Written by Emilio Bernardo-Ciddio
The Berliner Philharmoniker on stage in performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony 8
Berliner Philharmoniker @ Roy Thomson Hall
Conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
Programme:
Tue Nov 15, 2016 • 8 PM
Boulez: Éclat
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Wed Nov 16, 2016 • 8 PM
Webern: Six Pieces for Orchestra (Sechs Stücke)
Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra
Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra (Drei Orchesterstücke)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Sir Simon Rattle, Chief Conductor 2002-2018
The Berlin Philharmonic was founded in 1882, and is regarded as one of the best orchestras in the world. Many of the world’s best conductors have led the orchestra, including Mahler, Strauss, von Bulow, Brahms, and more recently von Karajan and Abbado. The ensemble has evolved into the digital age with the 2009 launch of its Digital Concert Hall, in which you may take a tour of the Philharmonie, watch livestreamed performances, and watch past performances. Sir Simon Rattle became conductor in 2002, and his tenure with the Berlin will soon end in 2018. This fall the orchestra will perform twice in Toronto, with exciting modern programmes at the Toronto Symphony’s performance venue, the Roy Thomson Hall. A review of the performance itself will follow in the weeks after the performance.
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