The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2016 (2016)

Overview

The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the Berliner Philharmoniker invite an exceptional soloist for a festive gala. Together, the musicians bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. The 2016 concert was conducted by Simon Rattle and featured Daniil Trifonov on piano. On the programme: Dimitri Kabalewsky: Overture Colas Breugnon, Op.90, Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30, Nikolai Medtner: Fairy Tale F minor, Op. 26/3, William Walton: Orchestral Pieces from Façade arranged in form of a suite by Sir Simon Rattle, Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Dimitri Kabalewsky: The Comedians, Op. 26: Galop, Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. in 1 G-Minor.

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