Concert
Visiting Orchestra
Visiting Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra / James Levine
Past Dates
Charles Ives [1874-1954]
Three Places in New England [1903-14]
Elliott Carter [*1908]
Three Illusions for orchestra [2004]
Maurice Ravel [1875-1937]
concerto for piano and orchestra in G major [1929-31]
Béla Bartók [1881-1945]
Concerto for Orchestra Sz 116 [1943]
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Pierre-Laurent Aimard Klavier
James Levine Dirigent
All works of this programme except the Three Places in New England by Charles Ives are commissioned works by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is without a doubt one of the world’s most renowned orchestras, yet it is an extremely seldom guest in Berlin. They could be heard for the first time in the Titania Palast in 1952, but their second – and to this day their last – guest performance was in 1971. At this year’s musikfest, audiences will finally have a chance to hear this ensemble after a thirty-year absence. James Levine presides at the conductor’s stand – the legendary conductor of the New York Met and music director in Boston since 2004. The programme is perfectly tailored to the orchestra and includes two pieces from their main repertoire. These pieces by Ravel and Bartók were originally commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and their histories are, thus, deeply intertwined with this orchestra. Three Places in New England, two of which can be found in Boston, offers an ideal introduction to the world of Charles Ives. Ives was a visionary whose work unites different styles of music representing various spheres of life into a poetic whole. In Three Places he brings historical locations and scenes of natural wonder to life. Ives’s encounter with the young Elliot Carter proved influential in Carter’s decision to become a composer. The Boston Symphony Orchestra has long been associated with the ninety-eight year-old Carter, who is widely recognised as one of the greatest composers of the late twentieth century. Illusions, composed in 2004, was his last piece for the orchestra.
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Three Places in New England [1903-14]
Elliott Carter [*1908]
Three Illusions for orchestra [2004]
Maurice Ravel [1875-1937]
concerto for piano and orchestra in G major [1929-31]
Béla Bartók [1881-1945]
Concerto for Orchestra Sz 116 [1943]
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Pierre-Laurent Aimard Klavier
James Levine Dirigent
All works of this programme except the Three Places in New England by Charles Ives are commissioned works by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is without a doubt one of the world’s most renowned orchestras, yet it is an extremely seldom guest in Berlin. They could be heard for the first time in the Titania Palast in 1952, but their second – and to this day their last – guest performance was in 1971. At this year’s musikfest, audiences will finally have a chance to hear this ensemble after a thirty-year absence. James Levine presides at the conductor’s stand – the legendary conductor of the New York Met and music director in Boston since 2004. The programme is perfectly tailored to the orchestra and includes two pieces from their main repertoire. These pieces by Ravel and Bartók were originally commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and their histories are, thus, deeply intertwined with this orchestra. Three Places in New England, two of which can be found in Boston, offers an ideal introduction to the world of Charles Ives. Ives was a visionary whose work unites different styles of music representing various spheres of life into a poetic whole. In Three Places he brings historical locations and scenes of natural wonder to life. Ives’s encounter with the young Elliot Carter proved influential in Carter’s decision to become a composer. The Boston Symphony Orchestra has long been associated with the ninety-eight year-old Carter, who is widely recognised as one of the greatest composers of the late twentieth century. Illusions, composed in 2004, was his last piece for the orchestra.
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Concert Programme
Charles Ives [1874-1954]
Three Places in New England [1903-14]
Elliott Carter [*1908]
Three Illusions for orchestra [2004]
Maurice Ravel [1875-1937]
Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major [1929-31]
Béla Bartók [1881-1945]
Concerto for Orchestra Sz 116 [1943]
All works of this programme except the Three Places in New England by Charles Ives are commissioned works by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.