Concert Annals: Berliner Philharmoniker 1882

Berliner Philharmoniker

1882–1883

Season 1

Concert 1 – Monday 23 October 1882

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Sofie Menter, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 45

Wagner Parsifal: Prelude to Act I, WWV 111

Liszt Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 2 – Monday 13 November 1882

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Martin Marsick, violin

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Tchaikovsky Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor: Andante and Finale, Op. 64

Ten Brink Violin Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 7

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 3 – Monday 4 December 1882

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Pablo de Sarasate, violin

Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, Op. 124

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Godard Scènes poétiques, Op. 46

Raff Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 180

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 4 – Monday 22 January 1883

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Wagner Parsifal: Good Friday Spell, WWV 111

Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55

Concert 5 – Monday 5 February 1883

Franz Wüllner, conductor

August Wilhelmj, violin

Haydn Symphony in G major, Hob. I:??

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Grammann Melusine: Prelude, Op. 24

Laub Polonaise de Concert in A major (arr. Wilhelmj), Op. 8

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Three Movements, Op. 17

Rüfer Festival Overture, Op. 33

Concert 6 – Saturday 17 February 1883 (SA)

Martin Blumner, conductor

Helene Oberbeck, soprano

Taubert, narrator

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Egmont: Incidental Music, Op. 84

Concert 7 – Monday 26 February 1883 (SA)

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Lilli Lehmann, soprano

Franz Rummel, piano

Eichberg Gesangsverein

Handwerg Gesangsverein

Radecke'sche Gesangsverein

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Funeral March, WWV 86D

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Schubert Wanderer Fantasy (arr. Liszt), D. 760

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

Wagner Kaisermarsch, WWV 104

Concert 8 – Monday 5 March 1883 (SA)

Ernst Rudorff, conductor

Spohr Faust: Overture, Op. 60

Spohr Symphony No. 3 in C minor: Larghetto, Op. 78

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 9 – Monday 9 April 1883 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Berliner Philharmoniker

1883–1884

Season 2

Concert 1 – Friday 12 October 1883 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, 'La Reine', Hob. I:85

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, 'Turkish', K. 219

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 2 – Monday 22 October 1883

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Ida Beber, soprano

Pauline Metzler-Löwy, contralto

Carl Dierich, tenor

Otto Schelper, bass

Riedel-Verein, Leipzig

Bach, J.S. Choral Selections (Opening Chorus, Figured Chorale, Final Chorus)

Wagner Parsifal: Transformation Music and Finale Act I, WWV 111

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 3 – Friday 26 October 1883 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Clara Schumann, piano

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Mendelssohn Das Märchen von der schönen Melusine Overture, Op. 32

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Brahms Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 4 – Monday 12 November 1883

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Anton Rubinstein, piano and conductor*

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Nicodé Symphonic Variations, Op. 27

Rubinstein Symphony No. 4 in D minor, 'Dramatic'*, Op. 95

Concert 5 – Friday 16 November 1883 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Hermine Spies, contralto

Weber Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spirits) Overture, J. 122

Mozart Ombra felice (Aria for Contralto), K. 255

Gade Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 20

Bargiel Overture to a Tragedy (Medea), Op. 18

Bizet L'Arlésienne: Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis

Concert 6 – Monday 26 November 1883

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Emile Sauret, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92

Volkmann Richard III Overture, Op. 68

Moszkowski Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 30

Raff Italian Suite, WoO 35

Concert 7 – Friday 30 November 1883 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Marie Meinhold, soprano

Hermann von der Meden, tenor

Herren Stappenbeck, Hildebrand, Max Stange

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Handel Belshazzar, HWV 61

Concert 8 – Friday 14 December 1883 (SA)

Ernst Rudorff, conductor

Xaver Scharwenka, piano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Scharwenka, X. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 56

Glinka Kamarinskaja, Op. 45

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 9 – Friday 4 January 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Henri Petri, violin

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Spohr Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor, Op. 55

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Concert 10 – Monday 7 January 1884

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10 (HWV 328)

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 11 – Friday 18 January 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Ernst Rudorff, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Hermann von der Meden, tenor

Max Stange, bass

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Mendelssohn Heimkehr aus der Fremde: Overture, Op. 89

Haydn Der Sturm (The Storm), Madrigal, Hob. XXIVa:8

Kiel Idylle for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 83

Haydn Symphony in E-flat major, Hob. I:??

Concert 12 – Monday 28 January 1884

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Johannes Brahms, conductor* and piano

Emil Götze, tenor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Méhul Joseph: Vainement Pharaon (Aria)

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major*, Op. 90

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Am stillen Herd, WWV 96

Berlioz La damnation de Faust: Dance of the Sylphs and Rákóczi March, Op. 24

Concert 13 – Friday 8 February 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Johann Kruse, violin

Robert Hausmann, cello

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Bach, J.S. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Bruch Kol Nidrei, Op. 47

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 14 – Monday 11 February 1884

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Franz Ondříček, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Borodin Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 15 – Friday 22 February 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Heinrich Barth, piano

Hiller Lustspiel-Ouverture, Op. 32

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 16 – Monday 3 March 1884

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Hans von Bülow, piano

Bülow Julius Caesar: Overture, Op. 30

Raff Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185

Grieg Elegiac Melodies: Heart's Wounds and The Last Spring, Op. 34

Schubert Rosamunde: Hirtenmelodie, D 797

Scharwenka, X. Symphony in C minor, Op. 60

Concert 17 – Friday 7 March 1884 (SA)

Ernst Rudorff, conductor

Emma Engdahl, soprano

Joachim Andersen, flute

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Beethoven Ah! perfido, Op. 65

Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Weber Der Freischütz: Cavatina, J. 277

Haydn Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93

Concert 18 – Monday 24 March 1884

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Stanisław Barcewicz, violin

Ludwig Breitner, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 156

Schubert Wanderer Fantasy (arr. Liszt, S. 366), D 760

Wagner Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97

Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Concert 19 – Friday 18 April 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Nathalie Janotha, piano

Stanford Serenade in G major, Op. 18

Holstein Frau Aventiure: Overture

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Concert 20 – Friday 25 April 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Frl. Hildebrand, soprano

Hermann von der Meden, tenor

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Spohr Symphony No. 4, 'Die Weihe der Töne', Op. 86

Kiel Der Stern von Bethlehem, Op. 83

Berliner Philharmoniker

1884–1885

Season 3

Concert 1 – Friday 10 October 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Johann Kruse, conductor*

Joseph Joachim, violin

Schumann Die Braut von Messina Overture, Op. 100

Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor*, G. 97

Taubert Tausend und eine Nacht (Arabian Nights) Overture, Op. 139

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 2 – Friday 24 October 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Lillian Henschel, soprano

Georg Henschel, baritone

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Cherubini Faniska: Overture

Handel Alessandro: Aria, HWV 21

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Pogner's Address, WWV 96

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 3 – Friday 7 November 1884

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Annette Essipoff, piano

Carl Perron, bass

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Agamemnon's Aria

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Rubinstein The Demon: Ballet Music

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B

Concert 4 – Friday 14 November 1884

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Julie Koch-Bossenberger, soprano

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Mozart No, no, che non sei capace (Aria), K. 419

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Raff Suite for Violin and Orchestra 'In Hungarian Style', Op. 194

Concert 5 – Friday 21 November 1884

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Anton Dvořák, conductor*

Anna Grosser, piano

Emil Götze, tenor

Dvořák Husitská (Hussite Overture)*, Op. 67

Mozart Così fan tutte: Un'aura amorosa, K. 588

Dvořák Piano Concerto in G minor*, Op. 33

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concert 6 – Monday 1 December 1884 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Caroline Montigny-Remaury, piano

Henrik Westberg, tenor

Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Mozart Don Giovanni: Ottavio's Aria, K. 527

Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

Concert 7 – Monday 8 December 1884

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Hermine Spies, contralto

Alfred Grünfeld, piano

Männerchor des Kotzolt'schen Gesangvereins

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Bruch Odysseus: Aria, Op. 41

Draeseke Symphony No. 2 in F major, Op. 25

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concert 8 – Monday 15 December 1884

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Rosa Sucher, soprano

Franz Ondříček, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Wagner Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle, WWV 70

Bronsart Frühlings-Fantasie for Orchestra, Op. 11

Goetz Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung: Die Kraft versagt (Aria)

Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila: Dance of the Priestesses and Romance

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concert 9 – Saturday 3 January 1885 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Heinrich de Ahna, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Weber Preciosa: Overture, J. 279

Goetz Symphony in F major, Op. 9

Concert 10 – Tuesday 13 January 1885

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Eugenie Menter, piano

Katharina Müller-Ronneburger, soprano

Marie Schmidtlein, contralto

Hermann von der Meden, tenor

Paul Haase, bass

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Beethoven The Ruins of Athens: March and Chorus, Op. 113

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 11 – Monday 19 January 1885

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Franz Rummel, piano

Theodor Hauptstein, bass

Edmund Khym, organ

Choir (Dir. O. Eichberg)

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Meyerbeer Dinorah: Overture

Concert 12 – Friday 30 January 1885

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Rosa Papier, mezzo-soprano

Stanisław Barcewicz, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Gluck Alceste: Recitative and Aria

Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48

Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31

Rheinberger Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung: Overture, Op. 89

Concert 13 – Friday 6 February 1885 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

David Popper, cello

Bennett, W.S. The Naiads (Die Najaden) Overture, Op. 15

Popper Im Walde, Suite for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 50

Bargiel Intermezzo for Orchestra, Op. 46

Cherubini Médée: Overture

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 14 – Monday 16 February 1885

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Pablo de Sarasate, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46

Schubert Reitermarsch (arr. Liszt), S. 363/3

Krug, A. Othello, Symphonic Prologue, Op. 27

Reinecke Romance for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 155

Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Moszkowski Two Character Pieces for Orchestra (Italian & Hungarian)

Concert 15 – Friday 27 February 1885

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Marie Schneider, soprano

Emile Sauret, violin

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Rubinstein Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 46

Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia

Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice: Recitative and Aria

Cherubini Ali Baba: Overture

Concert 16 – Friday 6 March 1885 (SA)

Martin Blumner, conductor

Johann Kruse, conductor*

Leopold Auer, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Haydn Symphony in G major, Hob. I:??

Goldmark Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor*, Op. 28

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 17 – Friday 13 March 1885

Franz Wüllner, conductor

Katharina Klafsky, soprano

Arthur von Löwenberg, tenor

Arthur Friedheim, piano

Ochs'scher Gesangverein

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Berlioz L'Enfance du Christ: The Flight into Egypt, Op. 25

Beethoven Fidelio: Abscheulicher! wo eilst du hin? (Aria), Op. 72

Wagner Tannhäuser: Elisabeth's Prayer, WWV 70

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 18 – Friday 27 March 1885

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

d'Albert Hyperion Overture, Op. 8

Wagner Kaisermarsch, WWV 104

Concert 19 – Wednesday 8 April 1885 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Marie Soldat, violin

Stanford The Canterbury Pilgrims: Overture

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27

Spohr Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor: Andante, Op. 55

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 20 – Friday 17 April 1885 (SA)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Margarethe Schrödel, contralto

Clara Schumann, piano

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Beethoven Zur Namensfeier Overture, Op. 115

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Seyffardt Schicksalsgesang for Alto, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. ??

Schubert Symphony in C major (Grand Duo, arr. Joachim), D 812

Berliner Philharmoniker

1885–1886

Season 4

Concert 1 – Monday 19 October 1885 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Heinrich Vogl, tenor

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Weber Euryanthe: Wehen mir Lüfte Ruh (Adolar's Aria), J. 291

Haydn Symphony in E-flat major, Hob. I:??

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 – Monday 2 November 1885

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Pablo de Sarasate, violin

Liszt Orpheus, Symphonic Poem No. 4, S. 98

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44

Raff Symphony No. 3 in F major, 'Im Walde', Op. 153

Rubinstein The Vine (Die Rebe): Ballet Music, Op. 72

Henschel Ballade for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 39

Auer Rhapsodie Hongroise for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 5

Concert 3 – Friday 13 November 1885 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Annette Essipoff, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Overture, Op. 26

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Herzogenberg Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 50

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 4 – Friday 27 November 1885

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Heinrich Barth, piano

Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 5 – Monday 14 December 1885 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Cherubini Les deux journées (The Water Carrier): Overture

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 156

Concert 6 – Monday 4 January 1886 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Carl Halir, violin

Weber Jubel-Ouverture, J. 245

Gernsheim Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 42

Monsigny Aline, reine de Golconde: Chaconne and Rigaudon

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 7 – Friday 22 January 1886

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Camille Saint-Saëns, piano

Mendelssohn Das Märchen von der schönen Melusine Overture, Op. 32

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44

Rudorff Symphony No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 31

Saint-Saëns Suite in D major, Op. 49

Saint-Saëns Rhapsodie d'Auvergne for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73

Concert 8 – Monday 1 February 1886 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Enrique Fernández Arbós, violin

Joseph Joachim, violin

Bach, J.S. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Joachim Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor: Romanze, Op. 11

Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Concert 9 – Monday 8 February 1886

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Karl Scheidemantel, baritone

d'Albert Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 4

Liszt Festklänge, Symphonic Poem No. 7, S. 101

Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B

Concert 10 – Monday 22 February 1886 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Marie Meinhold, soprano

Robert Kaufmann, tenor

Franz Schwarz, bass

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620

Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50

Schumann Phantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131

Brahms Nänie, Op. 82

Handel Acis and Galatea, HWV 49

Concert 11 – Friday 19 March 1886

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Sigrid Arnoldson, soprano

Jules de Swert, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

de Swert Cello Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 38

Berlioz Les Francs-juges Overture, Op. 3

Thomas Mignon: Connais-tu le pays (Romance)

Meyerbeer Dinorah: Shadow Song and Waltz

Hofmann Im Schloßhof, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 78

Concert 12 – Monday 29 March 1886

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Heinrich Gudehus, tenor

Berliner Liedertafel

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Wagner Die Walküre: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond, WWV 86B

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Brahms Rinaldo, Op. 50

Berliner Philharmoniker

1886–1887

Season 5

Concert 1 – Friday 15 October 1886 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Heinrich Barth, piano

Heinrich de Ahna, violin

Robert Hausmann, cello

Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto', Op. 56

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27

Concert 2 – Friday 29 October 1886

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Weber Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spirits) Overture, J. 122

Moszkowski Suite No. 1 in F major, Op. 39

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 3 – Friday 12 November 1886 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Anna Schultzen-von Asten, soprano

Helene Wegener, soprano

Heinrich Grahl, tenor

Paul Jensen, bass

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101

Brahms Schicksalslied, Op. 54

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Weber Euryanthe: Cavatina, J. 291

Weber Kampf und Sieg, Cantata, Op. 44

Concert 4 – Friday 26 November 1886

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Francis Planté, piano

Raff Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'An das Vaterland', Op. 96

Godard Symphonie orientale: Im Hamak, Op. 84

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Brahms Hungarian Dance, WoO 1

Concert 5 – Thursday 9 December 1886 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Nathalie Janotha, piano

Liza Lehmann, soprano

Bruch Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 51

Handel Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Aria, HWV 17

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Concert 6 – Thursday 6 January 1887 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Alice Barbi, mezzo-soprano

Vladimir de Pachmann, piano

Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, Op. 124

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro: Recitative and Aria, K. 492

Rudorff Variations on an Original Theme in D minor, Op. ??

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Volkmann Richard III Overture, Op. 68

Concert 7 – Friday 21 January 1887

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Elly Warnots, soprano

Marguerite de Pachmann, piano

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Aria, K. 620

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Chopin Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22

Lotti Pur dicesti, o bocca bella (Aria)

Bach, J.S. Ariette

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Concert 8 – Monday 31 January 1887

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Marie Soldat, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 9 – Thursday 10 February 1887 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Wilma Norman-Neruda, violin

Katharina Müller-Ronneburger, soprano

Helene Wegener, soprano

Carl Dierich, tenor

Franz Schwarz, bass

Chor der Kgl. Hochschule für Musik

Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor, G. 97

Graedener Lustspiel-Ouverture, Op. 28

Beethoven Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 10 – Monday 28 February 1887

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Hermine Braga, soprano

Méhul Horatius Coclès: Overture

Strauss, R. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 12

Meyerbeer Struensee: Overture

Concert 11 – Monday 14 March 1887

Karl Klindworth, conductor

Stanisław Barcewicz, violin

Klindworth'sche Chor

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61

Schubert Gott in der Natur, D 757

Liszt Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo, Symphonic Poem No. 2, S. 96

Lalo Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21

Wagner Kaisermarsch, WWV 104

Concert 12 – Friday 15 April 1887 (Series A)

Joseph Joachim, conductor

Robert Radecke, conductor*

Joseph Joachim, violin

Joachim Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, 'In the Hungarian Style'*, Op. 11

Taubert Der Sturm: Overture, Ariel's Slumber Song, and Love Song, Op. 134

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1887–1888

Season 6

Concert 1 – Friday 21 October 1887

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I:102

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 2 – Monday 14 November 1887

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, conductor*

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

d'Albert Esther: Overture*, Op. 8

Goldmark Die Königin von Saba: Introduction to Act II, Op. 27

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 3 – Monday 5 December 1887

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Clotilde Kleeberg, piano

Meyerbeer Struensee: Overture

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Raff Symphony No. 10 in F minor, 'Zur Herbstzeit': Gespenster-Reigen, Op. 213

Saint-Saëns Danse macabre, Op. 40

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 4 – Friday 6 January 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Adolf Brodsky, violin

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Reinecke Variations on 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott', Op. 191

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concert 5 – Monday 23 January 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Richard Strauss, conductor*

Bernhard Stavenhagen, piano

Joachim Andersen, flute

Carl Essberger, clarinet

Strauss, R. Aus Italien, Symphonic Fantasy*, Op. 16

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Saint-Saëns Tarantelle for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 6

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 6 – Monday 6 February 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Robert Hausmann, cello

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138

Bruch Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 88

Stanford Symphony No. 3 in F minor, 'Irish', Op. 28

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Concert 7 – Monday 20 February 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Fanny Moran-Olden, soprano

Emil Sauer, piano

Berlioz King Lear Overture, Op. 4

Weber Oberon: Ozean, du Ungeheuer (Aria), J. 306

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Bruch Die Loreley: Lenore's Scena and Aria (Wo ich mich zeige), Op. 16

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 8 – Monday 5 March 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Friedrich Gernsheim, conductor*

Karl Davydov, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95

Davydov Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 14

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Gernsheim Symphony No. 3 in C

Berliner Philharmoniker

1888–1889

Season 7

Concert 1 – Monday 15 October 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Wagner Kaisermarsch, WWV 104

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 2 – Monday 29 October 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Carl Halir, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, 'La Reine', Hob. I:85

Lassen Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 87

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Overture, Op. 26

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 3 – Friday 9 November 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Emil Blauwaert, baritone

Alfred Grünfeld, piano

Berlioz Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21

Gevaert Philipp von Artevelde: Scene for Baritone

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70

Berlioz La damnation de Faust: Menuet des follets and Sérénade, Op. 24

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Concert 4 – Monday 26 November 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Beethoven Zur Namensfeier Overture, Op. 115

Joachim Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. ??

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Overture, Op. 26

Schumann Phantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131

Bruch Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 51

Beethoven King Stephen: Overture, Op. 117

Concert 5 – Monday 10 December 1888

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Clotilde Kleeberg, piano

Draeseke Symphony No. 3 in C major, 'Symphonia Tragica', Op. 40

Halévy La Juive: Overture

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

Meyerbeer Festmarsch zu Schillers 100jähriger Geburtsfeier (Schiller-Marsch)

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Concert 6 – Monday 7 January 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Marie Soldat, violin

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Saint-Saëns Phaéton, Symphonic Poem, Op. 39

Berlioz Rêverie et Caprice, Op. 8

Raff Symphony No. 3 in F major, 'Im Walde', Op. 153

Concert 7 – Monday 21 January 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Edvard Grieg, conductor*

Ernest van Dyck, tenor

Joachim Elegiac Overture, Op. 13

Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride: Aria

Grieg In Autumn (Im Herbst), Concert Overture*, Op. 11

Méhul Joseph: Vainement Pharaon (Aria)

Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1*, Op. 46

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 8 – Monday 4 February 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Hugo Becker, cello

Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Lalo Le Roi d'Ys: Overture

Raff Cello Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 193

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concert 9 – Monday 18 February 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Franz Ondříček, violin

Dvořák Husitská (Hussite Overture), Op. 67

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Bazzini Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Poem, Op. 77

Beethoven Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40

Laub Polonaise in G major, Op. 8

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 10 – Monday 4 March 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Johannes Brahms, conductor*

Hans von Bülow, piano

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor*, Op. 15

Brahms Academic Festival Overture*, Op. 80

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor*, Op. 98

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Berliner Philharmoniker

1889–1890

Season 8

Concert 1 – Monday 14 October 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 2 – Monday 28 October 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Gabriele Wietrowetz, violin

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor (Old No. 2), Op. 70

Mendelssohn Das Märchen von der schönen Melusine Overture, Op. 32

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 3 – Monday 11 November 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Emma Fursch-Madi, soprano

Bernhard Stavenhagen, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Ah! perfido, Op. 65

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Mozart Don Giovanni: Aria, K. 527

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 4 – Monday 25 November 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Carl Goldmark, conductor*

Stanisław Barcewicz, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Moszkowski Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 30

Goldmark Prometheus Bound Overture*, Op. 38

Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55

Wagner Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97

Concert 5 – Monday 9 December 1889

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Eugen Gura, baritone

Anna Hasters, piano

Spohr Jessonda: Overture, Op. 63

Spohr Jessonda: Aria, Op. 63

Rheinberger Piano Concerto in A-flat major, Op. 94

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 6 – Monday 13 January 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Waldemar von Baussnern, conductor*

Pauline Metzler, soprano

Emile Sauret, violin

Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, Op. 124

Baussnern Gesang der Sappho*

Raff Violin Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 206

Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila: Aria, Op. 47

Wagner Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 7 – Monday 27 January 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Cherubini Les deux journées (The Water Carrier): Overture

Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Weber Polonaise brillante (arr. Liszt), S. 367

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I, WWV 75

Concert 8 – Monday 10 February 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Max Pauer, piano

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70

Dvořák Slavonic Rhapsody No. 1 in D major, Op. 45

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 9 – Monday 24 February 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Charles Gregorowitsch, violin

Amy Sherwin, soprano

Helene Jordan, soprano

Damen des Philharmonischen Chores

Moszkowski Suite No. 2 in G minor, Op. 47

Damrosch, Leopold Violin Concerto in D minor (listed as No. 2)

Meyerbeer Struensee: Overture

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61

Concert 10 – Monday 3 March 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Hans von Bülow, piano

Ludwig Bleuer, violin

Bruno Steindel, cello

Berlioz King Lear Overture, Op. 4

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, 'Double Concerto', Op. 102

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Berliner Philharmoniker

1890–1891

Season 9

Concert 1 – Monday 13 October 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Ludwig Bleuer, violin

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major (arr. Mendelssohn/David), BWV 1068

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 2 – Monday 27 October 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Lilli Lehmann, soprano

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Mozart Don Giovanni: Recitative and Aria, K. 527

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72

Beethoven Fidelio: Recitative and Aria, Op. 72

Kahn Serenade for Orchestra

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27

Concert 3 – Monday 10 November 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

César Thomson, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44

Svendsen Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 19

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 4 – Monday 24 November 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Raimund von Zur Mühlen, tenor

Hugo Becker, cello

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Mozart Così fan tutte: Un'aura amorosa, K. 588

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Delibes Lakmé: Aria

Rubinstein Antony and Cleopatra: Overture, Op. 116

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 5 – Monday 8 December 1890

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Ignacy Jan Paderewski, piano

Cherubini Les Abencérages: Overture

Paderewski Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17

Dvořák Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 45

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 6 – Monday 12 January 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Rudorff Symphony No. 2 in G minor, Op. 28

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia

Glinka Kamarinskaja, Op. 45

Strauss, R. Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, TrV 145

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 7 – Monday 26 January 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Carl Halir, violin

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act I, WWV 90

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Joachim Henry IV Overture, Op. 7

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I, WWV 75

Concert 8 – Monday 9 February 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Clotilde Kleeberg, piano

Paul Kalisch, tenor

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138

Beethoven Fidelio: Introduction and Aria (Florestan), Op. 72

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Cherubini Faniska: Overture

Haydn Symphony in C major, Hob. I:??

Concert 9 – Monday 23 February 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Richard Strauss, conductor*

Florian Zajic, violin

Raff Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott Overture, Op. 127

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung)*, Op. 24

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 10 – Monday 16 March 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Gade Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 15

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1891–1892

Season 10

Concert 1 – Monday 26 October 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 – Monday 9 November 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 58

Spohr Symphony No. 3 in C minor: Larghetto, Op. 78

Radecke Capriccio for Orchestra in C minor, Op. ??

Raff Symphony No. 5 in E major, 'Lenore', Op. 177

Concert 3 – Monday 23 November 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Dvořák Legends: Nos. 5, 6, and 7, Op. 59

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 4 – Monday 7 December 1891

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Mozart La clemenza di Tito: Aria, K. 621

Gernsheim Waldmeisters Brautfahrt Overture, Op. 13

Bruch Achilleus: Scenes, Op. 50

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act I, WWV 90

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 5 – Monday 11 January 1892

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

d'Albert Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 4

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 6 – Monday 25 January 1892

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Gabriele Wietrowetz, violin

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Joachim Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, 'In the Hungarian Style', Op. 11

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 7 – Monday 8 February 1892

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Sophie von Poznanska, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G major, 'Overture in the Italian Style', K. 318

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70

Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture

Glinka Kamarinskaja, Op. 45

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 8 – Monday 29 February 1892

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Richard Strauss, conductor*

Jenő Hubay, violin

Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, Op. 27

Hubay Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, 'Dramatique', Op. 21

Strauss, R. Macbeth*, Op. 23

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 9 – Monday 14 March 1892

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Jettka Finkenstein, soprano

Bernhard Stavenhagen, piano

Emanuel Wirth, viola

Cherubini Ali Baba: Overture

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Meyerbeer Le Prophète: Arioso

Massenet Hérodiade: Aria

Berlioz Harold en Italie, Op. 16

Concert 10 – Monday 28 March 1892

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Wilhelm Tieftrunk, flute

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1892–1893

Season 11

Concert 1 – Monday 17 October 1892

Hans Richter, conductor

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359/1

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 – Monday 31 October 1892

Raphael Maszkowski, conductor

Joseph Joachim, violin

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Overture, Op. 26

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Saint-Saëns La Jeunesse d'Hercule (The Youth of Hercules), Symphonic Poem, Op. 50

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 3 – Monday 14 November 1892

Hans Richter, conductor

Alfred Reisenauer, piano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Wagner Parsifal: Prelude to Act I, WWV 111

Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (The Dance in the Village Inn), S. 110/2

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 4 – Monday 28 November 1892

Raphael Maszkowski, conductor

Charles Gregorowitsch, violin

Raimund von Zur Mühlen, tenor

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Meyerbeer L'Africaine: Aria

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Delibes Lakmé: Recitative and Aria

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 5 – Monday 12 December 1892

Raphael Maszkowski, conductor

Amalie Joachim, contralto

Josef Slivinski, piano

Männerchor des Berliner Lehrervereins

Rubinstein Symphony No. 2 in C major, 'Ocean', Op. 42

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 6 – Monday 9 January 1893

Felix Mottl, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G major, 'Military', Hob. I:100

d'Albert Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture and Bacchanale (Paris Version), WWV 70

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 7 – Monday 6 February 1893

Hans Richter, conductor

Jean Gérardy, cello

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Wagner Parsifal: Good Friday Spell, WWV 111

Bruch Ave Maria for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 61

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concert 8 – Monday 13 February 1893 (Wagner Memorial)

Hermann Levi, conductor

Wagner Parsifal: Prelude to Act I, WWV 111

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Funeral March, WWV 86D

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 9 – Monday 27 February 1893

Felix Mottl, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Love Scene and Queen Mab Scherzo, Op. 17

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Wagner Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49

Concert 10 – Monday 13 March 1893

Hans von Bülow, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Berliner Philharmoniker

1893–1894

Season 12

Concert 1 – Monday 16 October 1893

Hermann Levi, conductor

Wagner Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concert 2 – Monday 30 October 1893

Hermann Levi, conductor

Emil Sauer, piano

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture (arr. Wagner), WWV 57

Henselt Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 16

Chabrier Gwendoline: Overture to Act II

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 3 – Monday 13 November 1893

Ernst Schuch, conductor

Emma Koch, piano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10 (HWV 328)

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 45

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 4 – Monday 27 November 1893

Ernst Schuch, conductor

Clementine de Vere-Sapio, soprano

Georg Ritter, tenor

Arno Hilf, violin

Sängerbund des Berliner Lehrervereins

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Recitative and Aria, K. 620

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 5 – Monday 11 December 1893

Ernst Schuch, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Goldmark Sappho Overture, Op. 44

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 6 – Monday 15 January 1894

Ernst Schuch, conductor

Karl Scheidemantel, baritone

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Beethoven An die Hoffnung (orchestral version), Op. 94

Fuchs, R. Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 9

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act III, Monologue and Finale, WWV 96

Concert 7 – Monday 29 January 1894

Richard Strauss, conductor

Moriz Rosenthal, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Berger, W. Dramatic Fantasy for Orchestra (Overture), Op. ??

