Cinema:Sound - James Newton Howard in Concert

Bamberger Symphoniker in Munich

Festival at the Funkhaus in Nalepastraße

As part of the events marking the 100th anniversary of the orchestra, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin had planned a festival at its former location, the Funkhaus in Oberschöneweide, from 14 to 16 June 2024.Unfortunately, it has not yet been possible to reach a signed agreement with the owner of the building regarding its use. A successful realisation of the festival is therefore not guaranteed at the present time. It is therefore with great regret that the festival has to be cancelled. The events scheduled for this weekend will be rescheduled at a later date if possible.

James Gaffigan

“My Fifth Symphony is an accursed creation. No one understands it.” Only after Mahler’s death did the initial incomprehension change to admiration for this forward-looking piece. Yearning for death and affirmation of life, Weltschmerz and fulfilment, sorrow and joy: all lie side-by-side in this symphony, as so often in Mahler. It opens with a funeral march, its centre is a Ländler followed by a musical declaration of love, and it ends in an apotheosis. James Gaffigan precedes Mahler’s trailblazing sonic universe with Haydn’s Sinfonia concertante, a work no less modern for its own era. By having four solo instruments (oboe, bassoon, violin and cello) stand out from the orchestral tutti, Haydn situates the piece between an instrumental concerto and a symphony – a welcome task for soloists from the ranks of the orchestra.

James' Choice

Zur neuen Spielzeit bringt James Gaffigan ein Stück seiner Heimat New York mit an die Komische Oper Berlin! Während unser Generalmusikdirektor hier eine Wahlheimat gefunden hat, steuerte im 20. Jahrhundert so manch prominenter europäischer Komponist den sicheren Hafen Amerika an. Für Antonín Dvořák und Gustav Mahler eröffnete New York einflussreiche berufliche Möglichkeiten. Kurt Weill befasste sich am Broadway mit dem aufstrebenden Musical. Erich Wolfgang Korngold setzte in Hollywood wiederum den Grundstein für das Filmmusikgenre und inspirierte durch seine Soundtracks nicht zuletzt Filmmusiklegende John Williams. Auf den amerikanischen Erfolg hatten zweifelsohne nicht nur die Komponisten, sondern auch ihre Begleiterinnen einen Einfluss. Ensemblesängerin Susan Zarrabi verleiht den Frauen in Kurt-Weill-Songs aus One Touch of Venus und Lost in the stars eine unvergleichliche Stimme. Schauspielerin Evamaria Salcher gibt zudem amüsante Einblicke in das Leben von Lotte Lenya bis hin zu Alma Mahler. Von Dvořáks schwelgerischer »American Suite« bis zum Weltschmerz in Mahlers 10. Sinfonie ist am Abend somit für alle etwas dabei – eine spannende Zeitreise in das »Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten«! Weiterlesen Weniger anzeigen

Filmmusik-Abend »The Sound of James Bond«

The Gewandhaus Orchestra will perform music from James Bond films. The evening will feature music from various films like "From Russia with Love," "Goldfinger," and others. Dietmar Wunder, Daniel Craig's German voice, will host. The Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg will be conducted by Christian Schumann, with vocals by Tertia Botha and Dennis LeGree.

Guest performance The Sound of James Bond

Music from From Russia from Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, GoldenEye, Casino Royale, Skyfall, No Time to Die and other films

Live-Concert broadcast to the Zeiss-Grossplanetarium – New Year’s Concert

NOSPR / New Year's Eve concert in the rhythm of tango

Carte blanche No. 3 (Special concert)

Concert broadcast to the Zeiss-Grossplanetarium

Enjoy symphony concerts with a view of the starry sky in the Zeiss Grand Planetarium – heavenly sounds in the truest sense of the word.