The dictatorship of art! - No dictator knows its secrets. But there are suggestions here: Fire and water, gallons of bubble bath, a huge pentagram-like wooden construction and pulsating music samples create a wonderful [...]
Gustav Mahler 10th Symphony: Adagio and works inspired by Mahler's Tenth by leading composers of our time: Philippe Manoury, Mark Andre, Jay Schwartz and Alexey Retinsky Fragmentary and yet complete: The [...]
After the brilliant performance of the Cherubini Requiem in May 2023, Thomas Hengelbrock and his ensembles return to the Philharmonie with the German Requiem by Johannes Brahms. With this famous work [...]
A non-verbal theater of gestures that goes far beyond Shakespeare's work and yet remains true to its core: In King Lear, nine actresses present a female reading of the classic, staged by an interdisciplinary team of artists from Hong Kong around director Tang Shu-wing, the "alchemist of minimalist theater". After performances in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the award-winning physical theater production is now coming [...]
After the great success of their concert around Mahler's 10th Symphony, Teodor Currentzis and the SWR Symphonieorchester return to the Philharmonie Berlin. Together with the London Symphony Chorus, the [...]
As an independent platform, the VOICES Performing Arts Festival aims to support the voices of artists who have had to leave their homeland and are now looking for new ways to make themselves heard. It explores the question of how artistic identity can transcend geographical borders and how displaced artists can re-establish themselves in a new cultural environment.
Following their successful Elbphilharmonie debut with Sabine Meyer and Mozart's clarinet concerto, Jan Caeyers and the orchestra he founded, Le Concert Olympique, are returning to the Elphi. The renowned Beethoven specialist has set himself a special goal with the Beethoven 27 project, which will run for several years: With 27 works from the pen of the great composer [...]
The title of the play refers to the Eastern philosophical concept of "Mahamaya" - the great illusion that takes over human consciousness and obscures the truth. The actors on stage do not play traditional roles, but engage in a dialog that illuminates the hidden aspects of human existence. At high speed, they exchange questions and answers [...]
The title of the play refers to the Eastern philosophical concept of "Mahamaya" - the great illusion that takes over human consciousness and obscures the truth. The actors on stage do not play traditional roles, but engage in a dialog that illuminates the hidden aspects of human existence. At high speed, they exchange questions and answers [...]
This first staged adaptation of the novel by Belarusian-born writer Sasha Filipenko tells the story of Peter Nesterenko, an officer in the anti-Bolshevik White Guard who, after a long period of emigration at the beginning of the 20th century, made a deal with the Soviet authorities and returned to his homeland. It is a story about forgiveness and the [...]
