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Proms 2018 Prom 68: Berlin Philharmonic & Kirill Petrenko (II)

Prom 68
Prom 68: Berlin Philharmonic & Kirill Petrenko (II)
20:00 Sun 2 Sep 2018 Royal Albert Hall
Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra pair Beethoven’s much-loved Seventh Symphony “the apotheosis of the dance” two contrasting Strauss tone poems: the passionate Don Juan and the contemplative Death and Transfiguration.
Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra pair Beethoven’s much-loved Seventh Symphony “the apotheosis of the dance” two contrasting Strauss tone poems: the passionate Don Juan and the contemplative Death and Transfiguration.

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For their second concert, the Berliner Philharmoniker and its Music Director Designate Kirill Petrenko pair two of the 19th century’s greatest symphonic poems with Beethoven’s much-loved Seventh Symphony. If Don Juan celebrates the life of the body – energetic passions, desires and cynical ambitions – then the composer’s Death and Transfiguration, a vivid portrait of the last hours of a dying artist, explores ideas of the mind and spirit. These two colourful musical narratives are set against the dance-driven energy of Beethoven’s symphony. See ‘All Types of Beethoven

Image: Kirill Petrenko © Wilfried Hösl