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 8 – Monday 19 February 1894 (In Memory of Hans von Bülow)

Ernst Schuch, conductor

Marie Joachim, soprano

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Weber Oberon: Ozean, du Ungeheuer (Aria), J. 306

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Beethoven Fidelio: Abscheulicher! wo eilst du hin? (Aria), Op. 72

Concert 9 – Monday 5 March 1894

Franz Mannstaedt, conductor

Anton Rubinstein, conductor*

Hedwig Camil, soprano

Carl Halir, violin

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Lalo Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21

Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Aria, K. 384

Rubinstein Symphony No. 4 in D minor, 'Dramatic'*, Op. 95

Concert 10 – Monday 19 March 1894

Richard Strauss, conductor

Clotilde Kleeberg, piano

Marie Schmidt-Köhne, soprano

Anna Stephan, alto

Nicolaus Rothmühl, tenor

Franz Schwarz, bass

Philharmonischer Chor

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Berliner Philharmoniker

1894–1895

Season 13

Concert 1 – Monday 15 October 1894

Richard Strauss, conductor

Hugo Heermann, violin

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Schillings Ingwelde: Prelude to Act II, Op. 3

Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (The Dance in the Village Inn), S. 110/2

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 – Monday 29 October 1894

Richard Strauss, conductor

Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, piano

Berlioz King Lear Overture, Op. 4

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70

Schubert Fantasie in F minor (arr. Mottl), D 940

Strauss, J. II Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major (Old No. 3), Hob. I:99

Concert 3 – Monday 12 November 1894

Richard Strauss, conductor

Pablo de Sarasate, violin

Liszt Die Ideale, Symphonic Poem No. 12, S. 106

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 58

Widor Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 54

Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 4 – Monday 26 November 1894

Richard Strauss, conductor

Willy Burmester, violin

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act I, WWV 90

Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Glazunov Le Printemps (The Spring), Musical Picture, Op. 34

Ritter Olafs Hochzeitsreigen, Op. 22

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 5 – Monday 10 December 1894

Richard Strauss, conductor

Selma Nicklass-Kempner, soprano

Wilhelm Stenhammar, piano

Rubinstein Symphony No. 2 in C major, 'Ocean', Op. 42

Mozart Ch'io mi scordi di te?, K. 505

d'Albert Der Rubin: Overture

Stenhammar Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 1

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 6 – Monday 14 January 1895

Richard Strauss, conductor

Emile Sauret, violin

Dvořák Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Gernsheim Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, Op. 86

Rameau Les Fêtes d'Hébé: Musette and Tambourin

Frederick the Great Flute Concerto No. 3 in C major: Grave

Rameau Dardanus: Rigaudon

Sauret Elégie et Rondo for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 48

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 7 – Monday 28 January 1895

Richard Strauss, conductor

Ferruccio Busoni, piano

Smetana Má vlast: Šárka, B. 113

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Liszt Mazeppa, Symphonic Poem No. 6, S. 100

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Concert 8 – Monday 18 February 1895

Richard Strauss, conductor

Hugo Becker, cello

Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Bülow Nirwana, Symphonic Mood Picture, Op. 20

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 9 – Monday 4 March 1895

Richard Strauss, conductor

Gustav Mahler, conductor*

Josef Hofmann, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Overture, Op. 26

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Resurrection' (First three movements)*

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Concert 10 – Monday 18 March 1895

Richard Strauss, conductor

Leopold Auer, violin

Heinrich Zeller, tenor

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Spohr Violin Concerto No. 8 in A minor, 'In modo di scena cantante', Op. 47

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Strauss, R. Guntram: Prelude to Act II, Op. 25

Strauss, R. Guntram: Friedenserzählung (Narration of Peace), Op. 25

Strauss, R. Guntram: Prelude to Act I and Finale Act III, Op. 25

Berliner Philharmoniker

1895–1896

Season 14

Concert 1 – Monday 14 October 1895

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Josef Hofmann, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 2 – Monday 28 October 1895

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Raimund von Zur Mühlen, tenor

Goldmark Sakuntala Overture, Op. 13

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Walther's Prize Song, WWV 96

Bach, J.S. Suite for String Orchestra (arr. Bachrich)

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 3 – Monday 11 November 1895

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Willy Burmester, violin

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Raff Violin Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 206

Lalo Namouna: Suite No. 1

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 4 – Monday 25 November 1895

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Concert 5 – Monday 9 December 1895

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Marcella Pregi, soprano

Alexander Petschnikoff, violin

Dvořák In Nature's Realm (In der Natur) Overture, Op. 91

Gounod Sapho: Stances (O ma lyre immortelle)

Tschaikowsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Schubert Lieder (arr. Liszt)

Massenet Lieder (orchestral)

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 6 – Monday 13 January 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Jean Gérardy, cello

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Lindner, A. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 34

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Scholz Suite for Orchestra in B major, Op. 84

Wagner Kaisermarsch, WWV 104

Concert 7 – Monday 3 February 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Hermann Ritter, viola

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 156

Berlioz Harold en Italie, Op. 16

Liszt Hungarian Fantasy, S. 123

Concert 8 – Monday 17 February 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Erika Wedekind, soprano

Frederic Lamond, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Verdi Ernani: Surta è la notte... Ernani! Ernani, involami

Tschaikowsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 9 – Monday 2 March 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Leopold Auer, violin

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Martucci Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61

Concert 10 – Monday 30 March 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Johanna Meyerwisch, soprano

Cäcilie Kloppenburg, alto

Cornelius Bakkes, tenor

August Hensel, bass

Elsa Durré, narrator

Ludwig Wüllner, narrator

Woldemar Runge, narrator

Philharmonischer Chor

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Berger, W. Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, Op. 55

Schumann Manfred: Incidental Music, Op. 115

Berliner Philharmoniker

1896–1897

Season 15

Concert 1 – Monday 12 October 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alexander Petschnikoff, violin

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Humperdinck Königskinder (Melodrama): Preludes to Acts II and III, EHWV 106

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 2 – Monday 26 October 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ferruccio Busoni, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major: Adagio, WAB 107

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Overture, Op. 26

Novaček Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 8

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 3 – Monday 9 November 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Marcella Sembrich, soprano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Mozart Don Giovanni: Aria, K. 527

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor: Was mir die Blumen auf der Wiese erzählen (Menuetto)

Bellini Norma: Casta Diva (Scena and Aria)

Dvořák Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66

Concert 4 – Monday 30 November 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Sofie Menter, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London' (Old No. 2), Hob. I:104

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 5 – Monday 14 December 1896

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Amélie Gmür-Harloff, soprano

Luise Geller-Wolter, alto

Carl Dierich, tenor

Rudolf von Milde, baritone

Lucy Lindner-Orban, narrator

Ludwig Wüllner, narrator

Woldemar Runge, narrator

Philharmonischer Chor

Schumann Manfred: Incidental Music, Op. 115

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 6 – Monday 11 January 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Pablo de Sarasate, violin

Wagner Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Gernsheim Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 62

Sarasate Viva Sevilla!, Op. 38

Liszt Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo, Symphonic Poem No. 2, S. 96

Concert 7 – Monday 25 January 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto

Edouard Risler, piano

Smetana Má vlast: Vyšehrad, B. 110

Mozart La clemenza di Tito: Aria, K. 621

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 8 – Monday 8 February 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Gabriele Wietrowetz, violin

Tschaikowsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture, Op. TH 42

Spohr Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor, Op. 55

Oosterzee Königsidyllen: Symphonic Pieces

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 9 – Monday 22 February 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Louis Diémer, piano

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, 'Egyptian', Op. 103

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 10 – Monday 8 March 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Camilla Landi, mezzo-soprano

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Berlioz La captive, Op. 12

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1897–1898

Season 16

Concert 1 – Monday 11 October 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70

Wagner Die Feen: Overture, WWV 32

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 2 – Monday 25 October 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Mattia Battistini, baritone

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Verdi Un ballo in maschera: Eri tu (Aria)

Tschaikowsky Suite No. 3 in G major: Theme and Variations, Op. 55

d'Albert Gernot: Prelude to Act II

Donizetti Maria de Rudenz: Aria

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 3 – Monday 8 November 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Camilla Landi, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Handel Serse: Ombra mai fu (Recitative and Aria), HWV 40

Gluck Alceste: Aria

Suk Serenade for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 6

Fauré Two Songs (orchestral)

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 4 – Monday 29 November 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edouard Risler, piano

Volkmann Richard III Overture, Op. 68

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M. 46

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359/1

Concert 5 – Monday 13 December 1897

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Betty Schwabe, violin

Raimund von Zur-Mühlen, tenor

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 6 – Monday 10 January 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Tschaikowsky Symphony No. 6 in B-minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Liszt Totentanz, S. 126

Concert 7 – Monday 24 January 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Pablo de Sarasate, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44

Berlioz La damnation de Faust: Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 24

Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 8 – Monday 7 February 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Marcella Sembrich, soprano

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Handel L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: Sweet Bird (Recitative and Aria), HWV 55

Pfohl Graziella, Symphonic Sketch

Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (The Dance in the Village Inn), S. 110/2

Thomas Hamlet: Mad Scene

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 9 – Monday 21 February 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, piano

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Tschaikowsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major (Old No. 13), Hob. I:88

Concert 10 – Monday 7 March 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Lilli Lehmann, soprano

Anton Witek, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Gluck Armide: Ah! si la liberté (Aria)

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Weber Oberon: Ozean, du Ungeheuer (Aria), J. 306

Wagner Tannhäuser: Bacchanale (Paris Version), WWV 70

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Berliner Philharmoniker

1898–1899

Season 17

Concert 1 – Monday 10 October 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Marcella Sembrich, soprano

Wagner Kaisermarsch, WWV 104

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro: Aria, K. 492

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35

Verdi Ernani: Aria

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 – Monday 24 October 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Willy Burmester, violin

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concert 3 – Monday 7 November 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Moritz Moszkowski, piano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Moszkowski Piano Concerto in E major, Op. 59

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concert 4 – Monday 28 November 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Jean Lassalle, baritone

Alexander Petschnikoff, violin

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Meyerbeer Dinorah: Aria

Conus, J. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 1

Massenet Hérodiade: Aria

Draeseke Jubel-Ouverture (Festouverture), Op. 65

Concert 5 – Monday 12 December 1898

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Emma Hiller, soprano

Anna Stephan, alto

Carl Dierich, tenor

Rudolf von Milde, baritone

Philharmonischer Chor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 6 – Monday 9 January 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I:102

d'Albert Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12

Gleitz Fata Morgana, Symphonic Poem, Op. ??

Schubert Wanderer Fantasy (arr. Liszt), D 760

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Concert 7 – Monday 23 January 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Pablo de Sarasate, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Kleemann Lustspiel-Ouverture, Op. 27

Wagner Siegfried: Forest Murmurs, WWV 86C

Raff La fée d'amour (Die Liebesfee) for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 67

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359/1

Concert 8 – Monday 6 February 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Camilla Landi, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Saint-Saëns La fiancée du timbalier, Op. 82

Wagner, S. Der Bärenhäuter: Overture

Gluck Paride ed Elena: Aria

Handel Serse: Aria, HWV 40

Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Concert 9 – Monday 20 February 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Lillian Blauvelt, soprano

Josef Hofmann, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Hofmann, J. Piano Concerto in B-flat major, Op. ??

Bizet Les Pêcheurs de perles: Aria

Schumann, G. Zur Karnevalszeit, Orchestral Suite, Op. 22

Raff Symphony No. 3 in F major, 'Im Walde', Op. 153

Concert 10 – Monday 6 March 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugène Ysaÿe, violin

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act I, WWV 90

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Lalo Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra: Two Movements, Op. 21

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1899–1900

Season 18

Concert 1 – Monday 9 October 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Franck Symphony in D minor, M. 48

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 2 – Monday 23 October 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ernst Kraus, tenor

Berliner Lehrer-Gesangverein

Dittersdorf Symphony in C major

Weber Euryanthe: Wehen mir Lüfte Ruh (Adolar's Aria), J. 291

Schubert Rosamunde: Entr'acte, D 797

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 3 – Monday 13 November 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edouard Risler, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Dvořák A Hero's Song (Heldenlied), Symphonic Poem, Op. 111

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 4 – Monday 27 November 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Fritz Kreisler, violin

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Ritter, A. Karfreitag (Good Friday), Symphonic Poem

Ritter, A. Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi), Symphonic Poem

Bach, J.S. Toccata in F major (arr. Esser), BWV 540

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 5 – Monday 11 December 1899

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 6 – Monday 8 January 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugène Ysaÿe, violin

Glazunov Symphony No. 6 in C minor, Op. 58

Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Hofmann, H. Symphony in E-flat major, 'Frithjof': Irrlichter und Kobolde (Scherzo), Op. 22

Beethoven Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40

Berlioz La damnation de Faust: Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 24

Concert 7 – Monday 29 January 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Emil Sauer, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Weber Invitation to the Dance (Aufforderung zum Tanz) (arr. Berlioz), J. 260

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 8 – Monday 12 February 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Camilla Landi, mezzo-soprano

Ernst von Dohnányi, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Overture, Op. 26

Handel Semele: Aria, HWV 58

Gluck Armide: Aria

Dohnányi Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 5

Arensky Dream on the Volga: Berceuse, Op. 16

Cui Prisoner of the Caucasus: Chanson circassienne

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 9 – Monday 26 February 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Friedrich Gernsheim, conductor*

Irma Saenger-Sethe, violin

Tchaikovsky Hamlet, Fantasy-Overture, Op. 67

Bruch Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

Gernsheim Symphony No. 1 in G minor*, Op. 32

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concert 10 – Monday 12 March 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ferruccio Busoni, piano

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1900–1901

Season 19

Concert 1 – Monday 8 October 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Anton van Rooy, baritone

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Schillings Symphonic Prologue to King Oedipus, Op. 11

Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B

Concert 2 – Monday 22 October 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Lilli Lehmann, soprano

Conrad Ansorge, piano

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Beethoven Ah! perfido, Op. 65

Goldmark Rustic Wedding Symphony (Ländliche Hochzeit), Op. 26

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Beethoven Egmont: Klärchen's Songs (Die Trommel gerühret; Freudvoll und leidvoll), Op. 84

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359/1

Concert 3 – Monday 5 November 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Henri Marteau, violin

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492

Sinding Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 45

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 4 – Monday 19 November 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Clotilde Kleeberg, piano

Lalo Le Roi d'Ys: Overture

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 5 – Monday 10 December 1900

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugène Ysaÿe, violin

Ary van Leeuwen, flute

Heinrich Erichson, flute

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Scharwenka, P. Dramatic Fantasy in B minor, Op. 108

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear' (Old No. 17), Hob. I:82

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 6 – Monday 7 January 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edouard Risler, piano

d'Indy Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Schubert Wanderer Fantasy (arr. Liszt), D 760

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 7 – Monday 21 January 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

August Klughardt, conductor*

Wilma Norman-Neruda, violin

Klughardt Symphony No. 5 in C minor*, Op. 71

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Queen Mab Scherzo, Op. 17

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 8 – Monday 4 February 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Therese Behr, contralto

Anton Hekking, cello

Zöllner, H. Wald-Fantasie (Forest Fantasy), Op. 83

Beethoven In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133

Giordani Caro mio ben

d'Albert Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 20

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 9 – Monday 18 February 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alfred Reisenauer, piano

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Koessler Symphonic Variations

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 10 – Monday 4 March 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

d'Albert Piano Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op. 2

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Berliner Philharmoniker

1901–1902

Season 20

Concert 1 – Monday 14 October 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27

Hausegger Barbarossa, Symphonic Poem

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 2 – Monday 28 October 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Fritz Kreisler, violin

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Averkamp Elaine und Lancelot, Symphonic Poem

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concert 3 – Monday 11 November 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Leopold Godowsky, piano

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Volbach Es waren zwei Königskinder, Symphonic Poem, Op. 21

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 4 – Monday 25 November 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Erika Wedekind, soprano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Mozart No, che non sei capace (Aria), K. 419

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Thomas Hamlet: Aria

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 5 – Monday 9 December 1901

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Huber Symphony No. 2 in E minor, 'Böcklin', Op. 115

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

Concert 6 – Monday 20 January 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Jacques Thibaud, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major (Old No. 13), Hob. I:88

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Schillings Ingwelde: Prelude to Act II, Op. 3

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Concert 7 – Monday 3 February 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Raoul Pugno, piano

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 8 – Monday 17 February 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edyth Walker, mezzo-soprano

Draeseke Symphony No. 3 in C major, 'Symphonia Tragica', Op. 40

Mozart La clemenza di Tito: Aria, K. 621

d'Albert Kain: Prelude

Weber Euryanthe: Aria, J. 291

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Concert 9 – Monday 3 March 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edouard Risler, piano

Dvořák Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Volkmann Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 44

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Concert 10 – Monday 17 March 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1902–1903

Season 21

Concert 1 – Monday 13 October 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ferruccio Busoni, piano

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Tchaikovsky Suite No. 1 in D major, Op. 43

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, 'Egyptian', Op. 103

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 2 – Monday 27 October 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Félia Litvinne, soprano

Joseph Malkin, cello

Cornelius Der Barbier von Bagdad: Overture

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Gounod Sapho: Stances (O ma lyre immortelle)

Volkmann Serenade No. 3 in D minor, Op. 69

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Immolation Scene, WWV 86D

Concert 3 – Monday 10 November 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Anton Witek, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 4 – Monday 1 December 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Karl Scheidemantel, baritone

Handel Overture in D major (arr. Wüllner)

Weingartner Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 29

Beethoven An die Hoffnung (orchestral version), Op. 94

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Pfitzner Herr Oluf, Op. 12

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 156

Concert 5 – Monday 15 December 1902

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Bella Alten, soprano

Charlotte Huhn, alto

Ludwig Wüllner, tenor

Hermann Gura, baritone

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Philharmonischer Chor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 6 – Monday 12 January 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Emile Sauret, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G major, 'Military', Hob. I:100

Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37

Humperdinck Dornröschen: Tone Pictures, EHWV 121

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 7 – Monday 26 January 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Erika Wedekind, soprano

Bernhard Davidson, flute

Goldmark Sakuntala Overture, Op. 13

Handel L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: Sweet Bird (Recitative and Aria), HWV 55

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Mozart Mia speranza adorata... Ah, non sai, qual pena, K. 416

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 8 – Monday 9 February 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugène Ysaÿe, violin

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Concert 9 – Monday 23 February 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Raoul Pugno, piano

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 10 – Monday 16 March 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Maly von Trützschler, soprano

Antonie Stern, soprano

Georg A. Walter, tenor

Gustav Friedrich, bass

Lucy Lindner-Orban, narrator

Ludwig Wüllner, narrator

Karl Müller-Hausen, narrator

Philharmonischer Chor

Liszt A Faust Symphony: Dante Symphony, S. 109

Schumann Manfred: Incidental Music, Op. 115

Berliner Philharmoniker

1903–1904

Season 22

Concert 1 – Monday 12 October 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Lula Mysz-Gmeiner, contralto

Alfred Sittard, organ

Berliner Lehrer-Gesangverein

Handel Organ Concerto No. 4 in F major, Op. 4 No. 4 (HWV 292)

Handel Cantata con stromenti: Arioso (Dank sei Dir, Herr)

Boehe Odysseus' Fahrten: Ausfahrt und Schiffbruch, Op. 6

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 2 – Monday 26 October 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Fritz Kreisler, violin

Cherubini Les deux journées (The Water Carrier): Overture

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Haydn Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, 'Farewell', Hob. I:45

Concert 3 – Monday 9 November 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edyth Walker, mezzo-soprano

Gluck Alceste: Aria

Weber Oberon: Aria, J. 306

Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Verdi Don Carlos: O don fatale

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3 in D major, 'Polish', Op. 29

Concert 4 – Monday 30 November 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arthur Schnabel, piano

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Reznicek Idyllic Overture (Idyllische Ouvertüre)

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 5 – Monday 14 December 1903

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Max Schillings, conductor*

Berthe Marx-Goldschmidt, piano

Ernst von Possart, narrator

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

Schillings Das Hexenlied (The Witch's Song)*, Op. 15

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 6 – Monday 11 January 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Conrad Ansorge, piano

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 7 – Monday 25 January 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Henri Marteau, violin

Volkmann Richard III Overture, Op. 68

Jaques-Dalcroze Violin Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 50

Glazunov From the Middle Ages (Moyen-âge) Suite, Op. 79

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 8 – Monday 8 February 1904 (In Memory of Hans von Bülow)

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edouard Risler, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 9 – Monday 22 February 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 10 – Monday 14 March 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Hermine d'Albert, soprano

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Berlioz King Lear Overture, Op. 4

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10 (HWV 328)

d'Albert Four Songs with Orchestra

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1904–1905

Season 23

Concert 1 – Monday 10 October 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Felix von Kraus, baritone

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Schubert Lieder (arr. Mottl)

Wolf Italian Serenade, IHW 10

Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B

Concert 2 – Monday 24 October 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugène Ysaÿe, violin

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042

d'Indy Istar, Symphonic Variations, Op. 42

Chausson Poème, Op. 25

Saint-Saëns Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse (arr. Ysaÿe), Op. 52 No. 6

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 3 – Monday 7 November 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Leopold Godowsky, piano

Goldmark In Italien (In Italy) Overture, Op. 49

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Liszt Die Ideale, Symphonic Poem No. 12, S. 106

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 4 – Monday 28 November 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

d'Albert Der Improvisator: Overture

d'Albert Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 5 – Monday 12 December 1904

Richard Strauss, conductor

Pauline Strauss-de Ahna, soprano

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Strauss, R. Four Songs with Orchestra

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concert 6 – Monday 16 January 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Jean Gérardy, cello

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 7 – Monday 6 February 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Jacques Thibaud, violin

Wagner Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97

Lalo Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 20

Boehe Odysseus' Fahrten: Die Insel der Kirke, Op. 6

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 8 – Monday 20 February 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Katharina Fleischer-Edel, soprano

Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Cornelius Gunlöd: Scenes

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concert 9 – Monday 13 March 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Frederic Lamond, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear' (Old No. 17), Hob. I:82

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 17

Concert 10 – Monday 27 March 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1905–1906

Season 24

Concert 1 – Monday 16 October 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edyth Walker, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Fidelio: Recitative and Aria, Op. 72

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 2 – Monday 30 October 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Mark Hambourg, piano

Wagner Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70

Dvořák Czech Suite in D major, Op. 39

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 3 – Monday 13 November 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Friedrich Weidemann, baritone

Méhul La Chasse du jeune Henri: Overture

Reger Sinfonietta in A major, Op. 90

Mahler Songs with Orchestra

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Concert 4 – Monday 27 November 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 5 – Monday 11 December 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Halir, violin

Felix Senius, tenor

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Berliner Lehrer-Gesangverein

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 6 – Monday 15 January 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Fritz Kreisler, violin

Smetana Má vlast: Vyšehrad, B. 110

Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor, G. 97

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 7 – Monday 29 January 1906 (Mozart 150th Anniversary)

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Lula Mysz-Gmeiner, contralto

Anton Witek, violin

Fridolin Klingler, viola

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620

Mozart La clemenza di Tito: Recitative and Aria, K. 621

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 8 – Monday 12 February 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Annette Essipoff, piano

Ertel Der Mensch, Symphonic Poem

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

Concert 9 – Monday 26 February 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto

Fridolin Klingler, viola d'amore

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Bruch Odysseus: Penelope's Recitative and Prayer, Op. 41

Loeffler The Death of Tintagiles (La Mort de Tintagiles), Op. 6

Schubert Lieder (arr. Liszt)

Liszt Lieder (orchestral)

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 10 – Monday 12 March 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Schubert Rosamunde: Overture (Die Zauberharfe), D 644

Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1906–1907

Season 25

Concert 1 – Monday 15 October 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Camille Saint-Saëns, piano

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, 'Egyptian', Op. 103

Saint-Saëns Les Barbares: Overture

Saint-Saëns Africa, Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 89

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Concert 2 – Monday 29 October 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Mischa Elman, violin

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Concert 3 – Monday 12 November 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alice Ripper, piano

Henry Albers, baritone

Humperdinck Die Heirat wider Willen: Overture, EHWV 130

Wagner Tannhäuser: O du, mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria), WWV 70

Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Massenet Le Roi de Lahore: Promesse de mon avenir (Arioso)

Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Concert 4 – Monday 26 November 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Willy Burmester, violin

Smetana Má vlast: The Moldau (Vltava), B. 111

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto in E minor (arr. Burmester)

Reger Serenade in G major, Op. 95

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Concert 5 – Monday 10 December 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arthur Schnabel, piano

Schumann, G. Overture to a Drama (Ouverture zu einem Drama), Op. 45

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 6 – Monday 14 January 1907

Gustav Mahler, conductor*

Maria Seret, mezzo-soprano

Anna Schultzen-Asten-Chor

Knaben des Nikolai-Marien-Kirchen-Chores

Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor*

Concert 7 – Monday 28 January 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Bossi Intermezzi Goldoniani, Op. 127

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 8 – Monday 11 February 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alfred Reisenauer, piano

Berlioz King Lear Overture, Op. 4

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Funeral March, WWV 86D

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 9 – Monday 25 February 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ferruccio Busoni, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major (Old No. 13), Hob. I:88

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Handel Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6 No. 2 (HWV 320)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 10 – Monday 11 March 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugène Ysaÿe, violin

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 20

Pfitzner Das Käthchen von Heilbronn: Overture, Op. 17

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Berliner Philharmoniker

1907–1908

Season 26

Concert 1 – Monday 14 October 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Johannes Messchaert, baritone

Alfred Wittenberg, violin

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Bach, J.S. Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (Cantata No. 56), BWV 56

Joachim Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, 'In the Hungarian Style', Op. 11

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 2 – Monday 28 October 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Franz von Vecsey, violin

Volkmann Richard III Overture, Op. 68

Hubay Violin Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 99

Grieg Old Norwegian Melody with Variations, Op. 51

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concert 3 – Monday 11 November 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Gottfried Galston, piano

Felix Senius, tenor

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Berliner Lehrer-Gesangverein

Gluck Alceste: Overture (arr. Weingartner)

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 4 – Monday 2 December 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arrigo Serato, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concert 5 – Monday 16 December 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Leopold Godowsky, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 6 – Monday 13 January 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Emil Sauer, piano

Bischoff, H. Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 16

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3 in G major: Élégie and Theme and Variations, Op. 55

Concert 7 – Monday 3 February 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edyth Walker, mezzo-soprano

Wetz Kleist Overture, Op. 16

Weber Euryanthe: Recitative and Aria, J. 291

Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Strauss, R. Songs with Orchestra, Op. 33

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 8 – Monday 17 February 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, piano

Bizet Roma (Symphony in C major)

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 9 – Monday 2 March 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Jacques Thibaud, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major (Old No. 12), Hob. I:102

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Tchaikovsky The Tempest, Symphonic Fantasia, Op. 18

Wagner Tannhäuser: Bacchanale (Paris Version), WWV 70

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 10 – Monday 30 March 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10 (HWV 328)

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1908–1909

Season 27

Concert 1 – Monday 12 October 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Monteverdi L'Arianna: Lamento d'Arianna (Lasciatemi morire)

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Wolf Four Songs with Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 – Monday 26 October 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Henri Marteau, violin

Buttykay Symphony No. 1 in C-sharp minor, Op. 11

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, 'Turkish', K. 219

Schubert Fantasie in F minor (arr. Mottl), D 940

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concert 3 – Monday 9 November 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

MacDowell Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23

Liszt Mazeppa, Symphonic Poem No. 6, S. 100

Concert 4 – Monday 30 November 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Guilhermina Suggia, cello

Pablo Casals, cello

Moszkowski Suite No. 3 for Orchestra in F major, Op. 79

Moór, E. Concerto for Two Cellos in D major, Op. 69

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 5 – Monday 14 December 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arthur Schnabel, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Noren Kaleidoskop (Theme and Variations), Op. 30

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Schillings Moloch: Erntefest (Harvest Festival), Op. 20

Concert 6 – Monday 11 January 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto

Männerchor des Berliner Lehrer-Gesangvereins

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I, WWV 75

Wagner Rienzi: Adriano's Aria, WWV 49

Wagner Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49

Concert 7 – Monday 25 January 1909 (Mendelssohn Centenary)

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edouard Risler, piano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Scherzo, Nocturne and Wedding March, Op. 61

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concert 8 – Monday 8 February 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Anton Witek, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear', Hob. I:82

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Sinigaglia Le baruffe chiozzotte: Overture, Op. 32

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 9 – Monday 1 March 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Fritz Kreisler, violin

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 10 – Monday 29 March 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Berliner Philharmoniker

1909–1910

Season 28

Concert 1 – Monday 11 October 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Johannes Messchaert, baritone

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Elgar Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55

Haydn Die Schöpfung: Recitative and Aria, Hob. XXI:2

Haydn Die Jahreszeiten: Aria, Hob. XXI:3

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London' (listed as No. 12), Hob. I:104

Concert 2 – Monday 25 October 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Harold Bauer, piano

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Scheinpflug Overture to a Comedy (Ouverture zu einem Lustspiel), Op. 15

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 3 – Monday 8 November 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Bronisław Huberman, violin

Cherubini Les Abencérages: Overture

Reger Symphonic Prologue to a Tragedy, Op. 108

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 4 – Monday 29 November 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ferruccio Busoni, piano

Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Liszt Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo, Symphonic Poem No. 2, S. 96

Concert 5 – Monday 13 December 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Spohr Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor, Op. 55

Berger, W. Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme, Op. 97

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 6 – Monday 10 January 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugène Ysaÿe, violin

