The Berliner Philharmoniker played under the baton of their new chief conductor Kirill Petrenko for the first time at the New Year’s Eve concert – presenting a vibrant facet to Petrenko’s repertoire. The program takes us on a musical journey to the USA: with dances from Bernstein’s West Side Story and Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Moreover, it features star soprano Diana Damrau in captivating musical songs.
Harold Arlen: Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
Leonard Bernstein: “If feel pretty” ∙ Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
George Gershwin: An American in Paris ∙ Girl Crazy Overture
Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady
Richard Rodgers: “If I loved you” from Carousel
Stephen Sondheim: Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music
Franz Waxman: The Ride of the Cossacks from Taras Bulba
Kurt Weill: Foolisch Heart from One Touch of Venus ∙ Lady in the Dark, Symphonic Nocturne (Suite, arr. Robert Russel Bennett)