2011

Under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle the Berliner Philharmoniker are playing a solemnly musical program to the final of the year. Evgeny Kissin as soloist is performing the piano concerto from Grieg, furthermore the orchestra will play pieces from Ravel, Strauss, Dvořák, Stravinsky, and Brahms.

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle
Performers: Evgeny Kissin, piano
Director: Henning Kasten
Producers: EuroArts Music & RBB

More Information / Distribution

The mega-performance of 'Daiku' by amateur singers in Osaka

In Osaka, Japan 10,000 amateur singers gather together again this year for a brilliant spectacle: The performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, dubbed "Daiku" in Japan. Yet, it’s not about artistic perfection for the Star artistic director and conductor, Yutaka Sado. "All men shall be brothers" - in light of the triple disaster that recently struck Japan, Schiller's "Ode" gains particular significance.
We accompany Sado and three lay-singers in the preparations for the concert. What motivates them to take part? What does Beethoven's music mean to you? And what role, if any, does European classical music play in a society that elegantly combines its own traditions with western culture?

Length: 58 Min., HD
A film by Friedemann Hottenbacher
Producer: Isabel Iturriagagoitia Bueno
A production of EuroArts Music, WDR, Arte

On the occasion of its 75th anniversary the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating on the 24th December 2011 together with three outstanding soloists of the younger generation. Together with Evgeny Kissin, Vadim Repin and Julian Rachlin - under the baton of Zubin Mehta, the orchestra invites to a new venue, the spectacular Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv, the temporary home of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Zubin Metha
Performers: Julian Rachlin, violin, Vadim Repin, violin, Evgeny Kissin, piano
Director: János Darvas
Producer: Grete Liffers
A production of EuroArts Music International & WDR in cooperation with ARTE
Format: HD
24.12.2011

More Information TV Distribution

More Information DVD/BD Distribution

Documentary on the anniversary of the extraordinary orchestra

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - a cultural icon of Israel and one of the greatest classical ensembles in the world - celebrates its 75th Birthday on December 26th, 2011. The film by János Darvas portrays the orchestra and tells of its moving history, which is both a reflection of the history of Israel and the fate of the Jews in the 20th Century.

With texts from memoirs, with material from radio interviews, home movies and photos from the orchestra’s archives, as well as from private collections, the film will not only tell the story of the orchestra, but draws parallels to the fates of many individuals. Historical footage brings the 75-year history of the orchestra to life.

Interviews with orchestra members from the early years weave through talks with musicians that joined later, and with current orchestra members. Moreover, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman and Pinkas Zukerman have their say.

Length: 52 minutes
A film by János Darvas
Producer: Isabel Iturriagagoitia Bueno
A production of EuroArts Music International in co-production with WDR / Arte
Completion: November 1st, 2011

More Information TV Distribution

More Information DVD/BD Distribution

The new film by Frank Scheffer highlights the hard and disillusioning reality of Iranian cultural policy, which suppresses all personal musical expression. The film follows the Iranian conductor Nader Mashayekhi and his ideal to have an orchestra of young musicians in Tehran playing great classical and modern compositions.

Documentary
Director: Frank Scheffer
Producers: Pieter van Huystee & EuroArts Music

More Information TV Distribution

With this concert Yutaka Sado makes his Philharmonic debut and will be the first Japanese to conduct the renowned orchestra since Seiji Ozawa several years ago.

Critics have unanimously hailed Yutaka Sado as one of the most enthralling and charismatic conductors of the new generation. The long-time assistant of Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa was awarded the most important conductor’s prizes, e.g. the Premier Grand Prix at the 39th International Conducting Competition and the Grand Prix du Concours International L. Bernstein Jerusalem.

