Concert Pulse
This week
In Benazet Saal
In Benazet Saal
Classical concerts featuringMidori
Midori is a renowned Japanese violinist acclaimed for her extraordinary technical prowess and emotive performances. A prodigious talent, she debuted with the New York Philharmonic at age 11. Midori's compelling artistry and commitment to music education have solidified her status as an influential figure in the classical music world.
Overview
Quick overview of instrumentalist Midori by associated keywords
Upcoming Concerts
Concerts featuring Midori in season 2024/25 or later
Next week
In Köln
In Köln
Midori | Bundesjugendorchester | Patrick Lange
Germany's youngest top-tier orchestra, the Bundesjugendorchester, regularly performs at the Cologne Philharmonic. The young talents passionately present contemporary music, featuring Japanese violinist Midori. Glanert's Violin Concerto No. 2, inspired by Beethoven's letter to his "Immortal Beloved," showcases Midori as the soloist, encountering destiny and the enthusiastic musicians of the Bundesjugendorchester, conducted by Patrick Lange.
This month
In Berlin
In Berlin
School concert
Philharmonie Berlin, Main Auditorium (Berlin)
The presenters are also members of the orchestra and, at 14 to 19 years old, are just as old as their listeners in the audience. As the sponsoring orchestra of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the National Youth Orchestra will play for grades 5 to 13 in the Main Auditorium of the Philharmonie Berlin on 30 April 2025 and provide information about the orchestra and its repertoire: Where do most of the members come from? What do conductors have to say? Which parts are particularly challenging?
This month
In Berlin
In Berlin
German National Youth Orchestra, Patrick Lange and Midori
Philharmonie Berlin, Main Auditorium (Berlin)
Beethoven's legendary letter to the “Immortal Beloved” inspired Detlev Glanert to write his Second Violin Concerto. Glanert wrote a work full of longing and passion for the violinist Midori; he has admired her since her days as an internactionally-acclaimed child prodigy. Midori is also the soloist in this performance with the National Youth Orchestra under the direction of Patrick Lange. The orchestra, of which the Berliner Philharmoniker is a patron, will also play Johannes Brahms' First Piano Quartet in Arnold Schoenberg's colourful orchestration.
This season
In Berlin
In Berlin
Jacquot & Midori
We admire stars because they are talented, beautiful, strong, awe-inspiring. We love them when they show their weaknesses. As Midori did. She was a child prodigy before whom Leonard Bernstein fell to his knees in awe. After a stunning career, she gave an account of her mother, who was consumed by ambition, in her 2004 German autobiography ›Einfach Midori’‹ as well as on her teachers and her addictions. She keeps returning after retiring from the stage, this time with Dvořák‘s only violin concerto. She will show that she’s still on fire.
This season
In Hamburg
In Hamburg
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra / Midori / Christoph Eschenbach
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
In 1986, a 14-year-old Japanese violinist from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, who was still relatively unknown in Europe at the time, made her way to Schleswig-Holstein to perform three sonata recitals. Midori’s brilliantly successful debut was followed by almost 30 acclaimed performances at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival over the years – and so of course her name cannot be missing from the programme of the 40th edition of the festival. The pianist and conductor Christoph Eschenbach, who is closely associated with her, also took part in 1986 and can be described as a true veteran, having given over 200 concerts at the festival since then. In his reserved and distinguished manner, he has shaped the fortunes of the festival – and in particular the festival orchestra, of which he has been Principal Conductor since 2004 – like no other. The 85-year-old conductor describes the international orchestra as his wellspring of youth: every summer he meets highly talented, enthusiastic young instrumentalists here. And they are particularly looking forward to rehearsing Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony, one of the maestro’s favourite pieces, for the festival’s anniversary.