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27

Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G minor

Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier), L. 88

Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 7 – Monday 24 January 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Conrad Ansorge, piano

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Schubert Wanderer Fantasy (arr. Liszt), D 760

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 8 – Monday 7 February 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Stefi Geyer, violin

Schubert Rosamunde: Overture (Die Zauberharfe), D 644

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Jaques-Dalcroze Violin Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 50

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359/1

Concert 9 – Monday 14 February 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Margarete Matzenauer (Preuse-Matzenauer), mezzo-soprano

Joseph Bonnet, organ

Marcel van Gool, piano

Bruno Weyersberg, piano

Handel Organ Concerto No. 10 in D minor, Op. 7 No. 4 (HWV 309)

Gernsheim Agrippina: Scene for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 77

Schumann, G. Variations and Double Fugue on a Merry Theme, Op. 24

Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78

Concert 10 – Monday 14 March 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ludwig Hess, tenor

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Schillings Glockenlieder, Op. 22

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1910–1911

Season 29

Concert 1 – Monday 10 October 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

d'Astorga Morir voglio (Aria)

Reuss, A. Der Tor und der Tod (The Fool and Death), Symphonic Prologue, Op. 10

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 2 – Monday 24 October 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Mischa Elman, violin

Gluck Alceste: Overture (arr. Weingartner)

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Gernsheim Zu einem Drama (To a Drama), Tone Poem, Op. 82

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 3 – Monday 7 November 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ferruccio Busoni, piano

Kaun Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 85

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Lyadov Kikimora, Op. 63

Liszt Rhapsodie espagnole (arr. Busoni), S. 254

Concert 4 – Monday 5 December 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Leopold Godowsky, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Concert 5 – Monday 19 December 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Karl Klingler, violin

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 6 – Monday 16 January 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Sergei Koussevitzky, double bass

Henri Casadesus, viola d'amore

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492

Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major (arr. for double bass by Koussevitzky), K. 191

Delius Brigg Fair, RT VI/16

Lorenziti Symphonie Concertante for Viola d'amore and Double Bass

Berlioz Harold en Italie, Op. 16

Concert 7 – Monday 30 January 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Frieda Kwast-Hodapp, piano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Reger Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 114

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 – Monday 13 February 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Paul Goldschmidt, piano

Felix Senius, tenor

Wagner Symphony in C major, WWV 29

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Concert 9 – Monday 27 February 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Efrem Zimbalist, violin

Cornelius Der Barbier von Bagdad: Overture

Humperdinck Maurische Rhapsodie (Moorish Rhapsody): Tarifa and Tanger, EHWV 125

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 10 – Monday 20 March 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Lucille Marcel, soprano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Aria, K. 620

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro: Aria, K. 492

Schumann, G. Lebensfreude Overture, Op. 54

Weingartner Four Songs with Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1911–1912

Season 30

Concert 1 – Monday 9 October 1911 (In Memory of Gustav Mahler)

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Elfriede Goette, soprano

Lula Mysz-Gmeiner, contralto

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Anna Wüllner'scher Frauenchor

Männerchor ehemaliger Schüler des Kgl. Domchors

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Mahler Kindertotenlieder (Five Songs)

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Resurrection'

Concert 2 – Monday 23 October 1911 (In Memory of Franz Liszt's Centenary)

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Felix Senius, tenor

Alexander Siloti, piano

Berliner Lehrer-Gesangverein

Liszt Festklänge, Symphonic Poem No. 7, S. 101

Liszt Totentanz, S. 126

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 3 – Monday 13 November 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alexander Petschnikoff, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Bruch Konzertstück for Violin and Orchestra in F-sharp minor, Op. 84

Reger A Comedy Overture (Eine Lustspiel-Ouverture), Op. 120

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 4 – Monday 4 December 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arthur Schnabel, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 5 – Monday 18 December 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26

Suk Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 24

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (listed as No. 7), D 944

Concert 6 – Monday 8 January 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugène Ysaÿe, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Leclair Violin Concerto (with String Orchestra and Organ)

Elgar Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concert 7 – Monday 22 January 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Moszkowski Piano Concerto in E major, Op. 59

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Concert 8 – Monday 5 February 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Mischa Elman, violin

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Volkmann Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 44

Concert 9 – Monday 26 February 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Teresa Carreño, piano

Taneyev, A.S. Hamlet Overture, Op. 31

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 10 – Monday 25 March 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Berliner Philharmoniker

1912–1913

Season 31

Concert 1 – Monday 14 October 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ottilie Metzger, contralto

Otto Becker, organ

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture (arr. Wagner), WWV 57

Gluck Alceste: Aria

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Mahler Three Songs for Low Voice with Orchestra

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 2 – Monday 28 October 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Jascha Heifetz, violin

Smetana Má vlast: Vyšehrad, B. 110

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Mandl Overture to a Gascon Knight's Game (Ouverture zu einem Gascognischen Ritterspiel)

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 3 – Monday 11 November 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Friedberg, piano

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Braunfels Carnevals-Ouverture (Princess Brambilla), Op. 22

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 4 – Monday 2 December 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Willy Hess, violin

Liszt Die Ideale, Symphonic Poem No. 12, S. 106

Joachim Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, 'In the Hungarian Style', Op. 11

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 5 – Monday 16 December 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Conrad Ansorge, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Korngold Schauspiel-Ouverture (Overture to a Play), Op. 4

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 6 – Monday 6 January 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Grete Merrem, soprano

Hermann Jadlowker, tenor

Schubert Rosamunde: Overture (Die Zauberharfe), D 644

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Mozart Don Giovanni: Aria (Don Ottavio), K. 527

Schubert Rosamunde: Entr'acte, D 797

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Walther's Prize Song, WWV 96

Ertel Pompeji, Symphonic Poem

Concert 7 – Monday 20 January 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alfred Cortot, piano

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44

Mraczek Symphonic Burlesque (Max und Moritz)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F major, Op. 36

Concert 8 – Monday 3 February 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Raoul Pugno, piano

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 9 – Monday 24 February 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Fritz Kreisler, violin

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Holbrooke Queen Mab, Symphonic Poem, Op. 45

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 10 – Monday 10 March 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1913–1914

Season 32

Concert 1 – Monday 13 October 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Elena Gerhardt, mezzo-soprano

Draeseke Symphony No. 3 in C major, 'Symphonia Tragica', Op. 40

Marcello/Gluck/Durante Songs with Orchestra

Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Furies and Dance of the Blessed Spirits, Wq. 30

Strauss, R. Songs with Orchestra

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 2 – Monday 27 October 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Overture, Op. 26

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Elgar Cockaigne (In London Town), Concert Overture, Op. 40

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 3 – Monday 10 November 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Pablo Casals, cello

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Reger A Romantic Suite, Op. 125

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Concert 4 – Monday 1 December 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alfred Wittenberg, violin

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Strauss, R. Festival Prelude for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 61

Strauss, R. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 8

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concert 5 – Monday 15 December 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Frieda Kwast-Hodapp, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 6 – Monday 12 January 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Zöllner, H. Symphony No. 3 in D minor, 'Im Hochgebirge', Op. 130

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 7 – Monday 26 January 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Henri Marteau, violin

Scheinpflug Overture to a Comedy (Ouverture zu einem Lustspiel), Op. 15

Gernsheim Violin Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 86

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concert 8 – Monday 9 February 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Johannes Messchaert, baritone

Ernst Wolff, piano

Wilhelm Scholz, celesta

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Scharwenka, P. Frühlingswogen, Symphonic Poem, Op. 87

Mahler Kindertotenlieder

Korngold Sinfonietta in B major, Op. 5

Bach, J.S. Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben: Doch weichet, ihr tollen (Aria), BWV 8

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Concert 9 – Monday 23 February 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Moriz Rosenthal, piano

Bernhard Irrgang, organ

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Schumann, G. Symphonic Variations on 'Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten', Op. 24

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 10 – Monday 23 March 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Bach, C.P.E. Symphony in D major, Wq 183/1

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1914–1915

Season 33

Concert 1 – Monday 12 October 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 2 – Monday 9 November 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Elena Gerhardt, mezzo-soprano

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Four Songs (orch. Reger)

Pfitzner Die Rose vom Liebesgarten: Blütenwunder and Funeral March

Beethoven Three Songs with Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 3 – Monday 30 November 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Julius Thornberg, violin

Louis Persinger, violin

Gustav Kern, winds

Alfred Vonderbank, winds

Hermann Schrader, winds

J. von Hoff, winds

Oskar Schumann, winds

Robert Repky, winds

Carl Leuschner, winds

Heinrich Lieberum, winds

Mozart Serenade No. 11 in E-flat major, K. 375

Bach, J.S. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 4 – Monday 11 January 1915

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Claire Dux, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear' (Old No. 17), Hob. I:82

Gluck Alceste: Aria

Handel Concerto for String Orchestra in G minor (arr. David)

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro: Recitative and Aria, K. 492

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 5 – Monday 25 January 1915

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arthur Schnabel, piano

Paulus Bache, cello

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 6 – Monday 22 February 1915

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ludwig Wüllner, narrator

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture (arr. Wagner), WWV 57

Sigwart Hektors Bestattung (Hector's Burial), Melodrama, Op. 15

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1915–1916

Season 34

Concert 1 – Monday 11 October 1915

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arthur Schnabel, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 2 – Monday 25 October 1915

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ilona Durigo, contralto

George Meader, tenor

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Concert 3 – Monday 8 November 1915

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Ernst von Dohnányi, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major (Old No. 13), Hob. I:88

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 4 – Monday 29 November 1915

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edyth Walker, mezzo-soprano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Weber Oberon: Ozean, du Ungeheuer (Rezia's Aria), J. 306

Humperdinck Maurische Rhapsodie (Moorish Rhapsody): Tarifa and Tanger, EHWV 125

Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 5 – Monday 13 December 1915

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Franz von Vecsey, violin

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 6 – Monday 10 January 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Leo Slezak, tenor

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Aria, K. 620

Schubert Rosamunde: Entr'acte and Ballet Music, D 797

Goldmark Die Königin von Saba: Assad's Narrative, Op. 27

Schubert Military March No. 1 in D major (arr.), D 733

Concert 7 – Monday 24 January 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10 (HWV 328)

Schubert Wanderer Fantasy (arr. Liszt), D 760

Concert 8 – Monday 7 February 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 9 – Monday 21 February 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Wera Schapira, piano

Cornelius Der Barbier von Bagdad: Overture

Hausegger Wieland der Schmied, Symphonic Poem

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 10 – Monday 6 March 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1916–1917

Season 35

Concert 1 – Monday 9 October 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Lucille von Weingartner, soprano

Beethoven King Stephen: Overture, Op. 117

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro: Recitative and Aria, K. 492

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Schubert Three Songs (orch. Weingartner)

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 2 – Monday 23 October 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eugen d'Albert, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

d'Albert Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12

Strauss, R. Feuersnot: Love Scene, Op. 50

Liszt Totentanz, S. 126

Concert 3 – Monday 6 November 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Joseph Schwarz, baritone

Gernsheim Zu einem Drama (To a Drama), Tone Poem, Op. 82

Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride: Scene and Aria

Handel Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 6 (HWV 324)

Liszt Two Songs (orchestral)

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 17

Concert 4 – Monday 4 December 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Strauss, R. An Alpine Symphony (Eine Alpensinfonie), Op. 64

Concert 5 – Monday 18 December 1916

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Maria Ivogün, soprano

Julius Thornberg, violin

Gustav Kern, winds

Karl Leuschner, winds

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Mozart Popoli di Tessaglia! ... Io non chiedo, eterni Dei, K. 316

Mozart Serenade No. 7 in D major, 'Haffner': Four Movements, K. 250

Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Martern aller Arten (Aria), K. 384

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 6 – Monday 8 January 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Bronisław Huberman, violin

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Straesser Symphony No. 2 in G major, Op. 27

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 7 – Monday 22 January 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Claire Dux, soprano

Julius Thornberg, violin

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Weber Der Freischütz: Und ob die Wolke (Cavatina), J. 277

Weber Oberon: Ozean, du Ungeheuer (Rezia's Aria), J. 306

Børresen Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 11

Mahler Three Songs with Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 8 – Monday 5 February 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arnold Földesy, cello

Schumann, G. Im Ringen um ein Ideal, Symphonic Poem, Op. 66

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 9 – Monday 19 February 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Anka Horvat, mezzo-soprano

Edwin Fischer, piano

Berliner Liedertafel

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 10 – Monday 5 March 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1917–1918

Season 36

Concert 1 – Monday 8 October 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Heinrich Hensel, tenor

Walter Fischer, organ

Berliner Liedertafel

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Wagner Two Songs with Orchestra

Strauss, R. Guntram: Guntram's Closing Song, Op. 25

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 2 – Monday 22 October 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arthur Schnabel, piano

Spohr Jessonda: Overture, Op. 63

Graener Sinfonietta for Strings and Harp, Op. 27

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major (Old No. 13), Hob. I:88

Concert 3 – Monday 5 November 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Adolf Busch, violin

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Concert 4 – Monday 3 December 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Schubert Suleika I and II (orch. Schoenberg), D 720 & D 717

Szell Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 4

Brahms Three Songs (orch. Becce)

Dvořák Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66

Concert 5 – Monday 17 December 1917

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Frieda Kwast-Hodapp, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 6 – Monday 7 January 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Emil von Sauer, piano

Gade Echoes of Ossian (Nachklänge von Ossian) Overture, Op. 1

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (The Dance in the Village Inn), S. 110/2

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 7 – Monday 21 January 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Claire Dux, soprano

Gluck Alceste: Overture (arr. Weingartner)

Handel Acis and Galatea: Recitative and Aria, HWV 49

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Künneke Selene an Endymion (Concert Aria)

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 8 – Monday 4 February 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Emil Telmányi, violin

Cornelius Der Barbier von Bagdad: Overture

Busoni Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concert 9 – Monday 18 February 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Selma von Halban-Kurz, soprano

Paul Bose, flute

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Handel L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: Sweet Bird (Recitative and Aria), HWV 55

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo and Nocturne, Op. 61

Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Aria, K. 384

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 10 – Monday 4 March 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Berliner Philharmoniker

1918–1919

Season 37

Concert 1 – Monday 7 October 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Mitja Nikisch, piano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 2 – Monday 21 October 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Erwin Nyiregyházi, piano

Géza von Kresz, violin

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 3 – Monday 4 November 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Maria Ivogün, soprano

Korngold Schauspiel-Ouverture (Overture to a Play), Op. 4

Reichenberger, H. Three Marian Songs (Drei Marienlieder)

Schumann, G. Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J. S. Bach, Op. 59

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Aria, K. 620

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major (Old No. 12), Hob. I:102

Concert 4 – Monday 2 December 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Emmi Leisner, contralto

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Wagner Wesendonck Lieder (Five Songs), WWV 91

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 5 – Monday 16 December 1918

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 6 – Monday 6 January 1919

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Reznicek Symphony in D major, 'Im alten Stil' (In the Old Style)

d'Albert Piano Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op. 2

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 7 – Monday 20 January 1919

Bruno Walter, conductor

Claire Dux, soprano

Leberecht Goedecke, double bass

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Mozart Per questa bella mano (Aria for Bass and Double Bass), K. 612

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Goetz Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung (The Taming of the Shrew): Aria

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 8 – Monday 3 February 1919

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Franz von Vecsey, violin

Wetzler, H.H. As You Like It (Wie es euch gefällt) Overture, Op. 7

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 9 – Monday 17 February 1919

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Heinrich Schlusnus, baritone

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture, Op. TH 42

Weber Euryanthe: Wo berg ich mich? (Lysiart's Aria), J. 291

Liszt Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo, Symphonic Poem No. 2, S. 96

Mahler Songs with Orchestra

Strauss, R. Songs with Orchestra

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concert 10 – Monday 3 March 1919 (In Memory of Hans von Bülow)

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London' (Old No. 2), Hob. I:104

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1919–1920

Season 38

Concert 1 – Monday 13 October 1919

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Friedberg, piano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Unger, H. The Seasons (Die Jahreszeiten), Suite, Op. 26

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 – Monday 27 October 1919

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Walther Kirchhoff, tenor

Liszt Orpheus, Symphonic Poem No. 4, S. 98

Duvosel De Liefde aan de Leie (Love on the Lys), Symphonic Sketch

Moritz, E. Burleske for Orchestra, Op. 9

Berlioz Three Songs

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Concert 3 – Monday 10 November 1919

Richard Strauss, conductor*

Elisabeth Schumann, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear' (Old No. 17), Hob. I:82

Mozart Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Strauss, R. Three Songs with Orchestra

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung)*, Op. 24

Concert 4 – Monday 1 December 1919

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Emil von Sauer, piano

Walter Fischer, organ

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Sgambati Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 15

Wagner Tannhäuser: Bacchanale (Paris Version), WWV 70

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 5 – Monday 15 December 1919 (Beethoven Evening)

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Joseph Schwarz, piano

Géza von Kresz, violin

Paul Grümmer, cello

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Nos. 3, 5, and 16, Op. 43

Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 6 – Monday 5 January 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Arnold Földesy, cello

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Smetana Má vlast: The Moldau (Vltava), B. 111

Concert 7 – Monday 19 January 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Josef Mann, tenor

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Recitative and Aria

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I and Prize Song, WWV 96

Concert 8 – Monday 2 February 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 9 – Monday 16 February 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Adolf Busch, violin

Weber Preciosa: Overture, J. 279

Spohr Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor, Op. 55

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 10 – Monday 1 March 1920 (Jubilee Concert)

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Mitja Nikisch, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Berliner Philharmoniker

1920–1921

Season 39

Concert 1 – Monday 11 October 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Josef Pembaur, piano

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Braunfels Phantastische Erscheinungen eines Themas von Hector Berlioz, Op. 25

Liszt Totentanz, S. 126

Concert 2 – Monday 25 October 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Maria Pos-Carloforti, soprano

Reznicek Symphony in F minor

Handel Alcina: Recitative and Aria, HWV 34

Rameau Ballet Suite (arr. Mottl)

Bellini Norma: Casta Diva

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concert 3 – Monday 8 November 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Moriz Rosenthal, piano

Mahler Symphony No. 7

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Concert 4 – Monday 29 November 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Wera Schapira, piano

Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 5 – Monday 13 December 1920

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alma Moodie, violin

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 6 – Monday 10 January 1921

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Sinding Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 121

Dohnányi Violin Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 27

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359/1

Concert 7 – Monday 24 January 1921

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Alexander Kropholler, cello

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

d'Albert Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 20

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concert 8 – Monday 7 February 1921

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Eduard Erdmann, piano

Erdmann, E. Rondo for Orchestra, Op. 9

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 9 – Monday 28 February 1921

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Gustav Havemann, violin

Emanuel Feuermann, cello

Korngold Sursum corda, Symphonic Overture, Op. 13

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, 'Double Concerto', Op. 102

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 10 – Monday 14 March 1921

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1921–1922

Season 40

Concert 1 – Monday 21 November 1921

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Fritz Kreisler, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 2 – Monday 5 December 1921

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Judith Bokor, cello

Smetana Má vlast: Vyšehrad (The High Castle), T. 110

Volkmann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 33

Reuss, A. Sommer-Idylle for Chamber Orchestra, Op. 39

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 3 – Monday 19 December 1921

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Jan Dahmen, violin

Alfred Sittard, organ

Handel Organ Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 4/1 (HWV 289)

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 4 – Monday 9 January 1922

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concert 5 – Monday 23 January 1922

Max Fiedler, conductor

Joseph Szigeti, violin

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 6 – Monday 6 February 1922 (In Memoriam Arthur Nikisch)

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Bruno Kittel, conductor (Nänie)

J. von Raatz-Brockmann, baritone

Walter Fischer, organ

Bruno Kittel'scher Chor

Brahms Choral Prelude 'O Welt, ich muss dich lassen' (Organ Solo), Op. 122/11

Brahms Nänie, Op. 82

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 7 – Monday 20 February 1922

Felix von Weingartner, conductor

Mischa Elman, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Weingartner Lustige Ouvertüre (Merry Overture), Op. 53

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Liszt Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo, Symphonic Poem No. 2, S. 96

Concert 8 – Monday 27 February 1922

Fritz Busch, conductor

Celeste Chop-Groenevelt, piano

Berlioz Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21

Sinding Piano Concerto in D-flat major, Op. 6

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 9 – Monday 20 March 1922

Werner Wolff, conductor

Cecilia Hansen, violin

Walter Fischer, organ

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A minor

Glazunov Carnaval Overture, Op. 45

Concert 10 – Monday 3 April 1922

Ferruccio Busoni, conductor*

Frieda Kwast-Hodapp, piano

Mozart Masonic Funeral Music (Maurerische Trauermusik), K. 477

Mozart Serenade No. 12 in C minor, 'Nacht Musique', K. 388

Busoni Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 31a

Busoni Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (Romanza e Scherzoso), Op. 54

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke), S. 110/2

Berliner Philharmoniker

1922–1923

Season 41

Concert 1 – Monday 9 October 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Josef Pembaur, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M. 46

Liszt Totentanz, S. 126

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 2 – Monday 23 October 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Carl Friedberg, piano

Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy (Le Poème de l'extase), Op. 54

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 3 – Monday 6 November 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alexander Kipnis, bass

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86

Mozart Mentre ti lascio, o figlia (Aria), K. 513

Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Pander)

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 4 – Monday 27 November 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Karl Erb, tenor

Maurits van den Berg, violin

Henry Holst, violin

Franz Kirchberger, cello

Kiesslich'scher Chor

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/5 (HWV 323)

Handel Acis and Galatea: Aria, HWV 49

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 5 – Monday 11 December 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alexander Schmuller, violin

Ernő Balogh, celesta

Weber Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spirits) Overture, J. 122

Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 6 – Monday 15 January 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Birgit Engell, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock' (Old No. 4), Hob. I:101

Handel Atalanta: Aria, HWV 35

Handel Acis and Galatea: Aria, HWV 49

Mahler Three Songs with Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 7 – Monday 29 January 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Trapp, Max Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 15

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 8 – Monday 19 February 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Emanuel Feuermann, cello

Pfitzner Das Käthchen von Heilbronn: Overture, Op. 17

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 9 – Monday 5 March 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maurits van den Berg, violin

Sibelius En Saga, Symphonic Poem, Op. 9

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 10 – Monday 19 March 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler, piano

Maurits van den Berg, violin

Albert Harzer, flute

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1922–1923

Season 41

Concert 1 – Monday 9 October 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Josef Pembaur, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M. 46

Liszt Totentanz, S. 126

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 2 – Monday 23 October 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Carl Friedberg, piano

Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy (Le Poème de l'extase), Op. 54

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 3 – Monday 6 November 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alexander Kipnis, bass

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86

Mozart Mentre ti lascio, o figlia (Aria), K. 513

Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Pander)

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 4 – Monday 27 November 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Karl Erb, tenor

Maurits van den Berg, violin

Henry Holst, violin

Franz Kirchberger, cello

Kiesslich'scher Chor

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/5 (HWV 323)

Handel Acis and Galatea: Aria, HWV 49

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 5 – Monday 11 December 1922

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alexander Schmuller, violin

Ernő Balogh, celesta

Weber Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spirits) Overture, J. 122

Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 6 – Monday 15 January 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Birgit Engell, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock' (Old No. 4), Hob. I:101

Handel Atalanta: Aria, HWV 35

Handel Acis and Galatea: Aria, HWV 49

Mahler Three Songs with Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 7 – Monday 29 January 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Trapp, Max Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 15

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 8 – Monday 19 February 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Emanuel Feuermann, cello

Pfitzner Das Käthchen von Heilbronn: Overture, Op. 17

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 9 – Monday 5 March 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maurits van den Berg, violin

Sibelius En Saga, Symphonic Poem, Op. 9

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 10 – Monday 19 March 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler, piano

Maurits van den Berg, violin

Albert Harzer, flute

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1923–1924

Season 42

Concert 1 – Monday 15 October 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Guttmann, baritone

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen)

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concert 2 – Monday 29 October 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Pfitzner Piano Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 31

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Concert 3 – Monday 12 November 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Joseph Szigeti, violin

Sekles Gesichte, Fantastic Miniatures for Small Orchestra, Op. 29

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

Corelli Violin Sonata in D minor, 'La Folia' (arr. for Violin and Orchestra), Op. 5/12

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 – Monday 26 November 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Artur Schnabel, piano

Cimarosa Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage): Overture

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 5 – Wednesday 19 December 1923

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Frieda Kwast-Hodapp, piano

Bruno Kittel'scher Chor

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, 'Choral Fantasy', Op. 80

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 6 – Monday 7 January 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6/10 (HWV 328)

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concert 7 – Monday 21 January 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Heinrich Rehkemper, baritone

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Pfitzner Herr Oluf, Ballad for Baritone and Orchestra, Op. 12

Strauss, R. Hymnus (Hymne), Op. 33/3

Strauss, R. Pilgers Morgenlied (listed as Pilgers Rückfahrt), Op. 33/4

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 8 – Monday 11 February 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Emmi Leisner, contralto

Männerchor der Berliner Liedertafel

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 9 – Monday 3 March 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Hilde Ellger, contralto

Berliner Cäcilien-Chor

Knabenchor der Nicolai-Kirche

Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Concert 10 – Monday 17 March 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94

Bach, J.S. Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1924–1925

Season 43

Concert 1 – Monday 6 October 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Lotte Leonard, soprano

Busoni Orchestral Suite No. 2, 'Geharnischte Suite', Op. 34a

Strauss, R. Three Hymns of Friedrich Hölderlin, Op. 71

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 2 – Monday 20 October 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alma Moodie, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Pfitzner Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 3 – Monday 3 November 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Artur Schnabel, piano

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concert 4 – Monday 17 November 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maria Ivogün, soprano

Paul Bose, flute

Maurits van den Berg, violin

Braunfels Don Juan, Classical-Romance Phantasmagoria, Op. 34

Handel L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: Aria (Sweet bird), HWV 55

Mozart Il re pastore: Aria (L'amerò, sarò costante), K. 208

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 5 – Monday 8 December 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Igor Stravinsky, piano

Berlioz Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21

Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 6 – Monday 26 January 1925

Otto Klemperer, conductor*

Frieda Kwast-Hodapp, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite

Concert 7 – Monday 23 February 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Mitja Nikisch, piano

Schumann, G. Variations and Gigue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 72

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 8 – Monday 2 March 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Richard Tauber, tenor

Maurits van den Berg, violin

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Mozart Don Giovanni: Two Arias, K. 527

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concert 9 – Monday 9 March 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Lubka Kolessa, piano

Bach, J.S. Chorale Preludes (2) (arr. Schoenberg), BWV 654 & 631

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 10 – Monday 23 March 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1925–1926

Season 44

Concert 1 – Monday 5 October 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Dusolina Giannini, soprano

Felix Günther, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G major, 'Military' (Old No. 11), Hob. I:100

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Two Arias, K. 492

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Weber Oberon: Aria (Ozean, du Ungeheuer), J. 306

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Concert 2 – Monday 19 October 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Adolf Busch, violin

Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano

Arnold Ebel, organ

Respighi Pines of Rome (I pini di Roma), P 141

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concert 3 – Monday 2 November 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Paul Wittgenstein, piano

Johannes Senftleben, organ

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Strauss, R. Parergon to the Symphonia Domestica (for Piano Left Hand), Op. 73

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 4 – Monday 16 November 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

José Iturbi, piano

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 5 – Monday 30 November 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alexander Borovsky, piano

Bach, J.C. Symphony in B-flat major (Lucio Silla Overture), Op. 18/2

Bach, J.S. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 6 – Monday 7 December 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Bronisław Huberman, violin

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J.A. Hiller, Op. 100

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 7 – Monday 21 December 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maria Ivogün, soprano

Berthold Goldschmidt, piano

Gluck Alceste: Overture, Wq. 44

Bach, J.S. Cantata 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen': Aria, BWV 51

Handel Semele: Aria, HWV 58

Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525

Braunfels Die Vögel (The Birds): Prelude and Prologue of the Nightingale, Op. 30

Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38

Concert 8 – Monday 11 January 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Bach, J.S. Piano Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 9 – Monday 19 April 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Gregor Piatigorsky, cello

Henry Holst, violin

Tossy Spivakovsky, violin

Nikolai Graudan, cello

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/5 (HWV 323)

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 10 – Monday 26 April 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1926–1927

Season 45

Concert 1 – Monday 27 September 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Elly Ney, piano

Franck Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 2 – Monday 11 October 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Jacques Thibaud, violin

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Honegger Chant de joie, H 47

Lalo Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 3 – Monday 25 October 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Vladimir Horowitz, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

Concert 4 – Monday 8 November 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Artur Schnabel, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Jarnach Morgenklangspiel, Op. 19

Stravinsky Fireworks (Feu d'artifice), Op. 4

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Concert 5 – Monday 22 November 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Bronisław Huberman, violin

Henry Holst, violin

Albert Harzer, flute

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 6 – Monday 6 December 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Carl Martin Öhmann, tenor

Johannes Senftleben, organ

Mitglieder der Berliner Liedertafel

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Fidelio: Introduction to Act III and Aria (Florestan), Op. 72

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 7 – Monday 20 December 1926

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maria Ivogün, soprano

Alfredo Casella, piano

Henry Holst, violin

Leberecht Goedecke, double bass

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Casella Partita for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 42

Mozart Non temer, amato bene (Aria for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra), K. 490

Mozart Per questa bella mano (Aria for Bass [arr. Soprano], Double Bass and Orchestra), K. 612

