Claudio Monteverdi [1567 – 1643]
From: L’ORFEO
Overture, arranged for brass quintet

Carlo Gesualdo [1566 – 1613]
Various madrigals

Richard Wagner [1813 – 1883]
From: TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Prelude, arranged for mixed octet

Anton Webern [1883 – 1945]
Slow movement for string quartet

From: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10
“Memory”

Ludwig van Beethoven [1770 – 1827]
Great Fugue, Op. 133 in B flat major for string quartet

Charles Ives [1874 – 1954]
“Unanswered Question” for strings, woodwinds and solo trumpet

This chamber music concert focuses on upheavals and new beginnings in music: everything new develops from something that has gone before. But where and how exactly does it begin? Are there specific markers along the way? We embark on a search for clues in the works of Claudio Monteverdi, Carlo Gesualdo, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner and Charles Ives.

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Inspired by productions from the opera repertoire, the orchestra's musicians put together six dramaturgically conceived programmes that are unparalleled in Berlin in terms of their musical range. From solo violin to songs to percussion ensembles, you will experience surprising concerts that are charmingly and knowledgeably moderated by our curating colleagues.