The Staatskapelle Berlin's grand symphony concerts are entering their 185th season. They are not only the cornerstone of the orchestra, but also shape Berlin's musical culture as a whole. In the upcoming season, General Music Director Christian Thielemann and four guest conductors will once again join forces with the Staatskapelle and outstanding soloists to present both “classics” from the repertoire and rarely heard works.
The spectrum ranges from Mozart and Beethoven to important symphonies, overtures, and concertos by key Romantic composers to distinguished works of French, Russian, Czech, and Hungarian music. Christian Thielemann will continue his exploration of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's compositional oeuvre, and symphonic poems by Franz Liszt, orchestral songs and works by Richard Strauss, and a symphony by Anton Bruckner will also be performed under his baton. Eight double concerts at the Staatsoper and the Philharmonie in excellent musical quality: in addition to encounters with Christian Thielemann, the audience—and certainly the orchestra as well—can look forward to the return of Philippe Jordan and Petr Popelka, as well as Marie Jacquot and Jakub Hrůša, who are guests at the Berlin Symphony Concerts for the first time, and of course singers such as Diana Damrau, Camilla Nylund, Piotr Beczała, and Christian Gerhaher, as well as instrumental soloists Sol Gabetta, María Dueñas, Rudolf Buchbinder, Antoine Tamestit, and Kian Soltani.