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 8 – Monday 10 January 1927

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Emil von Sauer, piano

Beethoven Grosse Fuge (arr. for String Orchestra), Op. 133

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Concert 9 – Monday 24 January 1927

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 10 – Monday 25 April 1927

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Debussy Nocturnes (Nos. 1 & 2: Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1927–1928

Season 46

Concert 1 – Monday 10 October 1927

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Elisabeth Rethberg, soprano

Fritz Dettmann, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll', Hob. I:103

Beethoven Ah! perfido, Op. 65

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Strauss, R. Morgen!, Op. 27/4

Strauss, R. Meinem Kinde, Op. 37/3

Strauss, R. Cäcilie, Op. 27/2

Prokofiev Chout (The Buffoon): Suite, Op. 21a

Concert 2 – Monday 24 October 1927

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Adolf Busch, violin

Fritz Dettmann, celesta

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, 'Turkish', K. 219

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 3 – Monday 14 November 1927

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Fritz Dettmann, celesta

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Overture, K. 492

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Toch Komödie für Orchester (Comedy for Orchestra), Op. 42

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 4 – Monday 28 November 1927

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Bronisław Huberman, violin

Conrad Hansen, piano

Fritz Dettmann, celesta

Waldemar von Vultée, celesta

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Stravinsky Petrushka (Concert Version)

Concert 5 – Monday 19 December 1927

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Sigrid Onegin, contralto

Fritz Dettmann, harpsichord

Walter Fischer, organ

Beethoven-Chor

Stölzel Concerto Grosso a due Chori in D major

Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice: Aria, Wq. 30

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 6 – Monday 9 January 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wanda Landowska, harpsichord

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Haydn Keyboard Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 7 – Monday 13 February 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Mischa Levitzki, piano

Henry Holst, violin

Reger Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin (Böcklin Suite), Op. 128

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 – Monday 5 March 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Frieda Kwast-Hodapp, piano

Fritz Dettmann, celesta

Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano

Rathaus Overture, Op. 22

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Three Scenes, Op. 17

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 9 – Monday 19 March 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Franz von Vecsey, violin

Karl Ulrich Schnabel, harpsichord

Heinz Jolles, harpsichord

Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances (Antiche danze ed arie): Suite No. 2, P 138

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 10 – Monday 2 April 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler, piano

Henry Holst, violin

Albert Harzer, flute

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1928–1929

Season 47

Concert 1 – Monday 8 October 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Erica Morini, violin

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6/10 (HWV 328)

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, 'Turkish', K. 219

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 2 – Monday 29 October 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Gregor Piatigorsky, cello

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Hindemith Das Nusch-Nuschi: Dance Suite, Op. 20

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, 'Double Concerto', Op. 102

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Concert 3 – Monday 12 November 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 – Monday 3 December 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Friedrich Schorr, bass-baritone

Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31

Pfitzner Lethe (for Baritone and Orchestra), Op. 37

Weber Euryanthe: Aria (Wo berg' ich mich?), J. 291

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 5 – Monday 17 December 1928

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Artur Schnabel, piano

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 6 – Monday 21 January 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Fritz Kreisler, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite (1919)

Concert 7 – Monday 4 February 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concert 8 – Monday 25 February 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Karl Erb, tenor

Fritz Heitmann, organ

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Beethoven Christ on the Mount of Olives: Recitative and Aria, Op. 85

Hindemith Kammermusik No. 7 (Concerto for Organ and Chamber Orchestra), Op. 46/2

Strauss, R. Guntram: Final Scene (Freihild's Aria), Op. 25

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 9 – Monday 11 March 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'The Miracle' (Old No. 10), Hob. I:96

Pfitzner Palestrina: Preludes to Acts 1, 2 & 3

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Hungarian Dances (Nos. 1, 3 & 10), WoO 1

Concert 10 – Monday 25 March 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Frederic Lamond, piano

Bruno Kittel'scher Chor

Raphael, Günter Theme, Variations and Rondo, Op. 19

Beethoven Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, 'Choral Fantasy', Op. 80

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1929–1930

Season 48

Concert 1 – Monday 21 October 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Vladimir Horowitz, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concert 2 – Monday 11 November 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Adolf Busch, violin

Bach, J.S. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, 'St. Anne' (orch. Schoenberg), BWV 552

Busoni Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 3 – Monday 25 November 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maria Ivogün, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G major, 'Military' (Old No. 11), Hob. I:100

Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie: Aria, RCT 43

Reznicek Tanz-Symphonie (Dance Symphony)

Debussy L'Enfant prodigue: Recitative and Aria (Lia), L 57

Saint-Saëns Thème varié (Vocalise for Soprano and Orchestra)

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Concert 4 – Monday 9 December 1929

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Respighi Roman Festivals (Feste Romane), P 157

Concert 5 – Monday 20 January 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alfred Cortot, piano

Kletzki Orchestral Variations, Op. 20

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 6 – Monday 3 February 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Ludwig Wüllner, speaker

Schumann, G. Humoreske 'Gestern abend war Vetter Michel da', Op. 74

Sigwart (Eulenburg) Hektors Bestattung (Melodrama), Op. 15

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 7 – Monday 24 February 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Joseph Szigeti, violin

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Concert 8 – Monday 10 March 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Mafalda Salvatini, soprano

Nicolai Graudan, cello

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Beethoven Ah! perfido, Op. 65

Bloch Schelomo, Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 9 – Monday 31 March 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Paul Hindemith, viola

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Hindemith Kammermusik No. 5 (Viola Concerto), Op. 36/4

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 10 – Monday 14 April 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1930–1931

Season 49

Concert 1 – Monday 6 October 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maria Müller, soprano

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Mahler Rückert-Lieder (Five Songs after Rückert)

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concert 2 – Monday 20 October 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Mischa Elman, violin

Hindemith Neues vom Tage: Overture

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Berlioz La Damnation de Faust: Three Pieces (Marche hongroise, Ballet des sylphes, Menuet des follets), Op. 24

Concert 3 – Monday 10 November 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Bronisław Huberman, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concert 4 – Monday 1 December 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Henry Holst, violin

Szymon Goldberg, violin

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Marx, Karl Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, Op. 5

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 5 – Monday 15 December 1930

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Georg Bertram, piano

Bruno Eisner, piano

Leonid Kreutzer, piano

Franz Osborn, piano

Trapp, Max Symphony No. 4 in B-flat minor, Op. 24

Bach, J.S. Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A minor (arr. for 4 Pianos), BWV 1065

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 6 – Monday 26 January 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Gaspar Cassadó, cello

Kodály Summer Evening (Nyári este)

Schubert Arpeggione Sonata (arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Cassadó), D 821

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 7 – Monday 9 February 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, FWV 46

Toch Kleine Theater-Suite (Little Theater Suite), Op. 54

Strauss, R. Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, AV 85

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359/1

Concert 8 – Monday 23 February 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Heinrich Schlusnus, baritone

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride: Two Arias, Wq. 46

Handel Arioso (likely 'Dank sei Dir, Herr' or 'Ombra mai fu')

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concert 9 – Monday 16 March 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Georg Kulenkampff, violin

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Taneyev Suite de concert for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 10 – Monday 30 March 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Beethoven Grosse Fuge (arr. for String Orchestra), Op. 133

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1931–1932

Season 50

Concert 1 – Monday 12 October 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Erica Morini, violin

Arpad Sandor, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

Stravinsky Petrushka (Concert Version) (Piano: Arpad Sandor)

Concert 2 – Monday 26 October 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Nathan Milstein, violin

Vogel, Wladimir Two Etudes for Orchestra (Rhythmica, Ostinato)

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 3 – Monday 16 November 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Eduard Erdmann, piano

Frauenstimmen des Bruno Kittel'schen Chores

Debussy Nocturnes (Complete with Choir), L 91

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Schumann Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major, Op. 92

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 – Monday 7 December 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Bronisław Huberman, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Stravinsky Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3

Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Concert 5 – Monday 21 December 1931

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Eigel Kruttge, harpsichord

Graener Die Flöte von Sanssouci, Suite for Chamber Orchestra, Op. 88

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 6 – Monday 25 January 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Adelheid Armhold, soprano

Szymon Goldberg, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Mozart Il re pastore: Aria (L'amerò, sarò costante), K. 208

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concert 7 – Monday 15 February 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Artur Schnabel, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 8 – Monday 7 March 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Louis Graveure, tenor

Joseph Schuster, cello

Gabrieli Sonata pian e forte (arr. Unger)

Haydn Lines from the Battle of the Nile (Nelson Aria), Hob. XXVIb:4

Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482

Handel Serse: Recitative and Aria (Ombra mai fu), HWV 40

Handel Atalanta: Aria (Care selve), HWV 35

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 9 – Monday 21 March 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maurice Ravel, conductor (Ravel)

Marguerite Long, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I:102

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Concert 10 – Monday 4 April 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Georg Bertram, piano

Bruno Eisner, piano

Franz Osborn, piano

Ettinger Altenglische Suite (Old English Suite), Op. 30

Bach, J.S. Concerto for 3 Harpsichords in C major (arr. for 3 Pianos), BWV 1064

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1932–1933

Season 51

Concert 1 – Monday 17 October 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Gregor Piatigorsky, cello

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 2 – Monday 31 October 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Sergei Prokofiev, piano

Paul Hindemith, viola

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55

Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Concert 3 – Monday 28 November 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Heinrich Schlusnus, baritone

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Durante Aria for Baritone and Orchestra

Gluck Aria for Baritone and Orchestra

Giordani Aria for Baritone and Orchestra

Carissimi Aria for Baritone and Orchestra

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 4 – Monday 19 December 1932

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Maria Ivogün, soprano

Marx, Karl Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 19

Reichenberger, Hugo Zwei Marienbilder (Two Images of Mary)

Gluck La Rencontre imprévue (The Pilgrims of Mecca): Ariette, Wq. 32

Beethoven Die schöne Schusterin: Aria 'O welch ein Leben', WoO 91

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 5 – Monday 23 January 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Stravinsky Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra

Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 6 – Monday 6 February 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Szymon Goldberg, violin

Müller, Gottfried Variations and Fugue on a German Folk Song, Op. 2

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 7 – Monday 27 February 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Carl Flesch, violin

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 8 – Monday 13 March 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Lubka Kolessa, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 9 – Monday 27 March 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Elly Ney, piano

Honegger Mouvement symphonique No. 3, H 83

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 10 – Monday 10 April 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler, piano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Albert Harzer, flute

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1933–1934

Season 52

Concert 1 – Monday 16 October 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Schillings King Oedipus: Symphonic Prologue, Op. 11

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concert 2 – Monday 30 October 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Lotte Lehmann, soprano

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Goetz Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung (The Taming of the Shrew): Aria

Strauss, R. Songs (Three)

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 3 – Monday 20 November 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Graener Sinfonia breve, Op. 96

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 4 – Monday 4 December 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Arrigo Pelliccia, violin

Trapp, Max Symphonic Suite, Op. 30

Respighi Concerto Gregoriano for Violin and Orchestra, P 135

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 5 – Monday 18 December 1933

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alma Moodie, violin

Riele Queling, violin

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Bach, J.S. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 6 – Monday 15 January 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Franz Völker, tenor

Müller, S.W. Heitere Musik for Orchestra, Op. 43

Méhul Joseph: Aria (Champs paternels)

Weber Der Freischütz: Aria (Durch die Wälder), J. 277

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 7 – Monday 12 February 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Walter Drwenski, organ

Bruno Kittel'scher Chor

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Three Pieces, Op. 61

Schumann Eight Female Choruses (orch. Pfitzner)

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 – Monday 26 February 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Pfitzner Symphony in C-sharp minor (after String Quartet Op. 36), Op. 36a

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Funeral March, WWV 86D

Concert 9 – Monday 12 March 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Paul Grümmer, cello

Hindemith Symphony: Mathis der Maler

Bach, C.P.E. Cello Concerto in A major, Wq. 172

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 10 – Monday 26 March 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1934–1935

Season 53

Concert 1 – Monday 1 October 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Elisabeth Rethberg, soprano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Bach, J.S. Cantata 'Non sa che sia dolore', BWV 209

Mozart Il re pastore: Aria (L'amerò, sarò costante), K. 208

Weber Oberon: Aria (Ozean, du Ungeheuer), J. 306

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Concert 2 – Monday 29 October 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Nicolai Graudan, cello

Handel Concerto Grosso in A major, Op. 6/11 (HWV 329)

Pfitzner Piano Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 31

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 3 – Monday 12 November 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alfred Cortot, piano

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Ravel La Valse, M. 72

Concert 4 – Monday 26 November 1934

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Zino Francescatti, violin

Erich Röhn, violin

Willi Höber, violin/viola

Nicolai Graudan, cello

Kaminski Dorische Musik (Dorian Music) for Orchestra

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 5 – Monday 14 January 1935

Eugen Jochum, conductor*

Frederic Lamond, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 6 – Monday 11 February 1935

Carl Schuricht, conductor*

Gaspar Cassadó, cello

Stölzel Concerto Grosso (likely in D major)

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 7 – Monday 25 February 1935

Hermann Abendroth, conductor*

Edwin Fischer, piano

Höller, Karl Hymns on Gregorian Chorale Melodies (Hymnen für Orchester), Op. 18

Mozart Piano Concerto in E-flat major (likely No. 22, K. 482 or No. 9, K. 271)

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Concert 8 – Monday 11 March 1935

Max Fiedler, conductor*

Georg Kulenkampff, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 9 – Monday 1 April 1935

Hermann Stange, conductor*

Karol Szymanowski, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Szymanowski Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie Concertante) for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 60

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 10 – Monday 15 April 1935

Hermann Abendroth, conductor*

Käthe Heidersbach, soprano

Eleanor Schlosshauer-Reynolds, contralto

Hans Fidesser, tenor

Ernst Osterkamp, bass

Bruno Kittel'scher Chor

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Berliner Philharmoniker

1935–1936

Season 54

Concert 1 – Monday 30 September 1935

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Eduard Erdmann, piano

Trapp, Max Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 32

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 2 – Monday 28 October 1935

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Käthe Heidersbach, soprano

Gertrude Pitzinger, contralto

Walther Ludwig, tenor

Rudolf Watzke, bass

Bruno Kittel'scher Chor

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 3 – Monday 18 November 1935

Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor*

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 4 – Monday 25 November 1935

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Hugo Kolberg, violin

Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 5 – Monday 16 December 1935

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Georg Kulenkampff, violin

Pfitzner Das Käthchen von Heilbronn: Overture, Op. 17

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 6 – Monday 13 January 1936

Victor de Sabata, conductor*

Helge Roswaenge, tenor

Frescobaldi Quattro pezzi (orch. Ghedini)

Mozart La finta giardiniera: Aria (Geme la tortorella / Laß mir meinen stillen Kummer), K. 196

Respighi Pines of Rome (I pini di Roma), P 141

Strauss, R. Songs (Three)

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concert 7 – Monday 3 February 1936

Karl Böhm, conductor*

Maria Müller, soprano

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Beethoven Egmont: Two Songs (Die Trommel gerühret; Freudvoll und leidvoll), Op. 84

Strauss, R. Songs (Two)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 8 – Monday 16 March 1936

Ernest Ansermet, conductor*

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Scène d'amour, Op. 17

Debussy Images pour orchestre: No. 2 Ibéria, L 122

Concert 9 – Monday 6 April 1936

Hermann Abendroth, conductor*

Elly Ney, piano

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 10 – Monday 20 April 1936

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler, piano

Gluck Alceste: Overture, Wq. 44

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1936–1937

Season 55

Concert 1 – Monday 12 October 1936

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Alfred Cortot, piano

Hugo Kolberg, violin

Borck, Edmund von Theme, Variations and Finale, Op. 16

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 2 – Monday 26 October 1936

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Lubka Kolessa, piano

Fortner, Wolfgang Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (listed as Sinfonia concertante)

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 3 – Monday 9 November 1936

Willem Mengelberg, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Wagenaar Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung (The Taming of the Shrew): Overture, Op. 25

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 4 – Monday 23 November 1936

Victor de Sabata, conductor

Arthur Troester, cello

Reinhard Wolf, viola

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 5 – Monday 7 December 1936

Victor de Sabata, conductor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Martucci Notturno in G-flat major, Op. 70/1

Respighi Roman Festivals (Feste Romane), P 157

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concert 6 – Monday 11 January 1937

Hermann Abendroth, conductor

Guila Bustabo, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Trapp, Max Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 33

Concert 7 – Monday 1 February 1937

Hans Pfitzner, conductor

Maria Cebotari, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Pfitzner Das Christelflein: Aria, Op. 20

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Overture, K. 492

Pfitzner Songs (Five) with Orchestra

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 8 – Monday 15 February 1937

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Mariano Stabile, baritone

Richard Laugs, piano (accompaniment)

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford' (Old No. 16), Hob. I:92

Monteverdi Aria (Selection)

Cavalli Aria (Selection)

Debussy Épigraphes antiques (Selection of 4) (orch. Ansermet), L 131

Pizzetti Two Arias

Stravinsky Petrushka: Suite

Concert 9 – Monday 1 March 1937

Bernardino Molinari, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Corelli Suite for String Orchestra (Three Movements from Op. 5) (arr. likely Pinelli)

Busoni Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a

Respighi Fountains of Rome (Fontane di Roma), P 106

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 10 – Monday 15 March 1937

Karl Böhm, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Badings Symphony No. 3

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1937–1938

Season 56

Concerts 1, 2 & 3 – 16, 17 & 18 October 1937

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Georg Kulenkampff, violin

Enrico Mainardi, cello

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, 'Double Concerto', Op. 102

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Brahms Hungarian Dances (Nos. 1, 3 & 10), WoO 1

Concerts 4, 5 & 6 – 31 October, 1 & 2 November 1937

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Furtwängler Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B minor

Concerts 7 & 8 – 14 & 15 November 1937

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Erich Röhn, violin

Schmidt, Franz Variations on a Hussar's Song (Variationen über ein Husarenlied)

Mozart (attrib. Casadesus) Violin Concerto in D major, 'Adelaide', K. Anh. 294a

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 9 & 10 – 28 & 29 November 1937

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Heinrich Kaminski, conductor (Kaminski)

Conrad Hansen, piano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Hugo Kolberg, violin

Arthur Troester, cello

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/5 (HWV 323)

Kaminski Concerto for Orchestra with Piano

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 11 & 12 – 19 & 20 December 1937

Oswald Kabasta, conductor

Henry Holst, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Debussy Images pour orchestre: No. 2 Ibéria, L 122

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite (1919)

Concerts 13, 14 & 15 – 8, 9 & 10 January 1938

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concerts 16 & 17 – 30 & 31 January 1938

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Eduard Erdmann, piano

Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Goetz, Hermann Piano Concerto in B-flat major, Op. 18

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 18 & 19 – 13 & 14 February 1938

Bernardino Molinari, conductor

Pietro Scarpini, piano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Vivaldi The Four Seasons: Autumn (arr. Molinari)

Pizzetti Canti della stagione alta (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra)

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concerts 20 & 21 – 13 & 14 March 1938

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Tibor de Machula, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concerts 22, 23 & 24 – 3, 4 & 5 April 1938

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1938–1939

Season 57

Concerts 1, 2 & 3 – 23, 24 & 25 October 1938

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Purcell King Arthur: Suite for Strings, Z. 628

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 4, 5 & 6 – 5, 6 & 7 November 1938

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Ernst von Dohnányi, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major (Original Version), WAB 105

Concerts 7, 8 & 9 – 26, 27 & 28 November 1938

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Gaspar Cassadó, cello

Brehme, Hans Triptychon on a Theme by Handel, Op. 33

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 10, 11 & 12 – 11, 12 & 13 December 1938

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Alfred Cortot, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, FWV 46

Stravinsky The Fairy's Kiss (Le Baiser de la fée): Divertimento

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82

Wagner Der fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Concerts 13, 14 & 15 – 7, 8 & 9 January 1939

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Hugo Kolberg, violin

Arthur Troester, cello

Siegfried Borries, violin (Zarathustra)

Friedrich Kausch, organ

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Pfitzner Duo for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 43

Wagner Parsifal: Prelude and Good Friday Music, WWV 111

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concerts 16, 17 & 18 – 5, 6 & 7 February 1939

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Schubert, Heinz Prelude and Toccata for String Orchestra

Schumann Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 19 & 20 – 19 & 20 February 1939

Willem Mengelberg, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin (Heldenleben)

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Dopper, Cornelis Ciaconna Gotica

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concerts 21 & 22 – 5 & 6 March 1939

Victor de Sabata, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Pilati, Mario Preludio, Aria e Tarantella

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Berlioz La Damnation de Faust: Rákóczi March (Marche hongroise), Op. 24

Concerts 23 & 24 – 16 & 17 April 1939

Richard Strauss, conductor

Alfred Hoehn, piano

Erich Röhn, violin

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Strauss, R. Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, AV 85

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concerts 25, 26 & 27 – 22, 23 & 24 April 1939

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1939–1940

Season 58

Concerts 1 & 2 – 22 & 23 October 1939

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Hessenberg, Kurt Concerto grosso for Orchestra, Op. 18

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 3, 4 & 5 – 29, 30 & 31 October 1939

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Franck Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concerts 6, 7 & 8 – 19, 20 & 21 November 1939

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Hans Hotter, baritone

Schumann Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81

Pfitzner Little Symphony (Kleine Symphonie), Op. 44

Pfitzner Der arme Heinrich: Dietrich's Narration (Erzählung des Dietrich), WoO 15

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 9, 10 & 11 – 3, 4 & 5 December 1939

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Trapp, Max Concerto for Orchestra No. 2, Op. 36

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 12, 13 & 14 – 17, 18 & 19 December 1939

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Georg Kulenkampff, violin

Müller, Gottfried Concerto for Large Orchestra, Op. 5

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 15, 16 & 17 – 6, 7 & 8 January 1940

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Tibor de Machula, cello

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Concerts 18, 19 & 20 – 28, 29 & 30 January 1940

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major (Old No. 13), Hob. I:88

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 21 & 22 – 11 & 12 February 1940

Hermann Abendroth, conductor*

Alfred Hoehn, piano

Arthur Troester, cello

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus (Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus): Overture and Selections, Op. 43

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J.A. Hiller, Op. 100

Concerts 23, 24 & 25 – 25, 26 & 27 February 1940

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Erna Schlüter, soprano

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Original Version), WAB 109

Gluck Alceste: Aria (Divinités du Styx), Wq. 44

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Funeral March and Immolation Scene (Schlußgesang), WWV 86D

Concerts 26, 27 & 28 – 17, 18 & 19 March 1940

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Beethoven String Quartet No. 13: Cavatina (arr. String Orchestra), Op. 130

Beethoven Grosse Fuge (arr. String Orchestra), Op. 133

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1940–1941

Season 59

Concerts 1, 2 & 3 – 13, 14 & 15 October 1940

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Eduard Erdmann, piano

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Pfitzner Symphony in C major, Op. 46

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 4, 5 & 6 – 3, 4 & 5 November 1940

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Enrico Mainardi, cello

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Reznicek Chamisso Variations (Chamisso-Variationen)

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concerts 7 & 8 – 17 & 18 November 1940

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Georg Kulenkampff, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338

Stephan, Rudi Music for Violin and Orchestra

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Respighi Pines of Rome (I pini di Roma), P 141

Concerts 9 & 10 – 1 & 2 December 1940

Willem Mengelberg, conductor

Karl Schmitt-Walter, baritone

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Mozart Zaide: Aria (likely Allazim's aria), K. 344

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Mengelberg, Rudolf Requiem for Baritone and Orchestra, Op. 12

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Concerts 11, 12 & 13 – 15, 16 & 17 December 1940

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Furtwängler, piano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Albert Harzer, flute

Berger, Theodor Rondino giocoso, Op. 4

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 14, 15 & 16 – 12, 13 & 14 January 1941

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 17, 18 & 19 – 2, 3 & 4 February 1941

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Erich Röhn, violin

Schubert Rondo for Violin and Strings in A major, D 438

Zilcher, Hermann Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 92

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 20 & 21 – 16 & 17 February 1941

Willem Mengelberg, conductor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Bach, J.C. Symphony in B-flat major (Lucio Silla Overture), Op. 18/2

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Concerts 22, 23 & 24 – 6, 7 & 8 March 1941

Clemens Krauss, conductor

Gioconda de Vito, violin

Erich Röhn, violin (Heldenleben)

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture

Falla The Three-Cornered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos): Two Dances

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concerts 25, 26 & 27 – 23, 24 & 25 March 1941

Clemens Krauss, conductor

Paul Spörri, trumpet

Sibelius Tapiola, Op. 112

Ahlgrimm, Hans Trumpet Concerto in F major

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture and Bacchanale (Paris Version), WWV 70

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Berliner Philharmoniker

1941–1942

Season 60

Concerts 1, 2 & 3 – 19, 20 & 21 October 1941

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Ludwig Hoelscher, cello

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Höller, Karl Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 26

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 4, 5 & 6 – 2, 3 & 4 November 1941

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major (Old No. 11), Hob. I:88

Berger, Theodor Ballade for Orchestra, Op. 10

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concerts 7 & 8 – 16 & 17 November 1941

Clemens Krauss, conductor*

Arthur Troester, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Respighi Fountains of Rome (Fontane di Roma), P 106

Schubert Arpeggione Sonata (arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Cassadó), D 821

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 9, 10 & 11 – 29, 30 November & 1 December 1941

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Bach, J.S. Partita for Violin Solo No. 2 in D minor: Chaconne, BWV 1004

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 12, 13 & 14 – 14, 15 & 16 December 1941

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wind Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker (Willy Lenz, Carl-Heinz Müller, Ernst Fischer, Josef Kirner, Alfred Bürkner, Herbert Gräfe, Karl Leuschner, Arthur Zillicher, Heinrich Lieberum, Adolf Handke, Leonhard Tiersch, Otto Heß, Georg Hedler)

Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, 'Gran Partita', K. 361

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 15, 16 & 17 – 11, 12 & 13 January 1942

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Guila Bustabo, violin

Erich Röhn, violin

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Arthur Troester, cello

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/5 (HWV 323)

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Brahms Hungarian Dances (Nos. 1, 3 & 10), WoO 1

Concerts 18 & 19 – 1 & 2 February 1942

Ernest Ansermet, conductor*

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Liszt Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S. 110

Klose, Friedrich Mass in D minor: Interludium

Kodály Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song 'The Peacock' (Felszállott a páva)

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Concerts 20, 21 & 22 – 15, 16 & 17 February 1942

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Peter Anders, tenor

Jarnach Musik zu Mozart, Op. 25

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Strauss, R. Songs (Four) with Orchestra

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Concerts 23, 24 & 25 – 1, 2 & 3 March 1942

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Höffer, Paul Symphonic Variations on a Bass by J.S. Bach, Op. 47

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 26, 27 & 28 – 22, 23 & 24 March 1942

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Tilla Briem, soprano

Elisabeth Höngen, contralto

Peter Anders, tenor

Rudolf Watzke, bass

Bruno Kittel'scher Chor

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Berliner Philharmoniker

1942–1943

Season 61

Concerts 1, 2, 3 & 4 – 25, 26, 27 & 28 October 1942

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Tibor de Machula, cello

Gluck Alceste: Overture, Wq. 44

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major (Original Version), WAB 105

Concerts 5, 6, 7 & 8 – 8, 9, 10 & 11 November 1942

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Edwin Fischer, piano (8 & 9 Nov)

Hans Bork, piano (10 & 11 Nov)

Frommel, Gerhard Symphony in E major, Op. 13

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concerts 9 & 10 – 22 & 23 November 1942

Vittorio Gui, conductor

Enrico Mainardi, cello

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Franck Prélude, Aria et Final (orch. Gui), FWV 23

Concerts 11, 12 & 13 – 6, 7 & 8 December 1942

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Erna Berger, soprano

Walther Ludwig, tenor

Fritz Heitmann, organ

Schubert, Heinz Hymnisches Konzert for Soprano, Tenor, Organ and Orchestra

Mozart No, no, che non sei capace (Aria for Soprano), K. 419

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 14, 15 & 16 – 10, 11 & 12 January 1943

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J.A. Hiller, Op. 100

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, FWV 46

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Concerts 17, 18, 19 & 20 – 7, 8, 9 & 10 February 1943

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Georg Kulenkampff, violin

Sibelius En Saga, Op. 9

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 21 & 22 – 21 & 22 February 1943

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Henk Noort, tenor

Männerchor Rudolf Lamy

Pergolesi Concertino for String Orchestra (arr. Ansermet)

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concerts 23 & 24 – 7 & 8 March 1943

Edwin Fischer, conductor & piano

Bach, J.S. The Musical Offering: Ricercar a 6 (arr. for Strings by Fischer), BWV 1079

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concerts 25 & 26 – 21 & 22 March 1943

Oswald Kabasta, conductor

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Schmidt, Franz Symphony No. 4 in C major

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 27, 28, 29 & 30 – 27, 28, 29 & 30 June 1943

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1943–1944

Season 62

Concerts 1, 2, 3 & 4 – 31 October, 1, 2 & 3 November 1943

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Conrad Hansen, piano

Pepping, Ernst Symphony No. 2 in F minor

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 5, 6, 7 & 8 – 13, 14, 15 & 16 November 1943

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 9 & 10 – 28 & 29 November 1943 [CANCELLED]

Karl Böhm, conductor*

(Concerts cancelled due to air raids)

Concerts 11, 12, 13 & 14 – 12, 13, 14 & 15 December 1943

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Adrian Aeschbacher, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 15, 16, 17 & 18 – 9, 10, 11 & 12 January 1944

