

Keywords: Biennale, Contemporary, Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Berliner Philharmoniker	Orchestra
Kirill Petrenko	Conductor

Program

Arcana for large Orchestra (revised version from 1960)	Edgard Varèse
Superorganisms	Miroslav Srnka
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”	Ludwig van Beethoven

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