The Famous Duke The BigBand of the Deutsche Oper Berlin pays homage to Duke Ellington

Collegium Vocale Gent “Et in arcadia ego”: Italian madrigals of the 16th century

Arcadia is the land of eternal sunshine and unclouded joy – but death also afflicts those who dwell there. A musical memento mori: in an affecting programme of vocal music, Collegium Vocale Gent conducted by Philippe Herreweghe explores the sound worlds of the late Renaissance and early Baroque

Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic “Europeana” – a jazz homage to the European idea

The season finale of our Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic series is entitled Europeana and commemorates the end of the war and liberation from National Socialism 80 years ago – a celebration of the European idea. Artists will include the NDR Bigband with Geir Lysne, bringing the traditional big band sound creatively and innovatively into the present; the legendary Joachim Kühn on piano; and the vision string quartet, whose background is in classical music, but who have taken this opportunity to celebrate their passion for jazz. You can expect to breathtaking solos from saxophonist Émile Parisien.

Guest performance ‟Back to the Roots – 55 Years of the Studio Chor Berlinˮ