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Erich Röhn, violin

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concerts 19 & 20 – 23 & 24 January 1944

Oswald Kabasta, conductor*

Arthur Troester, cello

Walter Müller, viola

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

** Note: The Philharmonie was destroyed on 30 January 1944. Subsequent concerts held at the Staatsoper. **

Concerts 21 & 22 – 7 & 8 February 1944

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6/10 (HWV 328)

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 23 & 24 – 20 & 21 February 1944 [CANCELLED]

Volkmar Andreae, conductor*

(Concerts cancelled)

Concert 25 – 6 March 1944

Karl Böhm, conductor*

Georg Kulenkampff, violin

Pfitzner Symphony in C major, Op. 46

Pfitzner Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Berliner Philharmoniker

1944–1945

Season 63

Concerts 1 & 2 – 22 & 23 October 1944

Venue: Staatsoper

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Tiana Lemnitz, soprano

Westerman, Gerhart von Divertimento for Orchestra, Op. 16

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Aria (likely 'Ach, ich fühl's'), K. 620

Mozart Exsultate, jubilate: Aria (likely 'Alleluia'), K. 165

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 3 & 4 – 5 & 6 November 1944

Venue: Staatsoper

Karl Elmendorff, conductor*

Branca Musulin, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major (Listed as K. 453 in error), K. 543

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Franck Les Éolides, FWV 43

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Concerts 5 & 6 – 19 & 20 November 1944

Venue: Staatsoper

Clemens Krauss, conductor*

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 7 & 8 – 10 & 11 December 1944

Venue: Admiralspalast

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Hessenberg, Kurt Symphony No. 2, Op. 29

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concerts 9 & 10 – 22 & 23 January 1945

Venue: Admiralspalast

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1945–1946

Season 64

Concerts 1 & 2 – 26 & 30 May 1945

Leo Borchard, conductor

Ulrich Grehling, violin

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, 'Turkish', K. 219

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 3 & 4 – 10 & 11 June 1945

Leo Borchard, conductor

Glazunov Stenka Razin, Symphonic Poem, Op. 13

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 5 & 6 – 24 & 25 June 1945

Leo Borchard, conductor

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 7 & 8 – 8 & 9 July 1945

Leo Borchard, conductor

Arthur Troester, cello

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave): Overture, Op. 26

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 9 – 5 August 1945

Leo Borchard, conductor

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Smetana Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau), JB 1:112/2

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 10 – 19 August 1945

Leo Borchard, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 11 – 2 September 1945

Rudolph Dunbar, conductor*

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Still, William Grant Symphony No. 1 'Afro-American'

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 12 & 13 – 16 & 17 September 1945

Robert Heger, conductor*

Siegfried Borries, violin

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London' (Old No. 4), Hob. I:104

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Concert 14 – 30 September 1945

Robert Heger, conductor*

Hans Bottermund, cello

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 15 – 14 October 1945

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Busoni Lustspiel-Ouvertüre, Op. 38

Roussel Petite Suite, Op. 39

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Concert 16 – 28 October 1945

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 17 – 11 November 1945

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Ulrich Grehling, violin

Stravinsky Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra

Bach, J.S. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 18 – 25 November 1945

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Friedrich Thomas, flute

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 19 – 9 December 1945

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Tibor de Machula, cello

Rossini La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 20 – 23 December 1945

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Ulrich Grehling, violin

Hans-Peter Schmitz, flute

Helmut Schlövogt, oboe

Karl Rucht, trumpet

Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor, 'Christmas Concerto', Op. 6/8

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 21 – 1 January 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Rossini William Tell: Overture

Schubert Rosamunde: Ballet Music, D 797

Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien, Op. 45

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Overture, Op. 362

Brahms Hungarian Dances (Nos. 1 & 3), WoO 1

Berlioz La Damnation de Faust: Rákóczi March (Marche hongroise), Op. 24

Concert 22 – 6 January 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 23 – 20 January 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Margarete Klose, contralto

Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3/11 (RV 565)

Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice: Aria (Che farò senza Euridice), Wq. 30

Handel (attrib.) Arioso (Dank sei Dir, Herr)

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 24 – 3 February 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Helmut Schlövogt, oboe

Alfred Bürkner, clarinet

Oskar Rothensteiner, bassoon

Martin Ziller, horn

Schubert Rosamunde: Overture, D 644

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 25 – 17 February 1946

Leopold Ludwig, conductor*

Siegfried Borries, violin

Hindemith Neues vom Tage: Overture

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 26 – 3 March 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Prokofieff Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 27 – 17 March 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll' (Old No. 1), Hob. I:103

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Barber Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Berlioz La Damnation de Faust: Three Pieces (Marche hongroise, Ballet des sylphes, Menuet des follets), Op. 24

Concert 28 – 31 March 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61

Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 29 – 14 April 1946

Arthur Rother, conductor*

Vasco Abadjiev, violin

Weber Abu Hassan: Overture, J. 106

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 30 – 28 April 1946

Arthur Rother, conductor*

Josef Metternich, baritone

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Handel Serse: Aria (Ombra mai fu), HWV 40

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Marschner Hans Heiling: Aria, Op. 80

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 31 – 12 May 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Tibor de Machula, cello

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, 'Double Concerto', Op. 102

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Concert 32 – 26 May 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Ulrich Grehling, violin

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 33 – 23 June 1946

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, conductor*

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite (1919)

Berliner Philharmoniker

1946–1947

Season 65

Concert 1 – 1 September 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 2 – 24 November 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

René Benedetti, violin

Mozart Idomeneo: Concert Suite (arr. Busoni), K. 366

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Busoni Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concert 3 – 8 December 1946

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Tiessen, Heinz Vorspiel zu einem Drama (Prelude to a Drama), Op. 30

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 4 & 5 – 5 & 6 January 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Tibor de Machula, cello

Stravinsky Fireworks (Feu d'artifice), Op. 4

Lalo Cello Concerto in D minor

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concerts 6 & 7 – 19 & 20 January 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Paul Tortelier, cello

Mozart Don Giovanni: Overture, K. 527

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Stravinsky Fireworks (Feu d'artifice), Op. 4

Milhaud Saudades do Brasil (Suite for Orchestra), Op. 67

Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11

Concerts 8 & 9 – 2 & 3 February 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Hubert Aumere, violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 10 & 11 – 2 & 3 March 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Blacher, Boris Concertante Musik, Op. 10

Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances (Antiche arie e danze)

Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 12 & 13 – 16 & 17 March 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 73 in D major, 'La chasse', Hob. I:73

Mozart Don Giovanni: Recitative and Aria, K. 527

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Cavatina (Porgi, amor), K. 492

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concerts 14 & 15 – 30 & 31 March 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin (Orchestral Suite), M. 68a

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

Concerts 16 & 17 – 13 & 14 April 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Ulrich Grehling, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Concerts 18 & 19 – 27 & 28 April 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Sibelius En Saga, Op. 9

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 20 & 21 – 25 & 26 May 1947

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 22 & 23 – 6 & 7 July 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London' (Old No. 2), Hob. I:104

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Berliner Philharmoniker

1947–1948

Season 66

Concerts 1 & 2 – 31 August & 1 September 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Berlioz Le Corsaire: Overture, Op. 21

Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 3 & 4 – 14 & 15 September 1947

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 5 & 6 – 28 & 30 September 1947

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 7 & 8 – 26 & 27 October 1947

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock' (Old No. 4), Hob. I:101

Strauss, R. Metamorphosen, AV 142

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 9 – 4 November 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave): Overture, Op. 26

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concerts 10 & 11 – 9 & 10 November 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Jacques Février, piano

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72b

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 12 & 13 – 23 & 24 November 1947

Georg Solti, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 14 – 1 December 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 15 & 16 – 7 & 8 December 1947

John Bitter, conductor

Bach, J.S. Prelude in B-flat minor (orch. J. Bitter)

Barber Symphony No. 2, Op. 19

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 17 & 18 – 21 & 22 December 1947

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Honegger Symphony No. 3 'Symphonie liturgique', H 186

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 450

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concerts 19 & 20 – 4 & 5 January 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concerts 21 & 22 – 18 & 19 January 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Elgar Cockaigne (In London Town): Overture, Op. 40

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, FWV 46

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 23 & 24 – 15 & 16 February 1948

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/5 (HWV 323)

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite

Concerts 25 & 26 – 29 February & 1 March 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Hans Bastiaan, violin

Walter Müller, viola

Rucht, Karl Scherzo for Orchestra

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 27 & 28 – 14 & 15 March 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Wellesz, Egon Symphony in C major, Op. 62

Sibelius En Saga, Op. 9

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 29 & 30 – 28 & 29 March 1948

Erich Kleiber, conductor

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 31 & 32 – 11 & 12 April 1948

Arthur Rother, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Fuhr, Gerhard Rondo misterioso

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Concert 33 – 19 April 1948

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 34 & 35 – 25 & 26 April 1948

Robert Heger, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Pepping, Ernst Symphony No. 3 'Die Tageszeiten'

Concerts 36 & 37 – 2 & 3 May 1948

Otto Klemperer, conductor

Edith Laux, soprano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague' (without Minuet), K. 504

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concert 38 – 9 May 1948

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 39 – 10 May 1948

Robert Heger, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphonic Overture

Blacher, Boris Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28

Pepping, Ernst Serenade for Orchestra

Concerts 40 & 41 – 6 & 7 June 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Kurt Gerster, bass-baritone

Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Recitative and Aria, K. 492

Mozart Così fan tutte: Aria, K. 588

Strauss, R. Songs: Freundliche Vision, Op. 48/1

Strauss, R. Songs: Ständchen, Op. 17/2

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 42 – 12 June 1948

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Patricia Travers, violin

Shostakovich Two Pieces for String Octet (Scherzo & Finale) (arr. Orchestra), Op. 11

Sessions, Roger Violin Concerto

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Concerts 43 & 44 – 20 & 21 June 1948

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Monique de la Bruchollerie, piano

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 45 – 24 June 1948

Robert Heger, conductor

Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichord

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Bach, J.S. Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052

Falla Harpsichord Concerto

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 46 – 28 June 1948

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Gluck Alceste: Overture, Wq. 44

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 47 – 29 June 1948

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Gluck Alceste: Overture, Wq. 44

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Berliner Philharmoniker

1948–1949

Season 67

Concerts 1 & 2 – 29 & 30 August 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Wilhelm Posegga, cello

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 3 & 4 – 12 & 13 September 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Debussy Petite Suite (orch. Büsser), L 65

Hindemith Symphony: Mathis der Maler

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 5 & 6 – 26 & 27 September 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Rudolf Schulz, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major

Khachaturian Gayane: Three Pieces from the Suite, Op. 50

Franck Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concerts 7 & 8 – 10 & 11 October 1948

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Alfred Hornoff, violin

Walter Müller, viola

Hans Bottermund, cello

Elgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Dvořák In Nature's Realm (In der Natur): Overture, Op. 91

Liadov Kikimora, Op. 63

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concerts 9, 10 & 11 – 24, 25 & 26 October 1948

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Karl Rucht, trumpet (Bach)

Herbert Rotzoll, flute (Bach)

Karl Pfeifer, oboe (Bach)

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 12 & 13 – 15 & 16 December 1948

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Bartók Two Portraits, Op. 5

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 14 & 15 – 19 & 20 December 1948

Basil Cameron, conductor

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 16 & 17 – 16 & 17 January 1949

Ernest Borsamsky, conductor

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Martin Ziller, horn

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 18 – 20 January 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 28 in A major, Hob. I:28

Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 19 – 28 January 1949 (For the Freie Volksbühne)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Weber Peter Schmoll: Overture, J. 8

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concerts 20 & 21 – 30 & 31 January 1949

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Liebermann, Rolf Furioso for Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 22 – 3 February 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Roussel Suite in F major, Op. 33

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concerts 23 & 24 – 13 & 14 February 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Paul Tortelier, cello

Raphael, Günter Jabonah (Ballet Suite), Op. 66

Lalo Cello Concerto in D minor

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Concert 25 – 17 February 1949

Paul Hindemith, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Hindemith The Four Temperaments (Theme and Variations for Piano and Strings)

Cherubini Medea: Overture

Hindemith Symphony in E-flat major (1940)

Concert 26 – 18 February 1949

Paul Hindemith, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Hindemith Nobilissima Visione: Orchestral Suite

Cherubini Medea: Overture

Hindemith Symphony in E-flat major (1940)

Concert 27 – 25 February 1949 (For the Freie Volksbühne)

John Bitter, conductor

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Debussy Images pour orchestre: No. 2 Ibéria, L 122

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 28 & 29 – 27 & 28 February 1949

John Bitter, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Debussy Images pour orchestre: No. 2 Ibéria, L 122

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 30 – 3 March 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Annelies Schmidt, cello

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Borodin Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 5

Françaix Fantaisie for Cello and Orchestra

Respighi Pines of Rome (I pini di Roma), P 141

Concert 31 – 7 March 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Eileen Joyce, piano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Casella Symphony No. 3 (Sinfonia), Op. 63

Concerts 32, 33 & 34 – 13, 14 & 15 March 1949

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concerts 35 & 36 – 27 & 28 March 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Marguerite Long, piano

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 37 – 31 March 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 38 – 6 April 1949 (For the Freie Volksbühne)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Borodin Prince Igor: Overture

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 39 & 40 – 10 & 11 April 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Schwarz-Schilling Introduction and Fugue for String Orchestra

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Harris, Roy Symphony No. 3

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Concert 41 – 11 April 1949 (Repeat with Programme Change)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Webster Aitken, piano

Schwarz-Schilling Introduction and Fugue for String Orchestra

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Harris, Roy Symphony No. 3

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Concerts 42 & 43 – 24 & 25 April 1949

Günter Wand, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 44 – 5 May 1949 (Pfitzner 80th Birthday Concert)

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Rosl Schmid, piano

Pfitzner Palestrina: Three Preludes, WoO 17

Pfitzner Piano Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 31

Pfitzner Little Symphony in G major, Op. 44

Pfitzner Das Käthchen von Heilbronn: Overture, Op. 17

Concerts 45 & 46 – 8 & 9 May 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Reznicek Chamisso Variations (Chamisso-Variationen)

Busoni Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a

Stravinsky Concerto in D for String Orchestra

Stephan, Rudi Music for Orchestra

Concerts 47 & 48 – 18 June 1949 (Hans Pfitzner Memorial)

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Pfitzner Palestrina: Three Preludes, WoO 17

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1949–1950

Season 68

Concert 1 – 2 September 1949 (Festive Concert: Reopening of Titania-Palast)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Margarete Klose, mezzo-soprano

Josef Greindl, bass

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72b

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Barber Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Verdi Don Carlos: Arias

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concerts 2 & 3 – 4 & 5 September 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Honegger Pacific 231 (Mouvement symphonique No. 1), H 53

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Hindemith Piano Concerto (1945)

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 4 – 18 September 1949 (Richard Strauss Memorial)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Margarete Klose, mezzo-soprano

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Strauss, R. Three Hymns (Drei Hymnen), Op. 71 (Likely, or other Orchestral Songs)

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 5 – 19 September 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague' (without Minuet), K. 504

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concerts 6 & 7 – 21 & 22 September 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 8 & 9 – 25 & 26 September 1949

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture, Wq. 40

Hindemith Philharmonic Concerto (Variations for Orchestra)

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 10 – 28 September 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Adolf Busch, violin

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 11 & 12 – 2 & 3 October 1949

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Christel Goltz, soprano

Margarete Klose, mezzo-soprano

Helge Rosvaenge, tenor

Josef Greindl, bass

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

RIAS-Kammerchor

Verdi Requiem

Concerts 13 & 14 – 23 & 24 October 1949

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Monique de la Bruchollerie, piano

Heger, Robert Chaconne and Fugue on a Twelve-Tone Row

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 15 & 16 – 30 & 31 October 1949

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Tibor Varga, violin

Messiaen Les Offrandes oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings)

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 17 & 18 – 6 & 7 November 1949

Georg Solti, conductor & piano

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll' (Old No. 1), Hob. I:103

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 19 – 13 November 1949 (Corso-Theater)

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Kodály Dances of Galánta

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 20 – 16 November 1949

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

André Navarra, cello

Pachelbel Canon and Gigue in D major

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D major

Concerts 21 & 22 – 20 & 21 November 1949

Günter Wand, conductor

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 23 & 24 – 27 & 28 November 1949

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Schoenberg Suite for String Orchestra: 3 Movements

Kodály Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock'

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 25 & 26 – 11 & 12 December 1949

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Váša Příhoda, violin

Poot, Marcel Rhapsodie

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Titan'

Concerts 27 & 28 – 18 & 19 December 1949

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Fortner, Wolfgang Concerto for Violin and Large Chamber Orchestra

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Funeral March, WWV 86D

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Concert 29 – 26 December 1949 (Christmas Concert)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Prelude

Brahms Hungarian Dances (Three), WoO 1

Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Rossini La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture

Haydn String Quartet in F major: Serenade (Andante cantabile), Hob. III:17

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359/1

Strauss, J. II Tales from the Vienna Woods (G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald), Op. 325

Concert 30 – 1 January 1950 (Richard Wagner Concert)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Helmut Heller, violin

Wagner The Flying Dutchman: Overture, WWV 63

Wagner Wesendonck Lieder: Träume (arr. Violin and Orchestra), WWV 91

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act III and Dance of the Apprentices, WWV 96

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 31 – 2 January 1950

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concerts 32 & 33 – 8 & 9 January 1950

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 34 & 35 – 22 & 23 January 1950

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Berger, Theodor Rondo ostinato

Schumann Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23

Roussel Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42

Respighi Roman Festivals (Feste Romane), P 157

Concerts 36 & 37 – 29 & 30 January 1950

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 38 – 2 February 1950

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise' (Old No. 6), Hob. I:94

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Suite, Op. 71a

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Overture, Op. 362

Strauss, J. II Pizzicato Polka

Komzák II Bad'ner Mad'ln, Op. 257

Concerts 39 & 40 – 5 & 6 February 1950

Georg Solti, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concerts 41 & 42 – 19 & 20 February 1950

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London' (Old No. 2), Hob. I:104

Ravel Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose): Suite, M. 60

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17

Concerts 43 & 44 – 26 & 27 February 1950

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Erich Witte, tenor

Gertrude Pitzinger, contralto

Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concert 45 – 1 March 1950 (School Concert)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Smetana Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau), JB 1:112/2

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concerts 46 & 47 – 12 & 13 March 1950

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Poldi Mildner, piano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Milhaud Suite provençale, Op. 152b

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concerts 48 & 49 – 26 & 27 March 1950

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Cyril Smith, piano

Panufnik Nocturne

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 50 – 7 April 1950 (Contemporary Music)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Hans-Peter Schmitz, flute

Helmut Schlövogt, oboe

Karl Rucht, trumpet

Diamond, David Rounds for String Orchestra

Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite

Barber Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21

Piston, Walter Symphony No. 2

Concerts 51 & 52 – 9 & 10 April 1950

Sir John Barbirolli, conductor

Rossini The Thieving Magpie (La gazza ladra): Overture

Delius A Song of Summer

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 53 – 18 April 1950 (Visit of Konrad Adenauer)

Arthur Rother, conductor

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I, WWV 96

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Concerts 54 & 55 – 23 & 24 April 1950

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Rossini La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock' (Old No. 4), Hob. I:101

Smetana Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau), JB 1:112/2

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 56 & 57 – 30 April & 1 May 1950 (Note: Source says 30 May / 1 April, likely 30 April / 1 May)

Hans Schwieger, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 58 – 13 May 1950 (Nansen Memorial)

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Grieg Sigurd Jorsalfar: Suite, Op. 56

Mahler Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Concerts 59 & 60 – 14 & 15 May 1950 (Wagner Night)

Leo Blech, conductor

Rudolf Gonszar, baritone

Wagner Parsifal: Prelude to Act I, WWV 111

Wagner The Flying Dutchman: Aria (Die Frist ist um), WWV 63

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I, WWV 75

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Preludes to Act III and Act I, WWV 96

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B

Concerts 61 & 62 – 21 & 22 May 1950 (Society of Friends of the Philharmonie)

Paul Hindemith, conductor & viola

Siegfried Borries, violin

Piston, Walter Toccata for Orchestra

Reger Sinfonietta in A major, Op. 90

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Hindemith Philharmonic Concerto (Variations for Orchestra)

Concerts 63 & 64 – 18 & 19 June 1950

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 65 – 20 June 1950 (Society of Friends of the Philharmonie)

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6/10 (HWV 328)

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Berliner Philharmoniker

1950–1951

Season 69

Concerts 1 & 2 – 3 & 4 September 1950

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Sibelius En Saga, Op. 9

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé

Concert 3 – 17 September 1950 (Bach Year 1950)

Mathieu Lange, conductor

Helmut Heller, violin

Hans Gieseler, violin

Thea Rogatzky, soprano

Johanna Görschler, contralto

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Gottlob Frick, bass

Irmgard Progasky, harpsichord

Martin Görgen, organ

Sing-Akademie zu Berlin

Bach, J.S. Cantata No. 39 'Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot', BWV 39

Bach, J.S. Cantata No. 103 'Ihr werdet weinen und heulen', BWV 103

Bach, J.S. Cantata No. 68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt', BWV 68

Bach, J.S. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Concerts 4 & 5 – 1 & 2 October 1950

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Weber The Ruler of the Spirits (Die Beherrscher der Geister): Overture, J. 122

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concerts 6 & 7 – 15 & 16 October 1950

Karl Böhm, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Mozart Serenade No. 9 in D major, 'Posthorn', K. 320

Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major (or similar, listed as K. 395/Capriccio?), K. 545 / K. 395

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 – 23 October 1950 (Mozart-Haydn Evening)

Leo Blech, conductor

Tiana Lemnitz, soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Mozart The Magic Flute: Overture, K. 620

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Two Arias (Lemnitz), K. 492

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Aria (Fischer-Dieskau), K. 492

Mozart Così fan tutte: Aria (Fischer-Dieskau), K. 588

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Overture, K. 492

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Duet, K. 492

Mozart Don Giovanni: Duet, K. 527

Haydn Symphony No. 97 in C major, Hob. I:97

Concert 9 – 25 October 1950 (Johann Strauss Evening)

Alois Melichar, conductor

Rita Streich, soprano

Strauss, J. II Der lustige Krieg: Overture, Op. 396

Strauss, J. II Accelerationen (Accelerations), Op. 234

Strauss, J. II Tales from the Vienna Woods (G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald), Op. 325

Strauss, J. II The Gypsy Baron: Overture, Op. 418

Strauss, J. II Spanish March, Op. 433

Strauss, J. II Persian March, Op. 289

Strauss, J. II Where the Lemon Trees Bloom (Wo die Zitronen blühen), Op. 364

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Aria

Strauss, J. II Perpetuum Mobile, Op. 257

Strauss, J. II Pizzicato Polka

Strauss, J. II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214

Strauss, J. II North Sea Pictures (Nordseebilder), Op. 390

Strauss, J. II Indigo and the Forty Thieves (Intermezzo from 1001 Nights), Op. 346

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Overture, Op. 362

Strauss, J. II The Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau), Op. 314

Concerts 10 & 11 – 29 & 30 October 1950

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 12 & 13 – 5 & 6 November 1950

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 14 & 15 – 19 & 20 November 1950

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Fritz Hartmann, harp

Gunhild Stappenbeck, harpsichord

Paul Rechner, piano

Martin, Frank Petite Symphonie Concertante for Harp, Harpsichord, Piano and Strings

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 16 – 22 November 1950

Günter Wand, conductor

Erich Röhn, violin

Arthur Troester, cello

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Karl Steins, oboe

Alfred Bürkner, clarinet

Oskar Rothensteiner, bassoon

Martin Ziller, horn

Willy Walther, trumpet

Horst Eichler, trumpet

Werner Thärichen, timpani

Martin, Frank Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion, and String Orchestra

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, 'Double Concerto', Op. 102

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 17 – 30 November 1950

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Oskar Rothensteiner, piano (Soloist for Martinu? Or Typo in source - usually piano concerto soloist is named)

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague' (without Minuet), K. 504

Martinů Concerto for Double String Orchestra, Piano, and Timpani, H 271

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 18 & 19 – 3 & 4 December 1950

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, 'La Reine', Hob. I:85

Stravinsky Scènes de ballet

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 20 – 7 December 1950

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Hans-Jörg Schreck, flute

Chávez Sinfonía de Antígona (Symphony No. 1)

Genzmer, Harald Flute Concerto

Raphael, Günter Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 62

Concerts 21, 22 & 23 – 20, 21 & 22 December 1950

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Elfride Trötschel, soprano

Margarete Klose, mezzo-soprano

Rudolf Schock, tenor

Josef Greindl, bass

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 24 – 26 December 1950 (Christmas Concert)

Rudolf Albert, conductor

Paul Bildt, narrator

Pfitzner Das Christ-Elflein: Overture, Op. 20

Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor, 'Christmas Concerto', Op. 6/8

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Suite, Op. 71a

Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Prelude

Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Strauss, R. Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes, Op. 59

Delibes Coppélia: Two Movements

Dohnányi Symphonic Minutes: Rondo, Op. 36

Concerts 25 & 26 – 31 December 1950 & 1 January 1951

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 27 & 28 – 7 & 8 January 1951

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 29 – 11 January 1951

Carl Garaguly, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Atterberg Symphony No. 5 in D minor, 'Sinfonia funebre', Op. 20

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 30 – 17 January 1951 (IGNM)

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Klebe, Giselher Die Zwitschermaschine (The Twittering Machine), Op. 7

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major (Orchestral Version), Op. 9b

Helm, J.N. Piano Concerto

Hindemith Symphony: Mathis der Maler

Concerts 31 & 32 – 21 & 22 January 1951

Georg Solti, conductor

Monique Haas, piano

Egk French Suite after Rameau

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 33 – 25 January 1951

Giovanni di Bella, conductor

Gaspar Cassadó, cello

Verdi La forza del destino: Overture

Corelli Suite for String Orchestra

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 34 & 35 – 4 & 5 February 1951

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Alfred Bürkner, clarinet

Reger Suite in the Old Style (Suite im alten Stil), Op. 93

Hindemith Clarinet Concerto (1947)

Janáček Lachian Dances (Six)

Smetana Má vlast: From Bohemia's Woods and Fields, JB 1:112/4

Concert 36 – 8 February 1951

Leo Blech, conductor

Birgit Nilsson, soprano

Hans Beirer, tenor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Gottlob Frick, bass

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture, Wq. 40

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Aria of Agamemnon

Wagner Die Walküre: Act I, WWV 86B

Concerts 37 & 38 – 11 & 12 February 1951

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Janáček Taras Bulba

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 39 & 40 – 18 & 19 February 1951

Carl Garaguly, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concerts 41 & 42 – 11 & 12 March 1951

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D major, 'Paris', K. 297

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 43 & 44 – 18 & 19 March 1951

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 45 & 46 – 25 & 26 March 1951

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Tibor Varga, violin

Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

Berg Violin Concerto

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 47 & 48 – 1 & 2 April 1951

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Milhaud Suite française, Op. 248

Lalo Cello Concerto in D minor

Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 4 in F minor

Concerts 49 & 50 – 20 & 21 May 1951

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Debussy Nocturnes, L 91

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Concerts 51 & 52 – 26 & 27 May 1951

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Helmut Heller, violin

Siegfried Borries, violin

Strauss, R. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (Der Bürger als Edelmann): Suite, Op. 60

Respighi Concerto Gregoriano for Violin and Orchestra, P 135

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 53 & 54 – 17 & 18 June 1951

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Ariana Bronne, violin

Vogel, Wladimir Tripartita (1934)

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 55 & 56 – 1 & 2 July 1951

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Prokofiev The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite, Op. 33bis

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Berliner Philharmoniker

1951–1952

Season 70

Concerts 1 & 2 – 6 & 7 September 1951

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Gertrude Pitzinger, contralto

Peter Anders, tenor

Josef Greindl, bass

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 3 – 16 September 1951

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Erik Then-Bergh, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Pepping, Ernst Piano Concerto

Janáček Sinfonietta, JW 6/18

Concert 4 – 19 September 1951

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Ernst Krenek, piano

Tibor Varga, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 90 in C major, Hob. I:90

Berg Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Wind Instruments

Krenek Symphonic Elegy for String Orchestra, Op. 105

Roussel Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42

Concert 5 – 26 September 1951

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Enrico Mainardi, cello

Helmut Heller, violin

Blacher, Boris Variations on a Theme of Niccolò Paganini, Op. 26

Hindemith Cello Concerto (1940)

Schuman, William Symphony No. 3

Concerts 6 & 7 – 29 & 30 September 1951

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Gunthild Weber, soprano

Margarete Klose, mezzo-soprano

Rudolf Schock, tenor

Gottlob Frick, bass

Helmut Heller, violin

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Beethoven Missa solemnis, Op. 123

Concerts 8 & 9 – 14 & 15 October 1951

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Heinz Stanske, violin

Kodály Concerto for Orchestra

Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 10 & 11 – 21 & 22 October 1951

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Der Zauberlehrling)

Orrego-Salas, Juan Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28

Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 12 & 13 – 28 & 29 October 1951

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 14 & 15 – 11 & 12 November 1951

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 16 & 17 – 18 & 19 November 1951

Karl Böhm, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 18, 19 & 20 – 30 November, 2 & 3 December 1951

