Berlin Staatskapelle and Daniel Barenboim Celebrate the Works of Mozart
January 30, 2006
Daniel Barenboim
The Berlin Staatskapelle, with renowned conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, celebrate the life and work of Mozart as the third performance in the Kimmel Center’s Mozart Festival: 250th Birthday Celebration in Verizon Hall on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 8pm. The performance will feature Maestro Barenboim leading the orchestra from the piano in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488. This all-Mozart program also includes Symphony Nos. 39 and 41.
In addition, ticket holders are invited to stay following the performance for an Artist Chat on stage in Verizon Hall with Maestro Barenboim and Mervon Mehta, The Kimmel Center’s VP of Programming and Education.
This performance is second in the Kimmel Center Presents’ Great Orchestras on Tour series. Also scheduled to appear on the series are the Boston Symphony Orchestra with James Levine on March 10, 2006; the National Symphony Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin on April 5, 2006; and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with Manfred Honeck on May 25, 2006.
Tickets for the Berlin Staatskapelle are $114, $110, $80, $70, $59, and $40 and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online or at the Kimmel Center Box Office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply) For group sales call 215-893-5883.
Daniel Barenboim made his musical debut at the age of seven as a pianist at a concert in his native city, Buenos Aires. He steadily gained international renown as a pianist as he traveled around Europe while studying both conducting and composition with the giants of Europe. With a distinguished career that includes working as Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Barenboim is a universally recognized leading conductor. In the last decade, he has worked to promote dialogue and artistic exchange in the Middle East and was awarded numerous awards including the Spain’s Prince of Asturias Concord Prize in 2002, the Order of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal, and the Haviva Reik Peace Award for his peace effors.
The Berlin Staatskapelle, also referred to as the Staatskapelle Berlin, is one of the oldest orchestras in the world with a history that dates back to 1570 when it was founded as Hofkapelle (Court Orchestra) by Kurfürts (Elektor) Joachim II of Brandenburg. The Staatskapelle is a grand tradition that has shaped the classical music of Germany and has evolved throughout the 20th century under the direction of personalities such as Richard Strauss, Leo Blech, Otto Klemperer, Clemens Krauss, Horst Stein, and Otmar Suitner. In February 2003 the Staatskapelle was awarded a Grammy for its recording of Wagner’s opera “Tannhäser”. In March it received the Wilhelm Furtwängler Preis together with its current Music Director, Daniel Barenboim.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning 2.5 hours prior to evening performances and 11:30am for matinees.
Kimmel Center Presents’ 2005/2006 season is supported by: Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Sovereign Bank, The American Express Company, Verizon Foundation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The William Penn Foundation. Special Student Matinees at the Kimmel Center are generously supported by Merck & Co., Inc. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming. In-kind support is generously provided by Deloitte and Southern Wine and Spirit. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS
Great Orchestras on Tour
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 | 8pm
Verizon Hall
Berlin Staatskapelle
Daniel Barenboim conductor and piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter"
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