Ludwig van Beethoven- Missa solemnis

At the end of the season, Ludwig van Beethoven's monumental 'Missa
solemnis'. It is considered one of the most famous masses in Western music
music and was described by the composer himself as his
composer himself as his most successful work, as the "greatest work I have
written so far". Each textual statement was given a musical form
musical form corresponding to its content, resulting in a technical
complexity that draws attention from the liturgical ceremony to the music.
from the liturgical ceremony to the music. He commented to Goethe:
"the measure is also to be performed equally as an oratorio".
And how the premiere on April 7, 1824 was not in a church setting,
but in St. Petersburg at the Philharmonic Society, the Missa sole
the Missa solemnis has since been performed mostly in concert halls around the world.
concert halls around the world. This is also the case here at the end of the season.

Berlin Philharmonic Choir
Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Marcelina Román

Julie-Marie Sundal
Rafał Bartmin'ski
Hanno Müller-Brachmann

Conductor: Jörg-Peter Weigle

Introduction by Jens Lehmann 14:15 in the south foyer

tickets
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tel 030_826 47 27 Monday - Saturday 9 am - 8 pm,
Sunday and public holiday 2 - 8 pm
Ticket prices
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