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 21 & 22 – 16 & 17 December 1951

Karl Böhm, conductor

Friedrich Wührer, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Pfitzner Piano Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 31

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 23 & 24 – 6 & 7 January 1952

Georg Solti, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 25 & 26 – 20 & 21 January 1952

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Overture, Op. 362

Strauss, J. II Tales from the Vienna Woods (G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald), Op. 325

Strauss, J. II Indigo and the Forty Thieves (Intermezzo from 1001 Nights), Op. 346

Lanner, Joseph Die Schönbrunner, Op. 200

Strauss, J. II Egyptian March, Op. 335

Strauss, Josef Village Swallows from Austria (Dorfschwalben aus Österreich), Op. 164

Strauss, Eduard Außer Rand und Band (Out of Bounds), Op. 168

Komzák II Bad'ner Mad'ln, Op. 257

Concerts 27 & 28 – 27 & 28 January 1952

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Cherubini Lodoïska: Overture (listed as La ginza)

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Franck Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concert 29 – 1 February 1952

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Tibor Varga, violin

Choir and Boys' Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Krenek Symphonic Cantata

Schoenberg Violin Concerto, Op. 36

Berg, Gunnar Intermezzo for Large Orchestra

Concerts 30 & 31 – 3 & 4 February 1952

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Johanna Martzy, violin

Fritz Demmler, flute

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 32, 33 & 34 – 8, 9 & 10 February 1952

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Grosse Fuge (arr. String Orchestra), Op. 133

Honegger Symphony No. 3 'Symphonie liturgique', H 186

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 35 & 36 – 17 & 18 February 1952

Günter Wand, conductor

Yvonne Loriod, piano

Margot Kölz, oboe

Günter Görzenich, oboe

Choir of the Cologne Gürzenich

Einem, Gottfried von Capriccio for Orchestra, Op. 2

Messiaen Trois petites liturgies de la présence divine

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 37 & 38 – 24 & 25 February 1952

Rolf Agop, conductor

Ernst Musulin, cello

Blacher, Boris Concertante Musik, Op. 10

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 39 & 40 – 2 & 3 March 1952

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Julian von Károlyi, piano

Helmut Schlövogt, oboe

Oskar Rothensteiner, bassoon

Eberhard Finke, cello

Strauss, R. Ariadne auf Naxos: Overture, Op. 60

Milhaud Symphonie concertante for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 376

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1878 Version), WAB 103

Concerts 41 & 42 – 9 & 10 March 1952

Carl Garaguly, conductor

Ilse von Alpenheim, piano

Ferguson, William Lætansinon for Orchestra, Op. 17

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 43 & 44 – 23 & 24 March 1952

Georg Solti, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 45 – 27 March 1952

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Helmut Heller, violin

Wilhelm Posegga, cello

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto', Op. 56

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 46 & 47 – 30 & 31 March 1952

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Martin, Frank Ballade for Cello and Small Orchestra

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 48 & 49 – 13 & 14 April 1952

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Liebermann, Rolf Symphony No. 1

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 50, 51 & 52 – 17, 18 & 20 April 1952

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 24, 25 & 26 May 1952

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Pfitzner Symphony in C major, Op. 46

Concert 56 – 2 June 1952

Leo Blech, conductor

Rita Streich, soprano

Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525

Mozart Mass in C minor: Aria, K. 427

Mozart The Magic Flute: Aria, K. 620

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 57 & 58 – 22 & 23 June 1952

Carl Garaguly, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 59 & 60 – 29 & 30 June 1952

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Berliner Philharmoniker

1952–1953

Season 71

Concert 1 – 3 September 1952

André Cluytens, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83

Dukas La Péri: Fanfare and Poème dansé

Ravel Alborada del gracioso (Orchestral Version), M. 43

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Concert 2 – 9 September 1952

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Siegfried Borries, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor

Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Concert 3 – 12 September 1952

Mathieu Lange, conductor

Gerda Lammers, soprano

Thea Rogatzky, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Herbert Reinhold, tenor

Paul Rudloff, bass

Josef Greindl, bass

Richard Klemm, viola da gamba

Martin Görgen, harpsichord

Friedrich Kausch, organ

Sing-Akademie zu Berlin

Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of 1610), SV 206

Concert 4 – 15 September 1952

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589

Blacher, Boris Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 42

Busoni Die Brautwahl: Orchestral Suite, Op. 45

Schoenberg Theme and Variations for Orchestra, Op. 43b

Concerts 5 & 6 – 28 & 29 September 1952

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Ariana Bronne, violin

Wolf Italian Serenade (Orchestral Version)

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 7 & 8 – 19 & 20 October 1952

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Chávez Sinfonía india (Symphony No. 2)

Rawsthorne, Alan Piano Concerto No. 2

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 9 & 10 – 26 & 27 October 1952

Leo Blech, conductor

Martha Mödl, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise' (Old No. 6), Hob. I:94

Strauss, R. Four Songs with Orchestra

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene, WWV 86D

Concerts 11 & 12 – 2 & 3 November 1952

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Ricardo Odnoposoff, violin

Hindemith Amor und Psyche: Overture

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, 'Turkish', K. 219

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Original Version), WAB 109

Concert 13 – 7 November 1952

Fritz Lehmann, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Lore Fischer, contralto

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Theodor Schlott, bass

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Bruckner Mass No. 3 in F minor, WAB 28

Concerts 14 & 15 – 16 & 17 November 1952

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Hans Gieseler, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Eberhard Finke, cello

Schwarz-Schilling, Reinhard Partita for Orchestra

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 16 & 17 – 30 November & 1 December 1952

André Cluytens, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Ravel La Valse, M. 72

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concerts 18, 19 & 20 – 7, 8 & 9 December 1952

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Hindemith Symphony: Die Harmonie der Welt

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 21 & 22 – 4 & 5 January 1953

Georg Solti, conductor

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 Version)

Concerts 23 & 24 – 11 & 12 January 1953

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Johanna Martzy, violin

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Gerhard Stempnik, english horn

Honegger Concerto da camera for Flute, English Horn and Strings, H 196

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 25 & 26 – 25 & 26 January 1953

Karl Böhm, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D 485

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 27 – 30 January 1953

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Pergolesi (attrib.) Concertino No. 2 for Strings in G major

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Der Zauberlehrling)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concerts 28, 29 & 30 – 8, 9 & 10 February 1953

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61

Stravinsky Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 31 – 12 February 1953

Leo Blech, conductor

Trude Eipperle, soprano

Erich Witte, tenor

Josef Herrmann, baritone

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture and Bacchanale, WWV 70

Wagner Lohengrin: Duet Elsa-Lohengrin (Act III), WWV 75

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Wahnmonolog, WWV 96

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Duet Walther-Sachs, WWV 96

Concerts 32 & 33 – 15 & 16 February 1953

Karl Böhm, conductor

Julian von Károlyi, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 34 – 19 February 1953

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Series I, Op. 46

Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Series II, Op. 72

Concerts 35 & 36 – 22 & 23 February 1953

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 30 in D major, K. 202

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Hindemith Sinfonietta in E

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 37 & 38 – 8 & 9 March 1953 (Note: Source says 18/9, likely 8/9 based on sequence)

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181

Berg Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 39 & 40 – 15 & 16 March 1953

Rudolf Schwarz, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Jacob, Gordon Suite No. 3 for Orchestra

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 41 – 20 March 1953

Karl Böhm, conductor

Gertrude Pitzinger, contralto

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Reger An die Hoffnung, Op. 124

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Concerts 42 & 43 – 29 & 30 March 1953

Georg Solti, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 44, 45 & 46 – 12, 13 & 14 April 1953

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 47, 48 & 49 – 17, 18 & 19 May 1953

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Stravinsky Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss): Divertimento

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 50 & 51 – 31 May & 1 June 1953

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Horst Göbel, piano

Roussel Petite Suite for Orchestra, Op. 39

Ghedini, Giorgio Federico Architetture (Concerto for Orchestra)

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 52 – 4 June 1953

Gustav König, conductor

Evelinde Trenkner, piano

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

Berg Lulu: Symphonic Pieces (Lulu Suite)

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 53 – 10 June 1953

Wolfgang Stresemann, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Bizet Symphony No. 1 in C major, WD 33

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Griffes The White Peacock, Op. 7/1

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 54 & 55 – 14 & 15 June 1953

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Thärichen, Werner Flute Concerto, Op. 29

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Concert 56 – 17 June 1953

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Lothar Broddack, piano

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 57 & 58 – 21 & 22 June 1953

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Rosl Schmid, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 59 – 25 June 1953

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Hans Gieseler, violin

Stravinsky Pulcinella: Suite

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Berliner Philharmoniker

1953–1954

Season 72

Concert 1 – 8 September 1953

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 2, 3 & 4 – 15, 16 & 17 September 1953 (Berlin Festival)

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Schubert Rosamunde: Overture, D 797

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 5 & 6 – 19 & 20 September 1953 (Berlin Festival)

Rudolf Albert, conductor

Ballet Ensemble of the Städtische Oper Berlin

Mozart Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 287

Blacher, Boris Hamlet (Ballet), Op. 40

Concert 7 – 25 September 1953

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Susanne Schumann, soprano

Erika Wien, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Wilhelm Lang, bass

Helmut Heller, violin

Karl Steins, oboe

Erich Venzke, oboe

Oskar Rothensteiner, bassoon

Otto Machut, horn

Siegfried Schäfrich, horn

Gunhild Stappenbeck, harpsichord

Berliner Motettenchor

Vivaldi Concerto in F major for 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, Violin and Strings

Schoenberg Moses und Aron: Dance Around the Golden Calf

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concerts 8 & 9 – 27 & 28 September 1953

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Miriam Solovieff, violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 10 & 11 – 4 & 5 October 1953

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Bizet Symphony No. 1 in C major, WD 33

Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 12 & 13 – 18 & 19 October 1953

Fernando Previtali, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Rossini The Siege of Corinth (L'assedio di Corinto): Overture

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 14 & 15 – 25 & 26 October 1953

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Elsa Cavelti, contralto

Women's and Boys' Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Busoni Doktor Faust: Symphonic Intermezzo (Sarajevo), KiV 303

Orff Klage der Ariadne (Lament of Ariadne)

Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Concert 16 – 29 October 1953 (French Evening)

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Elfride Trötschel, soprano

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Ravel Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose): Suite, M. 60

Poulenc Stabat Mater, FP 148

Concerts 17 & 18 – 8 & 9 November 1953

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Antonio Janigro, cello

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 19 & 20 – 15 & 16 November 1953

Georg Solti, conductor

Walter Müller, viola

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Hindemith Kammermusik No. 5 (Viola Concerto), Op. 36/4

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 21 & 22 – 29 & 30 November 1953

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), Op. 34

Concerts 23, 24 & 25 – 6, 7 & 8 December 1953

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture, Wq. 40

Mahler Kindertotenlieder

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 26 & 27 – 13 & 14 December 1953

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 28 & 29 – 10 & 11 January 1954

Karl Böhm, conductor

Margarete Klose, mezzo-soprano

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Wagner Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 30 & 31 – 31 January & 1 February 1954

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Andor Foldes, piano

Petrassi, Goffredo Partita for Orchestra

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 32 & 33 – 7 & 8 February 1954

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Felix Schröder, piano

Martinů Concerto Grosso for Chamber Orchestra, H 263

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 34 – 17 February 1954

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Elfriede Wasserthal, soprano

Rathaus, Karol Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 68

Fricker, Peter Racine Symphony No. 2, Op. 14

Stravinsky Concerto in E-flat 'Dumbarton Oaks'

Berg Wozzeck: Three Fragments for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 7

Concerts 35 & 36 – 21 & 22 February 1954

Günter Wand, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Egk Die Zaubergeige: Overture

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 37 & 38 – 28 February & 1 March 1954

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise' (Old No. 6), Hob. I:94

Schwarz-Schilling, Reinhard Violin Concerto

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 39 & 40 – 14 & 15 March 1954

Milan Horvat, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Martinů Symphony No. 4, H 305

Concert 41 – 21 March 1954

Mathieu Lange, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Theodor Schlott, bass

Sing-Akademie zu Berlin

Haydn Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae 'Cäcilienmesse', Hob. XXII:5

Concerts 42 & 43 – 28 & 29 March 1954

Mario Rossi, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Rossini La Cenerentola: Overture

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 44, 45 & 46 – 4, 5 & 6 April 1954

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Erik Then-Bergh, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 47 & 48 – 11 & 12 April 1954

Karl Böhm, conductor

Ludwig Hoelscher, cello

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concerts 49, 50 & 51 – 25, 26 & 27 April 1954

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Helmut Heller, violin

Eberhard Finke, cello

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/5 (HWV 323)

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Blacher, Boris Concertante Musik, Op. 10

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concerts 52, 53 & 54 – 23, 24 & 25 May 1954

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Berliner Philharmoniker

1954–1955

Season 73

Concerts 1 & 2 – 4 & 5 September 1954

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Lubka Kolessa, piano

Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concerts 3, 4 & 5 – 11, 12 & 13 September 1954

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Ariana Bronne, violin

Haydn Overture to an English Opera, Hob. Ia:3

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concerts 6 & 7 – 19 & 20 September 1954 (Berlin Festival)

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Furtwängler Symphony No. 2 in E minor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Concert 8 – 23 September 1954 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 9 – 26 September 1954 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Chemin-Petit, conductor

Erna Berger, soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Philharmonischer Chor

Chemin-Petit Psalm 90

Brahms A German Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 10 – 28 September 1954 (Berlin Festival)

Mathieu Lange, conductor

Barbara Thamay, mezzo-soprano

Margarete Klose, contralto

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Hans Heinz Nissen, bass

Chor der Sing-Akademie

Weber Mass in C major, J. 224

Hoffmann, E.T.A. Aurora: Intermezzo and Choir

Meyerbeer Le prophète: Aria

Spontini Olimpie: Aria

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11

Concert 11 – 1 October 1954 (Berlin Festival)

Otto Klemperer, conductor

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Stravinsky Petrushka: Scenes

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 12, 13 & 14 – 10 & 11 October 1954

Artur Rother, conductor

André Navarra, cello

Dallapiccola Due Pezzi per orchestra

Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concerts 15 & 16 – 16 & 17 October 1954

Karl Böhm, conductor

Yvonne Lefébure, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 17 & 18 – 7 & 8 November 1954

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Blacher, Boris Orchestral Ornament, Op. 44

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concert 19 – 11 November 1954

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Klaus Billing, piano

Werner Schulze, piano

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Sheinkmann, Mordechai Passi (Premiere)

Fortner, Wolfgang Fantasie for 2 Pianos and Orchestra on B-A-C-H

Seiber, Mátyás Elegy for Viola and Small Orchestra

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 3

Concerts 20, 21 & 22 – 14 & 15 November 1954

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Solomon, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 23 & 24 – 21 & 22 November 1954

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 25 & 26 – 25 & 26 November 1954

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Brahms A German Requiem, Op. 45

Concerts 27 & 28 – 29 & 30 November 1954

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Ravel Alborada del gracioso, M. 43

Tiessen, Heinz Visions for Violin

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 29 – 2 December 1954

André Cluytens, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 30 & 31 – 5 & 6 December 1954

André Cluytens, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'The Clock', Hob. I:101

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 32, 33 & 34 – 12 & 13 December 1954

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Fritz Demmler, flute

Herbert Brauer, baritone

Berliner Motettenchor

Rias-Knabenchor

Ein Mädchenchor

Bach, J.S. Christmas Oratorio: Pastorale, BWV 248

Cimarosa Symphonie Concertante for 2 Flutes in G major, G. 1077

Honegger A Christmas Cantata, H 212

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 35 & 36 – 30 & 31 December 1954

Karl Böhm, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ludwig Suthaus, tenor

Josef Greindl, bass

Berliner Motettenchor

Chor der Hochschule für Musik

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 37, 38 & 39 – 4 & 5 January 1955

Leopold Ludwig, conductor

Franz Osborn, piano

Schoenberg Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 40 & 41 – 9 & 10 January 1955

Karl Böhm, conductor

Anton Dermota, tenor

Berger, Theodor Chronique symphonique, Op. 10

Mozart Don Giovanni: Aria, K. 527

Mozart Così fan tutte: Aria, K. 588

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 42 – 15 January 1955

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Julian von Karolyi, piano

Smetana Má Vlast: The Moldau, JB 1:112/2

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G major, 'Military', Hob. I:100

Concert 43 – 26 January 1955 (Johann Strauss Evening)

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Strauss, J. Die Fledermaus: Overture

Strauss, J. Tales from the Vienna Woods

Strauss, J. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka

Strauss, J. Persian March

Strauss, J. Indigo and the Forty Thieves (1001 Nights): Intermezzo

Strauss, J. The Blue Danube

Strauss, J. The Gypsy Baron: Overture

Strauss, J. Wiener Blut

Strauss, J. Perpetuum mobile

Strauss, J. Pizzicato-Polka

Strauss, J. Emperor Waltz

Concert 44 – 27 January 1955 (Richard Wagner Evening)

Ferdinand Leitner, conductor

Helene Werth, soprano

Ludwig Suthaus, tenor

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude, WWV 75

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Act II Scene, WWV 90

Wagner Parsifal: Prelude, WWV 111

Wagner Die Walküre: Act I Scene, WWV 86B

Concert 45 – 31 January 1955

Richard Kraus, conductor

Désiré N'Kaoua, piano

Helmut Heller, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano, FWV 46

Strauss, R. A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40

Concert 46 – 2 February 1955

André Cluytens, conductor

Margarete Klose, mezzo-soprano

Set Svanholm, tenor

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concerts 47 & 48 – 6 & 7 February 1955

André Cluytens, conductor

Ruggiero Ricci, violin

Franck Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1945 Version)

Concerts 49 & 50 – 21 & 22 February 1955

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 51 & 52 – 4 & 5 April 1955

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 16, 17 & 19 April 1955

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Jelinek, Hanns Symphonia brevis, Op. 16

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 56 & 57 – 23 & 24 April 1955

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Cornelius The Barber of Baghdad: Overture

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 58 – 4 May 1955

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Richard Holm, tenor

Kim Borg, bass

Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Haydn The Creation, Hob. XXI:2

Concerts 59 & 60 – 15 & 16 May 1955

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Enrico Mainardi, cello

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100

Concert 61 – 22 May 1955

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 62 – 23 May 1955

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Berliner Philharmoniker

1955–1956

Season 74

Concerts 1 & 2 – 4 & 5 September 1955

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Siegfried Borries, violin

Mozart Masonic Funeral Music (Maurerische Trauermusik), K. 477

Busoni Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic' (Original Version), WAB 104

Concerts 3 & 4 – 11 & 12 September 1955

Wilhelm Schüchter, conductor

Roman Totenberg, violin

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17

Szymanowski Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 5 & 6 – 30 September & 1 October 1955

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Walter Gieseking, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 7 & 8 – 9 & 10 October 1955

Artur Rother, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Einem, Gottfried von Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 4

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, 'English' (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Concert 9 – 15 October 1955

Hans Schwieger, conductor

Hans-Erich Riebensahm, piano

Tcherepnin, Alexander Romantic Overture, Op. 67

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Bizet Symphony No. 1 in C major, WD 33

Respighi Pines of Rome (I Pini di Roma), P 141

Concert 10 – 19 October 1955

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Lisa Otto, soprano

Ernst Krukowski, baritone

Fritz Göllnitz, tenor

Horst Eichler, orchestral soloist

Karl Pfeifer, orchestral soloist

Otto Machut, orchestral soloist

Leonhard Tiersch, orchestral soloist

Karl-Heinz Duse-Utesch, orchestral soloist

Johann Doms, orchestral soloist

Heinz Thiele, orchestral soloist

Ernst Heidrich, orchestral soloist

Heinrich Jürgens, orchestral soloist

Berliner Motettenchor

Chor der Hochschule für Musik

Gabrieli, G. Sonata pian' e forte

Orff Carmina Burana

Concerts 11 & 12 – 23 & 24 October 1955

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major (Old No. 12), Hob. I:102

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Hindemith Symphony in E-flat major

Concert 13 – 26 October 1955

Fritz Stiedry, conductor

Rita Streich, soprano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Overture, K. 492

Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Mozart Recitative and Aria 'Popoli di Tessaglia!', for Soprano and Orchestra, K. 316

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concerts 14 & 15 – 30 & 31 October 1955

André Cluytens, conductor

Johanna Martzy, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Orchestral Suite, Op. 43

Concert 16 – 1 November 1955

André Cluytens, conductor

Johanna Martzy, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Orchestral Suite, Op. 43

Concerts 17 & 18 – 6 & 7 November 1955

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Adrian Aeschbacher, piano

Rebel Les Élémens: Ballet Suite

Sutermeister, Heinrich Piano Concerto No. 2

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Original Version), WAB 102

Concert 19 – 10 November 1955

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Heinz Stanske, violin

Fritz Demmler, orchestral soloist

Karl Steins, orchestral soloist

Alfred Bürkner, orchestral soloist

Otto Machut, orchestral soloist

Horst Eichler, orchestral soloist

Johann Doms, orchestral soloist

Siegfried Borries, orchestral soloist

Heinz Kirchner, orchestral soloist

Oskar Rothensteiner, orchestral soloist

Webern Concerto for 9 Instruments, Op. 24

Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16

Henze, Hans Werner Violin Concerto No. 1

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Concert 20 – 21 November 1955

Hans Chemin-Petit, conductor

Anny Schlemm, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Josef Greindl, bass

Philharmonischer Chor Berlin

Verdi Messa da Requiem

Concerts 21 & 22 – 27 & 28 November 1955

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Eastwood, Thomas Music to Celebrate

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 23 & 24 – 4 & 5 December 1955

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Siegfried Borries, violin

Wilhelm Posegga, cello

Gunhild Stappenbeck, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. The Musical Offering (arr. Markevitch), BWV 1079

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 25 – 7 December 1955

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Sibelius En Saga, Op. 9

Honegger Symphony No. 3, 'Liturgique', H 186

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Concert 26 – 10 December 1955

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Helmut Heller, violin

Eberhard Finke, cello

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor (Double Concerto), Op. 102

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Linz Version), WAB 101

Concert 27 – 26 December 1955

Richard Kraus, conductor

Friedrich Quest, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 28 & 29 – 30 & 31 December 1955

Artur Rother, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Sibylla Plate, contralto

Ludwig Suthaus, tenor

Otto Wiener, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 30 & 31 – 4 & 5 January 1956

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Concert 32 – 6 January 1956

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Concerts 33 & 34 – 8 & 9 January 1956

Karl Böhm, conductor

Anton Dermota, tenor

Géza Anda, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338 (with Menuet K. 409)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Strauss, R. A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40

Concert 35 – 14 January 1956

Georg Solti, conductor

Robert Soëtens, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 36 – 18 January 1956

Richard Kraus, conductor

Wolfgang Fortner, conductor

Richard Mohaupt, piano

Fortner, Wolfgang Symphony for Large Orchestra

Stravinsky Scherzo à la russe

Erbse, Heimo Impressions for Orchestra, Op. 9

Mohaupt, Richard Piano Concerto

Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38

Concerts 37 & 38 – 22 & 23 January 1956

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Mozart Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 39 – 26 January 1956

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Furtwängler Symphony No. 3 in C-sharp minor (Premiere)

Concerts 40 & 41 – 5 & 6 February 1956

Eleazar de Carvalho, conductor

Janine Reding, piano

Henry Piette, piano

Werner Thärichen, percussion

Kurt Engel, percussion

Wilhelm Schimmel, percussion

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll' (Old No. 3), Hob. I:103

Falla The Three-Cornered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos): Three Dances

Bartók Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz. 115

Stravinsky Petrushka

Concert 42 – 11 February 1956

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Christine Purrmann, piano

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70

Concerts 43 & 44 – 19 & 20 February 1956

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Victor de Kowa, narrator

Martha Mödl, mezzo-soprano

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Murray Dickie, tenor

Nicola Zaccaria, bass

Gustav Neidlinger, bass-baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Stravinsky Oedipus Rex

Concert 45 – 22 February 1956

Heinz Unger, conductor

Anny Schlemm, soprano

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture and Aria of Marie, JB 1:100

Dvořák Rusalka: Song to the Moon, Op. 114

Smetana Má Vlast: The Moldau, JB 1:112/2

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 46 & 47 – 26 & 27 February 1956

André Cluytens, conductor

Solomon, piano

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concert 48 – 29 February 1956

André Cluytens, conductor

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Ravel Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), M. 60

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Ravel Alborada del gracioso, M. 43

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 49 & 50 – 4 & 5 March 1956

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Elfride Trötschel, soprano

Maria von Ilosvay, contralto

Peter Offermanns, tenor

Hans Hotter, bass-baritone

Berliner Motettenchor

Chor der Hochschule für Musik

Pfitzner Von deutscher Seele, Op. 28

Concert 51 – 10 March 1956

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Antonio Janigro, cello

Stölzel Concerto Grosso in D major

Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 52 & 53 – 11 & 12 March 1956

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Antonio Janigro, cello

Stölzel Concerto Grosso in D major

Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 54 – 23 March 1956

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Adolf Steiner, cello

Einem, Gottfried von Orchestral Music, Op. 9

Jentsch, Walter Cello Concerto

Blacher, Boris Study in Pianissimo, Op. 45

Hindemith Philharmonic Concerto (Variations for Orchestra)

Concerts 55 & 56 – 8 & 9 April 1956

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Lucretia West, mezzo-soprano

Trapp, Max Concerto for Orchestra No. 3

Mahler Kindertotenlieder

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 57 – 11 April 1956

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Suite, Op. 71a

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor, WoO 1

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major, WoO 1

Strauss, J. Accelerationen, Waltz, Op. 234

Strauss, J. (Son) Annen-Polka, Op. 117

Ziehrer Wiener Bürger, Waltz, Op. 419

Strauss, J. & Strauss, J. Pizzicato-Polka

Strauss, J. The Blue Danube, Waltz, Op. 314

Rupprecht, Theodor Aufzug der Gaukler

Concert 58 – 21 April 1956

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Bronislav Gimpel, violin

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concerts 59, 60 & 61 – 27, 28 & 29 April 1956

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6/12

Honegger Symphony No. 3, 'Liturgique', H 186

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Berliner Philharmoniker

1956–1957

Season 75

Concerts 1 & 2 – 2 & 3 September 1956

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Hans Priegnitz, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 3 & 4 – 6 & 7 September 1956

Bernhard Conz, conductor

Jacob Gimpel, piano

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Mozart Symphony No. 9 in F major, K. 130

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 5 – 14 September 1956

Sidney Beer, conductor

Helene Werth, soprano

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Strauss, R. Capriccio: Closing Scene, Op. 85

Mozart Recitative and Aria 'Ah, lo previdi', for Soprano and Orchestra, K. 272

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concerts 6 & 7 – 19 & 20 September 1956 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert Bardgett, conductor

Constance Shacklock, contralto

Ronald Dowd, tenor

Marian Nowakowski, bass

Our Lady's Choral Society Dublin

Elgar The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concerts 8, 9 & 10 – 23, 24 & 25 September 1956 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 11, 12 & 13 – 27, 28 & 29 September 1956 (Berlin Festival)

Eleazar de Carvalho, conductor

Elfride Trötschel, soprano

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Krenek Sinfonietta for String Orchestra

Berg Der Wein (The Wine), Concert Aria

Falla El amor brujo (Love, the Magician)

Villa-Lobos Chôros No. 10 'Rasga o coração'

Concert 14 – 19 October 1956

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Lisa Otto, soprano

Ernst Krukowski, baritone

Fritz Göllnitz, tenor

Horst Eichler, orchestral soloist

Karl Pfeifer, orchestral soloist

Otto Machut, orchestral soloist

Leonhard Tiersch, orchestral soloist

Karl-Heinz Duse-Utesch, orchestral soloist

Johann Doms, orchestral soloist

Heinz Thiele, orchestral soloist

Ernst Heidrich, orchestral soloist

Heinrich Jürgens, orchestral soloist

Berliner Motettenchor

Chor der Hochschule für Musik

Gabrieli, G. Sonata pian' e forte

Orff Carmina Burana

Concert 15 – 26 October 1956

Fritz Stiedry, conductor

Rita Streich, soprano

Siegfried Borries, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Overture, K. 492

Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Mozart Recitative and Aria 'Popoli di Tessaglia!', for Soprano and Orchestra, K. 316

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concerts 16, 17 & 18 – 22, 23 & 24 November 1956

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London' (Old No. 2), Hob. I:104

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 19 & 20 – 2 & 3 December 1956

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Noboru Toyomasu, piano

Hindemith Nobilissima Visione: Suite

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano, FWV 46

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 21, 22 & 23 – 8, 9 & 10 December 1956

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano

Blacher, Boris Orchestra Fantasy, Op. 51

Strauss, R. Ariadne auf Naxos: Monologue

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 24 – 13 December 1956

Richard Kraus, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Borck, Edmund von Prelude and Fugue, Op. 10

Henze, Hans Werner Five Neapolitan Songs

Klebe, Giselher Deux Nocturnes, Op. 10

Milhaud Symphony No. 3, 'Te Deum'

Concerts 25, 26 & 27 – 15, 16 & 17 December 1956

Karl Böhm, conductor

Edith Farnadi, piano

Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Strauss, R. Burleske in D minor

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 28 & 29 – 30 & 31 December 1956

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Elfride Trötschel, soprano

Sibylla Plate, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Otto Wiener, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 30, 31 & 32 – 6, 7 & 8 January 1957

