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Carnegie Hall Presents

Berliner Philharmoniker

Friday, November 11, 2022 8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
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Kirill Petrenko, Noah Bendix-Balgley
Kirill Petrenko by Monika Rittershaus, Noah Bendix-Balgley by Nikolaj Lund
The impressive might and precision of the Berliner Philharmoniker is evident from the very first notes of Andrew Norman’s explosive Unstuck, wasting not a second. This dynamic opening is followed by Mozart’s First Violin Concerto, which shines a welcome spotlight on first concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley. The concert concludes with Korngold’s first and only full symphony, a substantial piece enjoyed by fans of his traditional concert works as well as his legendary Golden Age film scores.

Performers

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko, Chief Conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley, Violin

Program

ANDREW NORMAN Unstuck

MOZART Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major, K. 207

KORNGOLD Symphony in F-sharp


Encore:

TRAD. "Yismechu" and "Ot Azoy" (Noah Bendix-Balgley)

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission. 
The Berliner Philharmoniker Residency at Carnegie Hall is made possible by a leadership gift from Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

At a Glance

This concert presents three dramatically contrasting works from three centuries, two by Viennese composers, one by an American. Mozart’s enchanting Violin Concerto No. 1, written when he was 17, is the first of his concertos, yet is a work of surprising nuance, sophistication, and mastery of 18th-century Classical form. Korngold’s Symphony in F-sharp, completed in 1952, is the only symphony by one of Hollywood’s greatest émigré composers. Korngold’s disciplined opulence came to define the Hollywood sound during its golden era and characterizes his concert works as well. This epic, rarely performed work sounds a bit like Gustav Mahler, a bit like Hollywood, not surprising given that Korngold was the bearer of the Mahler-Strauss mantle before he was forced by the Nazis to immigrate to America. Andrew Norman’s Unstuck, written in 2008 during a struggle with writer’s block and inspired by Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, is also full of brilliant orchestral colors, though in a fragmented, collage-like format depicting (in the composer’s words) the orchestra’s attempts “to free itself from these moments of stuckness.”

Bios

Berliner Philharmoniker

The Berliner Philharmoniker, founded in 1882 as a self-governing ensemble, has long been one of the world’s leading orchestras. In its first decades, Hans von Bülow, Arthur ...

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Kirill Petrenko

Kirill Petrenko has been chief conductor and artistic director of the Berliner Philharmoniker since the 2019–2020 season. Born in Omsk, Siberia, he received his training first in his ...

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Noah Bendix-Balgley

Noah Bendix-Balgley enjoys a wide-ranging musical life as a violinist. He is First Concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker and tours both as a chamber musician and soloist. His clear ...

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