Great works cast a shadow ahead – which in this case, due to the pandemic, has become quite long: The Musikfest Berlin 2021 finally sees a number of long-awaited world premieres. The Ensemble Modern Orchestra opens the renowned Berlin festival with A House of Call – a genre-bending, full-length orchestral work from Heiner Goebbels. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has kindly given up its right to premiere Olga Neuwirth’s long-awaited orchestral work Keyframes for a Hippogriff to the Berliner Philharmoniker, so that the piece may finally be heard. Having already been streamed, but now to be played before a “real” audience are Enno Poppe conducting his musical journey Prozession with the Ensemble Musikfabrik, and HIMMEL from ricordilab laureate Lisa Streich, with the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker and Matthias Pintscher.



30.08.2021 (WP)

Heiner Goebbels – A House of Call (2021)

my imaginary notebook
for large orchestra

Ensemble Modern Orchestra
Vimbayi Kaziboni (cond.)

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11.09. (WP) & 12.09.2021

Olga Neuwirth – Keyframes for a Hippogriff (2019)

Musical Calligrams for countertenor, children’s choir and orchestra
in memoriam Hester Diamond

Berliner Philharmoniker
Jakub Hrůša (cond.)

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05.09.2021

Enno Poppe – Prozession (2015/2020)

for large ensemble

Ensemble Musikfabrik
Enno Poppe (cond.)

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20.09.2021

Lisa Streich – HIMMEL (2021)

for large ensemble

Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Matthias Pintscher (cond.)

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