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor (Original Version), WAB 108

Concerts 33 & 34 – 13 & 14 January 1957

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

Stravinsky Jeu de cartes (Card Game)

Handel Harp Concerto in B-flat major, Op. 4/6 (HWV 294)

Ravel Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet, M. 46

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 35 & 36 – 17 & 18 January 1957

André Cluytens, conductor

Helmut Heller, violin

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Bondeville, Emmanuel Deux Illuminations

Thärichen, Werner Violin Concerto

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 37 – 22 January 1957

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Roman Totenberg, violin

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major (Original Version), WAB 105

Concert 38 – 27 January 1957 (Furtwängler Memorial Concert)

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453

Furtwängler Symphony No. 2 in E minor

Concert 39 – 30 January 1957

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, conductor

Winfried Wolf, piano

Krenek Variations on an American Folk Song, Op. 94

Wolf, Winfried Piano Concerto, Op. 13

Toch Peter Pan: A Fairy Tale for Orchestra, Op. 76

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Concerts 40 & 41 – 3 & 4 February 1957

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Original Version), WAB 109

Concerts 42 & 43 – 7 & 8 February 1957

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26

Fortner, Wolfgang Violin Concerto

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 44 – 12 February 1957

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Höller, Karl Cello Concerto No. 2

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 45, 46 & 47 – 17, 18 & 19 February 1957

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concerts 48 & 49 – 24 & 25 February 1957

André Cluytens, conductor

Yvonne Lefébure, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78

Concerts 50 & 51 – 7 & 8 March 1957

Ataúlfo Argenta, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3/11 (RV 565)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Debussy Ibéria, L 122/2

Falla The Three-Cornered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos): Three Dances

Concert 52 – 12 March 1957

Carl Garaguly, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Atterberg Flammendes Land: Two Nocturnes

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 53 & 54 – 17 & 18 March 1957

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Gabrieli, G. Aria della battaglia

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100

Concert 55 – 21 March 1957

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Maria Bergmann, piano

Vogel, Wladimir Tripartita for Orchestra

Schoenberg Piano Concerto, Op. 42

Debussy Jeux, L 125

Dallapiccola Variations for Orchestra

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Concerts 56, 57 & 58 – 24, 25 & 26 March 1957

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Noches en los jardines de España), G. 49

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 59, 60 & 61 – 31 March, 1 & 2 April 1957

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Alice Oelke, contralto

Richard Holm, tenor

Peter Roth-Ehrgang, bass

Handel Agrippina: Overture, HWV 6

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Stravinsky Pulcinella: Suite

Concert 62 – 4 April 1957

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Weber Symphony No. 1 in C major, J. 50

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), Op. 34

Concert 63 – 7 April 1957

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Herbert Brauer, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Honegger Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet, H 153

Pepping, Ernst Te Deum

Concerts 64 & 65 – 14 & 15 April 1957

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 66 & 67 – 25 & 26 April 1957

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Gottlob Frick, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 68 & 69 – 15 & 16 May 1957

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Falla El amor brujo (Love, the Magician)

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Stravinsky Petrushka

Concerts 70, 71 & 72 – 24, 25 & 26 May 1957

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Glenn Gould, piano

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Concerts 73, 74 & 75 – 31 May, 1 & 2 June 1957

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Mozart Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 16

Mozart Mass in C minor: Aria, K. 427

Mahler Three Orchestral Songs

Mahler Symphony No. 7

Concert 76 – 5 June 1957

Thomas Scherman, conductor

John Sebastian, harmonica

Danny Daniels, tap dancer

Handel Concerto a due cori No. 2 in F major, HWV 333

Tcherepnin, Alexander Harmonica Concerto, Op. 86

Creston, Paul Symphony No. 2, Op. 35

Gould, Morton Concerto for Tap Dancer

Concert 77 – 7 June 1957

Franz Allers, conductor

Camilla Williams, soprano

Lawrence Winters, baritone

Chadwick Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee

Thomson, Virgil Five Songs from William Blake

Barber Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a

Weill Street Scene: Aria

Menotti The Saint of Bleecker Street: Aria

Copland Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes

Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Four Songs

Concert 78 – 12 June 1957

Paul Strauss, conductor

Leon Fleisher, piano

Piston The Incredible Flutist: Suite

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, 'Tragic', D 417

Berliner Philharmoniker

1957–1958

Season 76

Concerts 1 & 2 – 8 & 9 September 1957

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

André Gertler, violin

Barber The School for Scandal: Overture, Op. 5

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 3 & 4 – 11 & 12 September 1957

Karl Böhm, conductor

Rudolf Firkušný, piano

Einem, Gottfried von Meditations, Op. 18

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 5 – 17 September 1957

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Aldo Parisot, cello

Trapp, Max Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 32

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 6 & 7 – 22 & 23 September 1957

Karl Böhm, conductor

Lisa della Casa, soprano

Fritz Demmler, flute

Karl Steins, oboe

Alfred Bürkner, clarinet

Oskar Rothensteiner, bassoon

Dora Wagner, harp

Hindemith Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra

Strauss, R. Four Last Songs (Vier letzte Lieder), TrV 296

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 8, 9 & 10 – 28, 29 & 30 September 1957

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Martin, Frank Études for String Orchestra

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concert 11 – 4 October 1957

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

Elinor Palme, soprano

Gisela Richter, contralto

Donald Bell, baritone

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Kammerchor Waldo Favro

Handel Water Music, HWV 348-350

Nono Epitaph for Federico García Lorca

Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Concert 12 – 6 October 1957

Mathieu Lange, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Marlies Siemeling, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Hermann Prey, baritone

Eberhard Finke, cello

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Martin Görgen, continuo

Chor der Sing-Akademie

Scarlatti, Alessandro Messa di Santa Cecilia

Concert 13 – 10 October 1957

Takashi Asahina, conductor

Andor Foldes, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Bartók Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1

Respighi Roman Festivals (Feste Romane), P 157

Concerts 14 & 15 – 13 & 14 October 1957

Günter Wand, conductor

Bronislav Gimpel, violin

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Symphony in One Movement

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 16 & 17 – 23 & 24 October 1957

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Ludwig Hoelscher, cello

Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

Sutermeister, Heinrich Cello Concerto No. 1

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 18, 19 & 20 – 26, 27 & 28 October 1957

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Martinů Cello Concerto No. 2, H 304

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 21, 22 & 23 – 27, 28 & 29 November 1957

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 24 & 25 – 3 & 4 December 1957

Hans Hörner, conductor

Friedrich Gulda, piano

Pfitzner Little Symphony in G major, Op. 44

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 26 – 11 December 1957

Richard Kraus, conductor

Hans Bohnenstingl, piano

Krenek Symphony No. 1, Op. 7

Distler, Hugo Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 17

Vogel, Wladimir Seven Aspects of a Twelve-Tone Row

Revueltas Sensemayá

Concerts 27 & 28 – 14 & 15 December 1957

André Cluytens, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3/11 (RV 565)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 29 & 30 – 30 & 31 December 1957

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Maureen Forrester, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 31, 32 & 33 – 5, 6 & 7 January 1958

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concerts 34 & 35 – 11 & 12 January 1958

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Edith Farnadi, piano

Rossini La scala di seta: Overture

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95

Stephan, Rudi Music for Orchestra

Concerts 36 & 37 – 15 & 16 January 1958

Eleazar de Carvalho, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Albéniz Iberia Suite

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 38 – 21 January 1958

Bernhard Conz, conductor

Sergio Perticaroli, piano

Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 39 – 25 January 1958

Artur Rother, conductor

Erik Then-Bergh, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Furtwängler Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B minor

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concerts 40 & 41 – 29 & 30 January 1958

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Hans Richter-Haaser, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 42 & 43 – 5 & 6 February 1958

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Rossini String Sonata No. 3 in C major

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Mahler Symphony No. 9

Concert 44 – 9 February 1958

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Yvonne Loriod, piano

Jeanne Loriod, ondes martenot

Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie, I/29

Concert 45 – 13 February 1958

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 46, 47 & 48 – 21, 22 & 23 February 1958

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Brahms A German Requiem, Op. 45

Concerts 49 & 50 – 12 & 13 March 1958

André Cluytens, conductor

Janine Reding, piano

Henry Piette, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'The Miracle', Hob. I:96

Poulenc Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor, FP 61

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Excerpts, Op. 17

Liszt Les Préludes, S. 97

Concerts 51 & 52 – 20 March & 1 May 1958

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Carl Seemann, piano

Schreker Die Gezeichneten: Prelude

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 23, 24 & 25 March 1958

Otto Klemperer, conductor

Annie Fischer, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 56 – 28 March 1958

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

Hilde Pilarczyk, soprano

Horst Lunow, baritone

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Kammerchor Waldo Favro

Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16

Webern Cantata No. 2, Op. 31

Staempfli, Edward Flute Concerto

Stravinsky Petrushka

Concert 57 – 30 March 1958

Richard Kraus, conductor

Renato de Barbieri, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589

Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Pfitzner Symphony in C-sharp minor, Op. 36a

Concerts 58 & 59 – 13 & 14 April 1958

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Jacob Gimpel, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Roussel Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 60, 61 & 62 – 19, 20 & 21 April 1958

Karl Böhm, conductor

Zara Nelsova, cello

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Concerts 63, 64 & 65 – 27, 28 & 29 April 1958

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Helmut Schlövogt, oboe

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll', Hob. I:103

Bach, J.S. Cantata 'Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht', BWV 55

Debussy Images pour orchestre, L 122

Concert 66 – 4 May 1958

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Cor de Groot, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Hindemith Symphonic Dances

Concert 67 – 8 May 1958

Ernest Bour, conductor

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Stravinsky Symphony in C

Blacher, Boris Viola Concerto, Op. 48

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphony No. 6

Concerts 68 & 69 – 11 & 12 May 1958

Alceo Galliera, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Roy, Alphonse Ballade for Orchestra

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 70, 71 & 72 – 18, 19 & 20 May 1958

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 73 & 74 – 22 & 23 May 1958

Fritz Rieger, conductor

Mirko Donner, cello

Blacher, Boris Concertante Musik, Op. 10

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1878 Version), WAB 103

Berliner Philharmoniker

1958–1959

Season 77

Concerts 1 & 2 – 11 & 12 September 1958

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Rudolf Firkušný, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Stravinsky Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (1949 Revised Version)

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Concerts 3 & 4 – 16 & 17 September 1958

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Stravinsky Jeu de cartes (Card Game)

Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 5 – 25 September 1958

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

Toni Blankenheim, baritone

Werner Thärichen, percussion

Gerassimos Avgerinos, percussion

Wilhelm Schimmel, percussion

Kurt Ladentin, percussion

Walter Bender, percussion

Arno Arndt, percussion

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Hindemith Kammermusik No. 1, Op. 24/1

Schoenberg Die glückliche Hand, Op. 18

Chávez Toccata for Percussion Instruments

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Concerts 6 & 7 – 27 & 28 September 1958

Karl Böhm, conductor

Yara Bernette, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 8 & 9 – 9 & 10 October 1958

Robert Wagner, conductor

Devy Erlih, violin

Stravinsky Four Études for Orchestra

Milhaud Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 263

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major (Original Version), WAB 107

Concerts 10 & 11 – 12 & 14 October 1958

Karl Böhm, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Einem, Gottfried von Symphonic Scenes for Orchestra, Op. 22

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 12, 13 & 14 – 18, 19 & 20 October 1958

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Strauss, R. A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40

Concerts 15 & 16 – 14 & 15 November 1958

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Klaus Billing, piano

Handel Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3/1 (HWV 312)

Busoni Indian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 44

Strauss, R. An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64

Concert 17 – 20 November 1958

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Marie Bergmann, piano

Ulrich Koch, viola

Toch Symphony No. 4, Op. 80

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Concerto for Viola and Piano with Winds and Percussion

Henze, Hans Werner Quattro poemi

Hindemith Philharmonic Concerto (Variations for Orchestra)

Concerts 18 & 19 – 27 & 28 November 1958

Georg Ludwig Jochum, conductor

Eugene List, piano

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Fortner, Wolfgang Capriccio and Finale for Large Orchestra

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 20 & 21 – 3 & 4 December 1958

Karl Böhm, conductor

William Primrose, viola

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Walton Viola Concerto

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 22 & 23 – 7 & 8 December 1958

Takashi Asahina, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Bialas, Günter Romanzero

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 24 & 25 – 17 & 18 December 1958

André Cluytens, conductor

Gerhard Taschner, violin

Honegger Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet, H 153

Hindemith Chamber Music No. 4 (Violin Concerto), Op. 36/3

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 26, 27 & 28 – 29, 30 & 31 December 1958

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Murray Dickie, tenor

Hermann Prey, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Stravinsky Canticum Sacrum

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major (Original Version), WAB 107

Concerts 29 & 30 – 4 & 5 January 1959

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Ilse von Alpenheim, piano

Casella Serenade for Small Orchestra, Op. 46

Veress, Sándor Concerto for Piano, Strings and Percussion

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 31 & 32 – 8 & 9 January 1959

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Annie Fischer, piano

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 33 & 34 – 13 & 14 January 1959

Bernhard Conz, conductor

Takahiro Sonoda, piano

Pachelbel Canon and Gigue for Strings and Basso Continuo

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concert 35 – 17 January 1959

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Anneliese Schier-Tiessen, piano

Schwarz-Schilling, Reinhard Symphonia Diatonica

Vogel, Wladimir Two Etudes for Orchestra

Berger, Theodor Rondo Ostinato for Wind Orchestra and Percussion

Lopatnikoff, Nikolai Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 15

Tcherepnin, Alexander Suite for Orchestra, Op. 87

Concerts 36, 37 & 38 – 21 & 22 January & 20 May 1959

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Respighi Pines of Rome (I Pini di Roma), P 141

Concerts 39 & 40 – 27 & 28 January 1959

Richard Kraus, conductor

Tossy Spivakovsky, violin

Baumann, Max Orchestral Variations, Op. 29

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Borodin Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major

Concerts 41 & 42 – 31 January & 1 February 1959

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, conductor

Margit Weber, piano

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113

Martinů Fantasia Concertante (Piano Concerto No. 5) in B-flat major, H 366

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 43 – 3 February 1959

Artur Rother, conductor

Henry Jolles, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 44 & 45 – 5 & 6 February 1959

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Enrico Mainardi, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major, K. 319

Mainardi, Enrico Elegy for Cello and Orchestra

Malipiero, Gian Francesco Cello Concerto

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 46, 47 & 48 – 12, 13 & 14 February 1959

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Ruth-Margret Pütz, soprano

Pfitzner Palestrina: Three Preludes

Berg Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder)

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concerts 49, 50 & 51 – 1, 2 & 3 March 1959

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Webern Five Movements for String Quartet (arr. for String Orchestra), Op. 5

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concerts 52 & 53 – 5 & 6 March 1959

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Ruggiero Ricci, violin

Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concerts 54 & 55 – 10 & 11 March 1959

Georg Ludwig Jochum, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 56 – 18 March 1959

Maurice Abravanel, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Dello Joio, Norman Variations, Chaconne and Finale

Hartig, Heinz Friedrich Piano Concerto, Op. 30

Robertson, Leroy Passacaglia

Barber Souvenirs (Ballet Suite), Op. 28

Concerts 57 & 58 – 21 & 22 March 1959

Ferdinand Leitner, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Giusto Cappone, viola

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 59 & 60 – 5 & 6 April 1959

André Cluytens, conductor

Samson François, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 61 & 62 – 13 & 14 April 1959

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Désiré N'Kaoua, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Original Version), WAB 109

Concerts 63, 64 & 65 – 19, 20 & 21 April 1959

Constantin Silvestri, conductor

Friedrich Gulda, piano

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86

Strauss, R. Burleske in D minor

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, 'English' (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Concerts 66 & 67 – 25 & 26 April 1959

Jascha Horenstein, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, 'La Reine', Hob. I:85

Mozart Il re pastore: Two Arias, K. 208

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 68 & 69 – 4 & 5 May 1959

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Valentino Marconi, piano

Couperin Concert dans le goût théâtral

Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano, FWV 46

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 70 & 71 – 10 & 11 May 1959

Franz-Paul Decker, conductor

Bronislav Gimpel, violin

Honegger Pacific 231 (Mouvement symphonique No. 1), H 53

Britten Violin Concerto, Op. 15

Franck Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concerts 72 & 73 – 14 & 15 May 1959

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

Monique Haas, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 74, 75 & 76 – 22, 23 & 24 May 1959

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Lilian Kallir, piano

Henze, Hans Werner Sonata per archi

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 77 & 78 – 7 & 8 June 1959

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Frauenchor Waldo Favre

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes, Sirènes), L 91

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concerts 79 & 80 – 12 & 13 June 1959

André Kostelanetz, conductor

Marjorie Mitchell, piano

Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Gershwin Cuban Overture

Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major

Gershwin Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Bennett)

Concerts 81, 82 & 83 – 19, 21 & 22 June 1959

William Steinberg, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125

Creston, Paul Invocation and Dance, Op. 58

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Berliner Philharmoniker

1959–1960

Season 78

Concerts 1 & 2 – 4 & 5 September 1959

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Klaus Schilde, piano

Marcello, Benedetto Concerto Grosso in F major

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 3 & 4 – 9 & 10 September 1959

Bernhard Conz, conductor

Erik Then-Bergh, piano

Fortner, Wolfgang Bluthochzeit: Two Interludes

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Linz Version), WAB 101

Concert 5 – 15 September 1959

Franz Allers, conductor

Hugo Kolberg, violin

Barber Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12

Swanson, Howard Short Symphony

Piston Violin Concerto No. 1

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 6 & 7 – 20 & 21 September 1959

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major

Liebermann, Rolf Capriccio for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 8, 9 & 10 – 23, 24 & 25 September 1959

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Yvonne Loriod, piano

Matthias Rütters, flute

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Messiaen Réveil des oiseaux

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 11 & 12 – 26 & 27 September 1959

Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano

Norma Procter, contralto

Walter Midgley, tenor

Donald Bell, baritone

Huddersfield Choral Society

Handel Messiah, HWV 56

Concerts 13 & 14 – 30 September & 1 October 1959

Karl Böhm, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Strauss, R. Two Hymns, Op. 71

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concert 15 – 4 October 1959

Mathieu Lange, conductor

Heinz Hoppe, tenor

Thomas Stewart, baritone

Chor der Sing-Akademie

Mendelssohn Symphony in D major

Puccini Messa di Gloria

Concerts 16 & 17 – 9 & 10 October 1959

Hans Schwieger, conductor

Jacob Gimpel, piano

Couperin La Sultane: Overture and Allegro (arr. Milhaud)

Prokofiev Waltz Suite: Three Movements, Op. 110

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 18 & 19 – 14 & 15 October 1959

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Mahler Kindertotenlieder

Kodály Háry János Suite

Concerts 20 & 21 – 19 & 20 October 1959

Jascha Horenstein, conductor

Pina Carmirelli, violin

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Berg Lyric Suite: Three Movements

Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor, G. 97

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 22 – 24 October 1959

Winfried Zillig, conductor

Siegfried Palm, cello

Skalkottas Ten Sketches for Strings

Zillig, Winfried Cello Concerto

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9b

Concerts 23 & 24 – 28 & 29 October 1959

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Edith Peinemann, violin

Weber Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn: Overture, J. 8

Weber Turandot: Overture, J. 75

Weber Abu Hassan: Overture, J. 106

Pfitzner Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 25 & 26 – 4 & 5 November 1959

Paul Schmitz, conductor

Zara Nelsova, cello

Spohr Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 102

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Strauss, R. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Suite, Op. 60

Concert 27 – 9 November 1959

Alexander Krannhals, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Bach, J.C. Symphony in B-flat major, Op. 18/2

Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 28, 29 & 30 – 12, 13 & 14 November 1959

Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Max Rostal, violin

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Concerts 31 & 32 – 22 & 23 November 1959

André Cluytens, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Honegger Symphony No. 5, 'Di tre re', H 202

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concerts 33 & 34 – 26 & 27 November 1959

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Debussy Ibéria, L 122/2

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 35 & 36 – 1 & 2 December 1959

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 37 – 3 December 1959

Gustav König, conductor

Ludwig Hoelscher, cello

Webern Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30

Webern Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10

Krenek Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 133

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Concerts 38 & 39 – 13 & 14 December 1959

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Petrassi, Goffredo Concerto for Orchestra No. 1

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 40 – 26 December 1959

Volker Wangenheim, conductor

Conrad Hansen, piano

Horst Eichler, orchestral soloist

Herbert Rotzoll, orchestral soloist

Karl Pfeifer, orchestral soloist

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 41, 42 & 43 – 29, 30 & 31 December 1959

Hans Richter-Haaser, conductor & piano

Blacher, Boris Musica giocosa, Op. 59

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concerts 44 & 45 – 4 & 5 January 1960

Kurt Wöss, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Ibert Louisville Concert

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Schmidt, Franz Symphony No. 4 in C major

Concerts 46 & 47 – 8 & 9 January 1960

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Devy Erlih, violin

Einem, Gottfried von Dance Rondo (Tanzrondo), Op. 27

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 48 & 49 – 12 & 13 January 1960

Edouard van Remoortel, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Creston, Paul Symphony No. 2, Op. 35

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 50 & 51 – 17 & 18 January 1960

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Lola Bobesco, violin

Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concerts 52 & 53 – 21 & 22 January 1960

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Hindemith Concert Music for Wind Orchestra, Op. 41

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 54 & 55 – 26 & 27 January 1960

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 56, 57 & 58 – 30 & 31 January & 1 February 1960

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Dorothea von Stein, contralto

Fritz Wunderlich, tenor

Walter Kreppel, bass

Rias-Kammerchor

Berliner Motettenchor

Mozart Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Concerts 59 & 60 – 5 & 6 February 1960

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Yvonne Lefébure, piano

Schmidt, Hans-Martin Concerto for String Orchestra

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 61 – 11 February 1960

Richard Kraus, conductor

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Rias-Kammerchor

Berliner Motettenchor

Berger, Theodor Symphonischer Triglyph

Britten Les Illuminations, Op. 18

Egk Furchtlosigkeit und Wohlwollen

Concerts 62, 63 & 64 – 16, 17 & 18 February 1960

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 450

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 65 – 24 February 1960

Heinrich Steiner, conductor

Margit Weber, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concerts 66, 67 & 68 – 28 & 29 February & 1 March 1960

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, contralto

Sándor Kónya, tenor

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concerts 69 & 70 – 8 & 9 March 1960

Eugen Szenkar, conductor

Clara Ebers, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'The Miracle', Hob. I:96

Haydn Berenice, che fai? Scena di Berenice, Hob. XXIVa:10

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 71 & 72 – 12 & 13 March 1960

André Cluytens, conductor

Pierre Doukan, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Lalo Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Ravel La Valse, M. 72

Concerts 73 & 74 – 23 & 24 March 1960

Constantin Silvestri, conductor

Lucretia West, mezzo-soprano

Women's and Boys' Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Reger An die Hoffnung, Op. 124

Mahler Symphony No. 3

Concert 75 – 29 March 1960

Constantin Silvestri, conductor

Heinz Stanske, violin

Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Weill Violin Concerto, Op. 12

Stravinsky Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du Rossignol)

Silvestri, Constantin Prelude and Fugue, Op. 17a

Concert 76 – 31 March 1960

Theodore Vavayannis, conductor

Winfried Wolf, piano

Wagner Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49

Strauss, R. Burleske in D minor

Skalkottas Greek Dances: Selection

Borodin Symphony No. 2 in B minor

Concerts 77, 78 & 79 – 8, 9 & 10 April 1960

Constantin Silvestri, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3/1 (HWV 312)

Mahler Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 80, 81 & 82 – 18, 19 & 20 April 1960

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525

Stravinsky Symphony in C

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Concerts 83 & 84 – 8 & 9 May 1960

Georg Ludwig Jochum, conductor

Edith Farnadi, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 85 – 1 June 1960

John Bitter, conductor

Lothar Broddack, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 14 in A major, K. 114

Chou Wen-chung And the Fallen Petals

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 86 – 22 June 1960

Thomas Scherman, conductor

Saschko Gawriloff, violin

Dello Joio, Norman Meditations on Ecclesiastes

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Berliner Philharmoniker

1960–1961

Season 79

Concerts 1 & 2 – 1 & 2 September 1960

Alberto Erede, conductor

Branka Musulin, piano

Dallapiccola Piccola musica notturna

Goetz, Hermann Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 18

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

Concerts 3 & 4 – 6 & 7 September 1960

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Valentino Marconi, piano

Prokofiev Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Concerts 5 & 6 – 13 & 14 September 1960

Witold Rowicki, conductor

Walter Hautzig, piano

Lutosławski Musique funèbre (Funeral Music)

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 7 & 8 – 18 & 19 September 1960

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Leontyne Price, soprano

Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Handel Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Aria

Verdi Aida: Aria

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 9, 10 & 11 – 21, 22 & 23 September 1960

Karl Böhm, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 12 – 26 September 1960

Karl Forster, conductor

Edith Lang, soprano

Herbert Brauer, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Brahms Song of Destiny (Schicksalslied), Op. 54

Brahms Nänie, Op. 82

Blacher, Boris Requiem, Op. 58

Concert 13 – 28 September 1960

Hans Erismann, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Margrit Conrad-Amberg, contralto

Verena Gohl, contralto

Herbert Brauer, baritone

Sängerverein Harmonie Zürich

Honegger Cantique de Pâques, H 41

Martin, Frank 6 Monologues from Jedermann

Sutermeister, Heinrich Missa da Requiem

Concerts 14 & 15 – 6 & 7 October 1960

Pierre Monteux, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Schumann Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Stravinsky Petrushka

Concert 16 – 12 October 1960

Paul Hindemith, conductor

Klaus Billing, piano

Rias-Männerchor

Schreker Die Gezeichneten: Prelude

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Concerto for Piano, Winds and Percussion

Petrassi, Goffredo Coro di morti

Hindemith Three Songs for Male Choir a cappella

Hindemith Sinfonietta in E major

Concerts 17 & 18 – 15 & 16 October 1960

Paul Hindemith, conductor

Wanda Wiłkomirska, violin

Stravinsky Orpheus

Liszt Orpheus, S. 98

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Concerts 19, 20 & 21 – 22, 23 & 24 October 1960

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Zino Francescatti, violin

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concerts 22, 23 & 24 – 9, 10 & 11 November 1960

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Voss, Friedrich Variations for Wind and Timpani

Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 25 & 26 – 23 & 24 November 1960

Gustav König, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Handel Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6/12

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphony No. 7

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 27 & 28 – 29 & 30 November 1960

André Cluytens, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Giusto Cappone, viola

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Milhaud The Creation of the World (La Création du monde), Op. 81

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Concerts 29 & 30 – 3 & 4 December 1960

André Cluytens, conductor

Stefania Woytowicz, soprano

Anton Dermota, tenor

Gustav Neidlinger, bass-baritone

Thomas Stewart, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Berlioz The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24

Concerts 31 & 32 – 7 & 8 December 1960

Constantin Silvestri, conductor

Max Rostal, violin

Franck Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11/1

Concerts 33, 34 & 35 – 11, 12 & 13 December 1960

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Wilma Lipp, soprano

Anton Dermota, tenor

Franz Crass, bass

Rias-Kammerchor

Berliner Motettenchor

Haydn The Creation, Hob. XXI:2

Concerts 36 & 37 – 18 & 19 December 1960

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Lola Bobesco, violin

Balakirev Tamara

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concerts 38 & 39 – 30 & 31 December 1960

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Lawrence Winters, baritone

Kammerchor Waldo Favro

Handel Agrippina: Overture, HWV 6

Handel Xerxes: Aria

Handel Cantata con strumenti: Aria

Handel Semele: Aria

Traditional Three Negro Spirituals

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 40 & 41 – 4 & 5 January 1961

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16

Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 (listed as D major in source, likely G major K. 313 or D major K. 314)

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 42 & 43 – 9 & 10 January 1961

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 44 – 14 January 1961

Pierre Boulez, conductor

Eva Maria Rogner, soprano

Boulez Pli selon pli: Three Excerpts

Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Debussy Ibéria, L 122/2

Concerts 45, 46 & 47 – 18, 19 & 20 January 1961

John Barbirolli, conductor

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 48 & 49 – 24 & 25 January 1961 (Furtwängler Memorial Concert)

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Mozart Masonic Funeral Music (Maurerische Trauermusik), K. 477

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 50 & 51 – 28 & 29 January 1961

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Julius Katchen, piano

Westerman, Gerhart von Intermezzi: Two Pieces for Large Orchestra, Op. 9

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 52, 53 & 54 – 2, 3 & 4 February 1961

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Hansheinz Schneeberger, violin

Dukas La Péri: Fanfare and Poème dansé

Martin, Frank Violin Concerto

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 55 – 8 February 1961

Winfried Zillig, conductor

Evelyn Lear, soprano

Berg Lulu: Symphonic Pieces (Lulu Suite)

Zillig, Winfried Vergessene Weisen

Hindemith Nobilissima Visione: Suite

Concerts 56 & 57 – 11 & 12 February 1961

Antonio Janigro, conductor

Zara Nelsova, cello

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concerts 58, 59 & 60 – 15, 16 & 17 February 1961

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Lothar Koch, oboe

Strauss, R. Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Strauss, R. Metamorphosen, TrV 290

Concerts 61 & 62 – 22 & 23 February 1961

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Annelies Kupper, soprano

Bach, C.P.E. Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Wq. 182/2

Hindemith Das Marienleben: Six Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 27