Tōru Takemitsu: “From me flows what you call time” for five percussionists and orchestra; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 D minor, Op. 47

Performers: Berliner Philharmoniker; Yutaka Sado, conductor; percussions: Raphael Haeger, Simon Rössler, Franz Schindlbeck, Jan Schlichte, Wieland Welzel (Takemitsu)
Director: Michael Beyer
Producer: Grete Liffers
Line Producer: Claudia Krüger
A co-production of EuroArts Music and NHK
Recording date: 20 May 2011
Recording location: Philharmonie Berlin/Germany

More Information TV Distribution

More Information DVD/BD Distribution

On 23rd August, 2011 EuroArts Music proudly presents for the nineteenth time the Waldbühne concert in Berlin.

The Waldbühne, one of the most appealing outdoor venues on the European continent, is the home of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s summer concert. With over 20,000 attendances, it is one of the most popular classical music concerts in the world.

Scheduled originally on the 2nd July, 2011 the concert had to been cancelled due to the bad weather conditions. Now the concert will take place the 23rd August, 2011 and we are very happy to present this outstanding event.

Under the baton of Riccardo Chailly the Berliner Philharmoniker perform works by Shostakovich, Rota and Respighi. Chailly is famous for having one of the broadest repertoires in the business, ranging from the orchestral highways of Beethoven, Brahms and Bruckner through to the 20th century byway via Bach, the core operatic repertoire and almost anything else - he is an omnivore, with the brilliance to match.

Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra; Nino Rota: “La Strada” Suite; Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome • Pines of Rome

Performers: Berliner Philharmoniker; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Director: Henning Kasten
Producer: Jan Bremme, Grete Liffers
Line Producer: Claudia Krüger
A co-production of EuroArts Music, RBB, NHK and SMG
Recording date: 23 August 2011
Recording location: Waldbühne Berlin/Germany

More Information TV Distribution

More Information DVD/BD Distribution

On the 100th anniversary of Gustav Mahler’s death

Almost 10 years after Maestro Abbado left the Berliner Philharmoniker he returns to tribute one of the greatest composers of the 19th century: Gustav Mahler.
Claudio Abbado caused a sensation with his Mahler interpretations during his time as musical director of the Berliner Philharmoniker and is counted today among the best Mahler interpreters. Together with the well-known Mahler singer Anne Sofie von Otter and renowned tenor Jonas Kaufmann (Echo Award “Singer of the Year”, 2010) they commemorate Gustav Mahler’s 100th day of death on 18 May. They present Mahler’s last symphony which remained unfinished at his death in 1911 and Das Lied von der Erde, considered by him as “probably the most personal composition I ever created”.

Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Symphony No. 10, F sharp minor, Andante, Adagio

Performers: Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Berliner Philharmoniker; Claudio Abbado, conductor
Director: Michael Beyer
Producer: Grete Liffers
Line Producer: Claudia Krüger
A co-production of EuroArts Music, ZDF/ARTE and NHK, produced by Accentus Music
Recording date: 18 May 2011
Recording location: Philharmonie Berlin/Germany

More information

The annual Europa Konzert with the Berliner Philharmoniker

For 20 years the Berliner Philharmoniker have marked their founding in 1882 with a concert – every year at a venue of cultural importance in a different European city. This year’s Europa Konzert takes place at the beautiful Teatro Real Madrid in Spain.
The Berliner Philharmoniker and their musical director Sir Simon Rattle welcome famous flamenco guitarist Cañizares. His virtuosity, his technique, harmony, strength and sensitivity have distinguished Cañizares as a unique artist, considered as one of the great flamenco musicians of the turn of the century. Above anything else, however, Cañizares praises simplicity and purity of sound, transmitting a message with a high emotional impact.

Emmanuel Chabrier: España; Joaquín Rodrigo: ”Concierto de Aranjuez” for guitar and orchestra; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Performers: Cañizares, guitar; Berliner Philharmoniker; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Director: Rhodri Huw
Producer: Isabel Iturriagagoitia Bueno, Benjamin Benedict
Line Producer: Claudia Krüger
A co-production of EuroArts Music, RBB, NHK, TVE and BBC
Recording date: 1 May 2011
Recording location: Teatro Real, Madrid/Spain

More Information TV Distribution

More Information DVD/BD Distribution