Season-opener Kirill Petrenko conducts Bruckner’s Fifth

Date & Time

Fri, Aug 23, 2024, 19:00

Venue

Philharmonie Berlin, Main Auditorium (Berlin)

The Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko kick off the new season – just a few days before the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anton Bruckner, whose work will be the focus of the 2024 programme. The Fifth Symphony is a work with which the composer fought for public recognition. In it, he reveals himself to be a gifted musical architect, bringing together voluptuous melodies, solemn chorales and sophisticated contrapuntal structures to create a symphonic monument. Kirill Petrenko conducts Bruckner with the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time.

Keywords: 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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