The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2014
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Rings in the New YearThe 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 2014 concert was conducted by Simon Rattle and featured Menahem Pressler. On the programme: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Suite from Les Indes galantes, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in A major K. 488, Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. 27 No.1, Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance in E minor Op. 46 No. 2 & Op. 72 No. 7, Zoltán Kodály: Háry János Suite, Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, Aram Khatchaturian: Gayaneh: Suite No. 1 Lezginka (Bonus: The Life I Love – The pianist Menahem Pressler).
