Good Friday Concert

Synopsis/Details

The Unfinished Ninth is Anton Bruckner’s final composition. He worked on the finale of this symphony, which continues the weighty tradition of its eight predecessors, until his death in 1896. He fervently hoped to be able to finish the last movement and even spoke of it to his doctor. Because the apartment was sealed too late after his death, all kinds of authorized and unauthorized persons immediately pounced on the existing manuscript pages. Its creator, however, had finally realized that his strength and time would not be enough to complete it. He therefore decreed that his “Te Deum”, completed twelve years earlier, should be played instead of the fourth movement. However, the symphony is often simply performed unfinished. It is framed by two short contemporary works by Arvo Pärt and Periklis Koukos, which reflect on the atmosphere of Good Friday in a meditative manner.

Cast

Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Constantinos Carydis: Conductor

Programme
Periklis Koukos – Adagio for Strings
Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Arvo Pärt – Psalom for String Orchestra

Venue

Konzerthaus Berlin

The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin and home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of the city, it was originally built as a theater. It initially operated from 1818 to 1821 under the name of the Schauspielhaus Berlin, then as the Theater am Gendarmenmarkt and Komödie. It became a concert hall after the Second World War, and its name changed to its present one in 1994.

The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is the resident orchestra of the Konzerthaus Berlin. The concert hall also hosts Young Euro Classic every summer, an international festival of youth orchestras.

Address and directions

Konzerthaus Berlin
Gendarmenmarkt
10117 Berlin

Directions

You can easily reach us using the following public transport:
S-Bahn: Friedrichstraße or Brandenburger Tor
U-Bahn:
U2 (city centre)
U5 (Unter den Linden)
U6 (city centre or Unter den Linden)
Bus: Lines M48, 100, 147, 200, 265, 300

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Good Friday Concert

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