Upcoming: Waldbühne 2013 – Freude schöner Götterfunken

For more than 20 years EuroArts has produced the annual summer concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker at one of the most appealing European outdoor amphitheatres - the Waldbühne in Berlin.

The “Violin Concerto in E minor”, which was written by Felix Mendelssohn in 1843-1844, opens the concert. With a formal structure that breaks with the conventions of the classical concerto, this masterpiece is interpreted by talented violinist Christian Tetzlaff, who gave his philharmonic debut in 1995.

Following Christian Tetzlaff's performance, the Berliner Philharmoniker give a rendition of Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony”, under the baton of their music director Sir Simon Rattle. The famous final movement, "Ode to Joy", named after Friedrich von Schiller's poem, is sung by the Rundfunkchor Berlin and the renowned soloists Camilla Tilling, Nathalie Stutzmann, Joseph Kaiser and Dimitry Ivashchenko.

Waldbühne 2013 – Freude schöner Götterfunken
LIVE TRANSMISSION on June 22, 2013 – 8:15 pm CET

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Camilla Tilling, soprano • Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Joseph Kaiser, tenor • Dimitry Ivashchenko, bass
Rundfunkchor Berlin • Simon Halsey, chorus master

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violin Concerto in E minor
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony: No. 9 in D minor with Final Chorus “Ode to Joy”

HD • Length: approx. 100’
Produced by EuroArts Music in co-production with RBB, NHK, SMG

“Freude schöner Götterfunken” is available for TV Distribution, the programme will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in Spring 2014.

More concerts from the Waldbühne available for >> TV Distribution
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