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major (Original Version), WAB 107

Concerts 63 & 64 – 27 & 28 February 1961

Massimo Pradella, conductor

Stanley Babin, piano

Geminiani Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 3/2

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Falla The Three-Cornered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos): Suite No. 2

Concerts 65 & 66 – 8 & 9 March 1961

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture, JB 1:100

Martinů Cello Concerto No. 1, H 196 II

Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Concerts 67 & 68 – 12 & 13 March 1961

István Kertész, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Mozart Divertimento in D major, K. 136

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concerts 69 & 70 – 16 & 17 March 1961

Efrem Kurtz, conductor

Monique de la Bruchollerie, piano

Bach, J.C. Symphony in B-flat major

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 71 – 23 March 1961

Boris Blacher, conductor

Vera Little, contralto

Eberhard Finke, cello

Miller, Edward J. Music for Orchestra, Op. 4

Reimann, Aribert Cello Concerto

Ravel Shéhérazade, M. 41

Blacher, Boris Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini, Op. 26

Concerts 72 & 73 – 6 & 7 April 1961

André Cluytens, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/5 (HWV 323)

Honegger Symphony No. 3, 'Liturgique', H 186

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 74, 75 & 76 – 26, 27 & 28 April 1961

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

János Starker, cello

Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 77 – 7 May 1961

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Peter Pears, tenor

Henze, Hans Werner Three Dithyrambs for Chamber Orchestra

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphony No. 1 (Essay on a Requiem)

Britten Nocturne, Op. 60

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Concerts 78 & 79 – 9 & 10 May 1961

Maurice Abravanel, conductor

Eva Bernáthová, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 80 & 81 – 16 & 17 May 1961

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Johanna Martzy, violin

Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 82 – 30 May 1961

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture, Wq. 40

Janáček Taras Bulba

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 83 – 6 June 1961

Heinz Wallberg, conductor

Isidor Lateiner, violin

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, 'English' (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Concerts 84 & 85 – 11 & 12 June 1961

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture, JB 1:100

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture)

Kodály Háry János Suite

Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concert 86 – 16 June 1961

Otto Matzerath, conductor

Takahiro Sonoda, piano

Fortner, Wolfgang La Cecchina (Italian Overture)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Berliner Philharmoniker

1961–1962

Season 80

Concerts 1 & 2 – 14 & 15 September 1961

Karl Böhm, conductor

David Bar-Illan, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 3 & 4 – 18 & 19 September 1961

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Enrico Mainardi, cello

Einem, Gottfried von Orchestral Music, Op. 9

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concerts 5 & 6 – 23 & 25 September 1961 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Gloria Davy, soprano

Edith Farnadi, piano

Henze, Hans Werner Nocturnes and Arias

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 7 – 29 September 1961 (Berlin Festival)

Werner Egk, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphony No. 5 (Symphonie concertante)

Reimann, Aribert Ein Totentanz

Henze, Hans Werner Elegy for Young Lovers: Two Arias

Egk, Werner Variations on a Caribbean Theme

Concert 8 – 2 October 1961 (Berlin Festival)

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Horst Eichler, orchestral soloist

Herbert Rotzoll, orchestral soloist

Karl Pfeifer, orchestral soloist

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Bach, J.S. Cantata 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen', BWV 51

Pepping, Ernst Two Orchestral Pieces on a Chanson by Binchois

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Concerts 9 & 10 – 6 & 7 October 1961 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Antonietta Stella, soprano

Giulietta Simionato, mezzo-soprano

Carlo Bergonzi, tenor

Nicola Zaccaria, bass

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien

Verdi Messa da Requiem

Concerts 11, 12 & 13 – 10, 11 & 12 October 1961

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concerts 14 & 15 – 16 & 17 October 1961

Karl Böhm, conductor

Michael Rabin, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 16 & 17 – 20 & 21 October 1961

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concerts 18, 19 & 20 – 1, 2 & 3 December 1961

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Marcello, Benedetto Concerto Grosso in D major

Mozart Per pietà, non ricercate: Rondo for Tenor and Orchestra, K. 420

Mozart Misero! O sogno... Aura, che intorno spiri: Recitative and Aria for Tenor and Orchestra, K. 431

Liszt A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concerts 21 & 22 – 6 & 7 December 1961

John Barbirolli, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 98 in B-flat major, Hob. I:98

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 23 & 24 – 10 & 11 December 1961

Constantin Silvestri, conductor

Rudolf Firkušný, piano

Silvestri, Constantin Three Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 4 No. 2

Martinů Piano Concerto No. 2, H 237

Liszt Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo, S. 96

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 25 – 26 December 1961

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major, K. 319

Moscheles, Ignaz Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 58

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concerts 26, 27 & 28 – 29, 30 & 31 December 1961

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Alfred Brendel, piano

Locatelli Concerto da camera in E-flat major, Op. 4/10

Thärichen, Werner Piano Concerto, Op. 39

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, 'English' (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Concerts 29 & 30 – 7 & 8 January 1962

André Cluytens, conductor

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Herbert Brauer, baritone

Arnold van Mill, bass

Kieth Engen, bass

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Günter Prill, flute

Fritz Helmis, harp

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Berlioz L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25

Concerts 31 & 32 – 11 & 12 January 1962

Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concerts 33 & 34 – 16 & 17 January 1962

Carlos Chávez, conductor

Eugene List, piano

Cherubini Anacréon: Overture

Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear', Hob. I:82

Chávez Piano Concerto

Chávez H.P. (Horsepower): Suite from the Ballet-Symphony

Concerts 35, 36 & 37 – 20, 21 & 22 January 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Henze, Hans Werner Antifone

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

Concert 38 – 26 January 1962

Paul Hindemith, conductor

Giusto Cappone, viola

Hindemith Basler Marsch

Webern Symphony, Op. 21

Hindemith Der Schwanendreher

Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9

Concerts 39 & 40 – 29 & 30 January 1962

Paul Hindemith, conductor

Anton Heiller, organ

Rias-Kammerchor

Berliner Motettenchor

Hindemith Nobilissima Visione: Suite

Handel Organ Concerto in B-flat major, Op. 7/1 (HWV 306)

Heiller, Anton Te Deum

Bruckner Mass No. 2 in E minor, WAB 27

Concerts 41 & 42 – 3 & 4 February 1962

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Lotte Schädle, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Donald Grobe, tenor

Josef Greindl, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Schoeck, Othmar Sommernacht (Summer Night), Op. 58

Pfitzner Das dunkle Reich, Op. 38

Bruckner Te Deum in C major, WAB 45

Concerts 43 & 44 – 7 & 8 February 1962

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Pfitzner Cello Concerto in G major, Op. 42

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 45, 46 & 47 – 14, 15 & 16 February 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 48 & 49 – 20 & 21 February 1962

André Cluytens, conductor

Thierry de Brunhoff, piano

Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Ravel Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), M. 60

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 50 & 51 – 25 & 26 February 1962

André Cluytens, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'The Miracle', Hob. I:96

Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 in G minor, 'The Year 1905', Op. 103

Concerts 52 & 53 – 1 & 2 March 1962

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Genzmer, Harald Prologue for Orchestra

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concerts 54 & 55 – 7 & 8 March 1962

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Devy Erlih, violin

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28

Ravel Tzigane, M. 76

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 56, 57 & 58 – 11, 12 & 13 March 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Rias-Kammerchor

Berliner Motettenchor

Mozart Masonic Funeral Music (Maurerische Trauermusik), K. 477

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 59 – 22 March 1962

Serge Baudo, conductor

Jeanne Deroubaix, contralto

Geneviève Joy, piano

Ina Marika, piano

Honegger Prélude, Fugue et Postlude, H 180

Satie Socrate

Milhaud Concerto for 2 Pianos No. 1, Op. 228

Milhaud Symphony No. 8, 'Rhodanienne', Op. 362

Concerts 60 & 61 – 27 & 28 March 1962

Colin Davis, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Tippett Concerto for Double String Orchestra

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 62 & 63 – 3 & 4 April 1962

Witold Rowicki, conductor

Yvonne Lefébure, piano

Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25

Haydn Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11

Debussy Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra, L 73

Roussel Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42

Concert 64 – 12 April 1962

Goffredo Petrassi, conductor

Lisa Otto, soprano

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Rias-Kammerchor

Malipiero, Gian Francesco Symphony No. 1, 'In quattro tempi, come le quattro stagioni'

Roussel Concertino for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 57

Petrassi, Goffredo Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 (Récréation concertante)

Petrassi, Goffredo Magnificat

Concerts 65, 66 & 67 – 17, 18 & 19 April 1962

Karel Ančerl, conductor

Josef Suk, violin

Sommer, Vladimír Antigone: Overture

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 68 & 69 – 26 & 27 April 1962

Georg Solti, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26

Schumann Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 70 & 71 – 3 & 4 May 1962

Hans Rosbaud, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Sibelius Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

Blacher, Boris Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 72, 73 & 74 – 8, 9 & 10 May 1962

László Somogyi, conductor

Arthur Grumiaux, violin

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 75 – 15 May 1962

Wolfgang Fortner, conductor

Carla Henius, soprano

Riccardo Brengola, violin

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1

Kounadis, Argyris Chorikon for Orchestra

Henze, Hans Werner Violin Concerto No. 1

Krenek Medea

Fortner, Wolfgang Impromptus for Orchestra

Concerts 76 & 77 – 18 & 19 May 1962

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Handel Concerto Grosso in F major (likely Op. 3/4 or a double choir concerto)

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphony No. 3

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concerts 78 & 79 – 22 & 23 May 1962

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Veronica Jochum von Moltke, piano

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Fritz Helmis, harp

Martin, Frank Petite Symphonie Concertante

Stravinsky Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100

Concerts 80 & 81 – 28 & 29 May 1962

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 82 & 83 – 1 & 2 June 1962

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Friedrich Gulda, piano

Horst Eichler, orchestral soloist

Herbert Rotzoll, orchestral soloist

Karl Pfeifer, orchestral soloist

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069

Bach, J.S. Harpsichord Concerto No. 2 in E major (performed on Piano), BWV 1053

Mozart Notturno in D major, K. 286

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Concert 84 – 14 June 1962

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Tossy Spivakovsky, violin

Stravinsky Concerto in D

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major

Stravinsky Petrushka: Suite

Berliner Philharmoniker

1962–1963

Season 81

Concerts 1 & 2 – 31 August & 1 September 1962

Efrem Kurtz, conductor

Gary Graffman, piano

Bach, J.C. Symphony in D major, Op. 18/4

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture)

Concerts 3 & 4 – 12 & 13 September 1962

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Robert Riefling, piano

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 2

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 5 & 6 – 18 & 19 September 1962

Heinrich Hollreiser, conductor

Hugo Kolberg, violin

Blacher, Boris Music for Cleveland, Op. 53

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 7 & 8 – 23 & 24 September 1962

Karl Böhm, conductor

Friedrich Gulda, piano

Einem, Gottfried von Dantons Tod: Four Episodes, Op. 6a

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Concerts 9 & 10 – 26 & 27 September 1962

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Soňa Červená, mezzo-soprano

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air, BWV 1068

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concert 11 – 27 September 1962

Lukas Foss, conductor & piano

Annabelle Bernard, soprano

Howard Colf, cello

Richard Dufallo, clarinet

Charles Delancey, percussion

Varèse Déserts

Stravinsky Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du Rossignol)

Foss, Lukas Time Cycle

Concert 12 – 30 September 1962

Mathieu Lange, conductor

Anny Schlemm, soprano

Hildegard Rütgers, contralto

Theo Altmeyer, tenor

Yi-Kwei Sze, bass

Martin Görgen, organ

Chor der Sing-Akademie

Baumann, Max Deutsche Vesper, Op. 64

Baumann, Max Psalm 122

Baumann, Max Psalm 13

Baumann, Max Magnificat

Caldara Mass in C major

Concert 13 – 1 October 1962

Erich Schmid, conductor

Heidemarie Hatheyer, speaker

Erich Schellow, speaker

Züricher Kammersprechchor

Vogel, Wladimir Thyl Claes

Concert 14 – 3 October 1962

Richard Kraus, conductor

Anneliese Schier-Tiessen, piano

Voss, Friedrich Tragic Overture 'In Memoriam Dag Hammarskjöld'

Tiessen, Heinz Concertante Variations on a Dance Melody for Piano and Orchestra

Trapp, Max Symphony No. 7

Concert 15 – 6 October 1962

Hans Chemin-Petit, conductor

Herbert Brauer, baritone

Philharmonischer Chor Berlin

Chemin-Petit, Hans Symphonic Triptych (Psalms 150, 90 & 98)

Concerts 16, 17 & 18 – 11, 12 & 13 October 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3/1 (HWV 312)

Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 19 & 20 – 16 & 17 October 1962

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Pina Carmirelli, violin

Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 21 & 22 – 20 & 21 October 1962

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Wolf Italian Serenade

Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 23, 24 & 25 – 12, 13 & 14 November 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Jörg Demus, piano

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 26, 27 & 28 – 2, 3 & 4 December 1962

Karel Ančerl, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Martinů Symphony No. 5, H 310

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major

Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60

Concerts 29 & 30 – 7 & 8 December 1962

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Paul Tortelier, cello

Pfitzner Das Christ-Elflein: Overture, Op. 20

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version), WAB 103

Concerts 31 & 32 – 11 & 12 December 1962

István Kertész, conductor

Carl Seemann, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 33, 34 & 35 – 29, 30 & 31 December 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll', Hob. I:103

Bloch Schelomo

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 36 & 37 – 4 & 5 January 1963

John Barbirolli, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Mahler Symphony No. 9

Concerts 38 & 39 – 9 & 10 January 1963

Jean Martinon, conductor

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Strauss, R. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Suite, Op. 60

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Concerts 40 & 41 – 14 & 15 January 1963

Georges Prêtre, conductor

Halina Czerny-Stefańska, piano

Blacher, Boris Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini, Op. 26

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

Concerts 42, 43 & 44 – 31 January, 1 & 2 February 1963

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major (Original Version), WAB 105

Concerts 45 & 46 – 5 & 6 February 1963

Witold Rowicki, conductor

Jorge Bolet, piano

Baird, Tadeusz Four Essays for Orchestra

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 47 & 48 – 11 & 12 February 1963

Bruno Maderna, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Herbert Rotzoll, clarinet

Horst Eichler, horn

Karl Pfeifer, bassoon

Johann Doms, trombone

Heinz Thiele, trombone

Karl-Heinz Duse-Utesch, trombone

Ernst Heidrich, tuba

Gabrieli Ricercar del settimo tono

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Debussy Jeux, L 125

Concerts 49 & 50 – 20 & 21 February 1963

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Max Rostal, violin

Horst Göbel, piano

Bloch Concerto Grosso No. 1

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concerts 51 & 52 – 25 & 26 February 1963

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Jeanne Manchon, piano

Mozart La clemenza di Tito: Overture, K. 621

Spitzmüller, Alexander Piano Concerto No. 2

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor (Original Version), WAB 108

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 1, 2 & 3 March 1963

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Luigi Alva, tenor

Walter Berry, bass

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Helmut Schlövogt, flute

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Herbert Rotzoll, clarinet

Karl Pfeifer, bassoon

Rias-Kammerchor

Bach, J.S. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Concerts 56 & 57 – 12 & 13 March 1963

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 55 in E-flat major, 'The Schoolmaster', Hob. I:55

Hindemith Cello Concerto (1940)

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 58 & 59 – 16 & 17 March 1963

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Alfred Brendel, piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6/10 (HWV 328)

Schoenberg Piano Concerto, Op. 42

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 60 & 61 – 22 & 23 March 1963

Karl Böhm, conductor

Wilma Lipp, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Jess Thomas, tenor

Walter Berry, bass

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 62 & 63 – 29 & 30 March 1963

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Zara Nelsova, cello

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Janáček Taras Bulba

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 64, 65 & 66 – 3, 4 & 5 April 1963

Mario Rossi, conductor

Rudolf Firkušný, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 67 & 68 – 9 & 10 May 1963

Karl Böhm, conductor

Alicia Schachter-Rich, piano

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 69, 70 & 71 – 12, 13 & 14 May 1963

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Van Cliburn, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 72 & 73 – 17 & 18 May 1963

Georg Solti, conductor

Johanna Martzy, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite, Sz. 73

Concerts 74 & 75 – 22 & 23 May 1963

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Franz Crass, bass

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Gerhard Stempnik, english horn

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Honegger Concerto da camera, H 196

Haydn Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae 'Cäcilienmesse', Hob. XXII:5

Concert 76 – 20 June 1963

Klaus Pringsheim, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Mayuzumi Samsara

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Berliner Philharmoniker

1962–1963

Season 81

Concerts 1 & 2 – 31 August & 1 September 1962

Efrem Kurtz, conductor

Gary Graffman, piano

Bach, J.C. Symphony in D major, Op. 18/4

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture)

Concerts 3 & 4 – 12 & 13 September 1962

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Robert Riefling, piano

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 2

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 5 & 6 – 18 & 19 September 1962

Heinrich Hollreiser, conductor

Hugo Kolberg, violin

Blacher, Boris Music for Cleveland, Op. 53

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 7 & 8 – 23 & 24 September 1962

Karl Böhm, conductor

Friedrich Gulda, piano

Einem, Gottfried von Dantons Tod: Four Episodes, Op. 6a

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Concerts 9 & 10 – 26 & 27 September 1962

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Soňa Červená, mezzo-soprano

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air, BWV 1068

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concert 11 – 27 September 1962

Lukas Foss, conductor & piano

Annabelle Bernard, soprano

Howard Colf, cello

Richard Dufallo, clarinet

Charles Delancey, percussion

Varèse Déserts

Stravinsky Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du Rossignol)

Foss, Lukas Time Cycle

Concert 12 – 30 September 1962

Mathieu Lange, conductor

Anny Schlemm, soprano

Hildegard Rütgers, contralto

Theo Altmeyer, tenor

Yi-Kwei Sze, bass

Martin Görgen, organ

Chor der Sing-Akademie

Baumann, Max Deutsche Vesper, Op. 64

Baumann, Max Psalm 122

Baumann, Max Psalm 13

Baumann, Max Magnificat

Caldara Mass in C major

Concert 13 – 1 October 1962

Erich Schmid, conductor

Heidemarie Hatheyer, speaker

Erich Schellow, speaker

Züricher Kammersprechchor

Vogel, Wladimir Thyl Claes

Concert 14 – 3 October 1962

Richard Kraus, conductor

Anneliese Schier-Tiessen, piano

Voss, Friedrich Tragic Overture 'In Memoriam Dag Hammarskjöld'

Tiessen, Heinz Concertante Variations on a Dance Melody for Piano and Orchestra

Trapp, Max Symphony No. 7

Concert 15 – 6 October 1962

Hans Chemin-Petit, conductor

Herbert Brauer, baritone

Philharmonischer Chor Berlin

Chemin-Petit, Hans Symphonic Triptych (Psalms 150, 90 & 98)

Concerts 16, 17 & 18 – 11, 12 & 13 October 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Handel Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3/1 (HWV 312)

Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 19 & 20 – 16 & 17 October 1962

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Pina Carmirelli, violin

Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 21 & 22 – 20 & 21 October 1962

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Wolf Italian Serenade

Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 23, 24 & 25 – 12, 13 & 14 November 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Jörg Demus, piano

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 26, 27 & 28 – 2, 3 & 4 December 1962

Karel Ančerl, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Martinů Symphony No. 5, H 310

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major

Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60

Concerts 29 & 30 – 7 & 8 December 1962

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Paul Tortelier, cello

Pfitzner Das Christ-Elflein: Overture, Op. 20

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version), WAB 103

Concerts 31 & 32 – 11 & 12 December 1962

István Kertész, conductor

Carl Seemann, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 33, 34 & 35 – 29, 30 & 31 December 1962

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll', Hob. I:103

Bloch Schelomo

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 36 & 37 – 4 & 5 January 1963

John Barbirolli, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Mahler Symphony No. 9

Concerts 38 & 39 – 9 & 10 January 1963

Jean Martinon, conductor

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Strauss, R. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Suite, Op. 60

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Concerts 40 & 41 – 14 & 15 January 1963

Georges Prêtre, conductor

Halina Czerny-Stefańska, piano

Blacher, Boris Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini, Op. 26

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

Concerts 42, 43 & 44 – 31 January, 1 & 2 February 1963

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major (Original Version), WAB 105

Concerts 45 & 46 – 5 & 6 February 1963

Witold Rowicki, conductor

Jorge Bolet, piano

Baird, Tadeusz Four Essays for Orchestra

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 47 & 48 – 11 & 12 February 1963

Bruno Maderna, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Herbert Rotzoll, clarinet

Horst Eichler, horn

Karl Pfeifer, bassoon

Johann Doms, trombone

Heinz Thiele, trombone

Karl-Heinz Duse-Utesch, trombone

Ernst Heidrich, tuba

Gabrieli Ricercar del settimo tono

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Debussy Jeux, L 125

Concerts 49 & 50 – 20 & 21 February 1963

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Max Rostal, violin

Horst Göbel, piano

Bloch Concerto Grosso No. 1

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concerts 51 & 52 – 25 & 26 February 1963

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Jeanne Manchon, piano

Mozart La clemenza di Tito: Overture, K. 621

Spitzmüller, Alexander Piano Concerto No. 2

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor (Original Version), WAB 108

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 1, 2 & 3 March 1963

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Luigi Alva, tenor

Walter Berry, bass

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Helmut Schlövogt, flute

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Herbert Rotzoll, clarinet

Karl Pfeifer, bassoon

Rias-Kammerchor

Bach, J.S. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Concerts 56 & 57 – 12 & 13 March 1963

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 55 in E-flat major, 'The Schoolmaster', Hob. I:55

Hindemith Cello Concerto (1940)

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 58 & 59 – 16 & 17 March 1963

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Alfred Brendel, piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6/10 (HWV 328)

Schoenberg Piano Concerto, Op. 42

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 60 & 61 – 22 & 23 March 1963

Karl Böhm, conductor

Wilma Lipp, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Jess Thomas, tenor

Walter Berry, bass

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 62 & 63 – 29 & 30 March 1963

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Zara Nelsova, cello

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Janáček Taras Bulba

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 64, 65 & 66 – 3, 4 & 5 April 1963

Mario Rossi, conductor

Rudolf Firkušný, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 67 & 68 – 9 & 10 May 1963

Karl Böhm, conductor

Alicia Schachter-Rich, piano

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 69, 70 & 71 – 12, 13 & 14 May 1963

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Van Cliburn, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 72 & 73 – 17 & 18 May 1963

Georg Solti, conductor

Johanna Martzy, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite, Sz. 73

Concerts 74 & 75 – 22 & 23 May 1963

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Franz Crass, bass

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Gerhard Stempnik, english horn

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Honegger Concerto da camera, H 196

Haydn Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae 'Cäcilienmesse', Hob. XXII:5

Concert 76 – 20 June 1963

Klaus Pringsheim, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Mayuzumi Samsara

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Berliner Philharmoniker

1963–1964

Season 82

Concert 1 – 14 September 1963

Frieder Weissmann, conductor

Horst Göbel, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Strauss, R. Burleske in D minor

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 2 – 18 September 1963

Theodore Bloomfield, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Shostakovich Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Concert 3 – 21 September 1963

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Joseph Schuster, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Ravel La Valse, M. 72

Concert 4 – 26 September 1963

Peter Ronnefeld, conductor

Alice Oelke, contralto

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'The Clock', Hob. I:101

Monteverdi Con che soavità

Monteverdi Lamento d'Arianna (arr. Orff)

Hindemith Chamber Music No. 3 (Cello Concerto), Op. 36/2

Strauss, R. Macbeth, Op. 23

Concert 5 – 28 September 1963

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 6 & 7 – 29 & 30 September 1963 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin

Blacher, Boris Concertante Musik, Op. 10

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 8 – 3 October 1963 (Berlin Festival)

Darius Milhaud, conductor

Serge Baudo, conductor

Roman Totenberg, violin

Rias-Kammerchor

Milhaud Maximilian: Suite, Op. 110b

Milhaud Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 263

Milhaud Symphony No. 3, 'Te Deum', Op. 271

Concert 9 – 6 October 1963 (Berlin Festival)

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Wagner Symphony in C major, WWV 29

Wagner Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude, WWV 96

Concert 10 – 9 October 1963 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Sylvia Brigham, soprano

Fritz Demmler, flute

Fritz Helmis, harp

Westerman, Gerhart von Intermezzo No. 1

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 4

Burton, Gary Ode to a Nightingale

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite

Concert 11 – 15 October 1963 (Opening of the Philharmonie - Morning)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Thomas Brandis, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Eberhard Finke, cello

Blacher, Boris Fanfare for the Opening of the Philharmonie

Haydn String Quartet in C major, 'Emperor' (Movement II), Hob. III:77

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concerts 12 & 13 – 15 & 16 October 1963 (Opening Concerts of the Philharmonie - Evening)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Luigi Alva, tenor

Otto Wiener, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Rias-Kammerchor

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 14 & 15 – 18 & 19 October 1963

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Zino Francescatti, violin

Pierre Fournier, cello

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor (Double Concerto), Op. 102

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 16 – 23 October 1963

Boris Blacher, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Vera Little, contralto

Nabokov, Nicolas Studies in Solitude

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Blacher, Boris Five Negro Spirituals

Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54

Concert 17 – 27 October 1963

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Martin, Frank Inter arma caritas

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 18 & 19 – 10 & 11 November 1963

István Kertész, conductor

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 20 & 21 – 14 & 15 November 1963

Karl Böhm, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Giusto Cappone, viola

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 22 & 23 – 23 & 24 November 1963

Hans Swarowsky, conductor

Martina Arroyo, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Kim Borg, bass

Rias-Kammerchor

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Reger Dies irae (Requiem fragment), Op. 145a

Bruckner Mass No. 1 in D minor, WAB 26

Concert 24 – 28 November 1963

René Leibowitz, conductor

Carl Seemann, piano

Wolfgang Marschner, violin

Hindemith Concert Music for Wind Orchestra, Op. 41

Berg Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Wind Instruments

Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16

Concerts 25 & 26 – 5 & 6 December 1963

George Georgescu, conductor

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Ibert Flute Concerto

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11/1

Concerts 27 & 28 – 10 & 11 December 1963

Efrem Kurtz, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Stravinsky Four Norwegian Moods

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 29 – 18 December 1963

Heinrich Hollreiser, conductor

Edith Peinemann, violin

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 30 & 31 – 4 & 5 January 1964

Karel Ančerl, conductor

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Smetana Má Vlast: The Moldau, JB 1:112/2

Suk Asrael Symphony, Op. 27

Concerts 32 & 33 – 8 & 9 January 1964

John Barbirolli, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92

Mahler Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Four Songs

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 34 & 35 – 12 & 13 January 1964

John Barbirolli, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 36 & 37 – 16 & 17 January 1964

John Barbirolli, conductor

Barbirolli, John An Elizabethan Suite

Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 8 in D minor

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 38 – 19 January 1964 (In Memoriam Paul Hindemith)

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Günther Arndt, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Rias-Kammerchor

Hindemith Mass for Mixed Choir

Hindemith Das Marienleben: Four Songs

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concerts 39 & 40 – 22 & 23 January 1964

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concerts 41 & 42 – 15 & 16 February 1964

William Steinberg, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Concert 43 – 19 February 1964

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor & violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concerts 44 & 45 – 27 & 28 February 1964

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ragnar Ulfung, tenor

Thomas Stewart, baritone

Peter Lagger, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Handel Jephtha, HWV 70

Concert 46 – 5 March 1964

George Georgescu, conductor

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 47 & 48 – 12 & 13 March 1964

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concerts 49 & 50 – 15 & 16 March 1964

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concerts 51 & 52 – 19 & 20 March 1964

Karl Böhm, conductor

André Tchaikowsky, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 53 & 54 – 23 & 24 March 1964

Paul Kletzki, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 55 & 56 – 2 & 3 April 1964

André Cluytens, conductor

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Kieth Engen, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

Concert 57 – 6 April 1964

André Cluytens, conductor

Gérard Souzay, baritone

Ravel Alborada del gracioso, M. 43

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Ravel Deux mélodies hébraïques, M. 22

Ravel La Valse, M. 72

Ravel Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), M. 60

Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, M. 84

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 58 – 9 April 1964

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Gloria Davy, soprano

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 1

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 2

Henze, Hans Werner Whispers from Heavenly Death

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 3

Concert 59 – 12 April 1964

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Ingeborg Hallstein, soprano

Fritz Helmis, harp

Eberhard Finke, cello

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Peter Steiner, cello

Heinrich Majowski, cello

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 4

Henze, Hans Werner Being Beauteous

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 5

Concerts 60 & 61 – 15 & 16 April 1964

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Paul Badura-Skoda, piano

Rossini String Sonata No. 3 in C major

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concert 62 – 18 April 1964

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Rias-Kammerchor

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, 'Choral Fantasy', Op. 80

Concerts 63 & 64 – 10 & 11 May 1964

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 65 & 66 – 13 & 14 May 1964

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Annie Fischer, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 6 in F major, K. 43

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concerts 67 & 68 – 23 & 24 May 1964

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Julius Katchen, piano

Honegger Symphony No. 5, 'Di tre re', H 202

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 69 – 31 May 1964

Otto Klemperer, conductor

Horst Eichler, trumpet

Herbert Rotzoll, clarinet

Karl Pfeifer, bassoon

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 70 – 4 June 1964

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Jorge Bolet, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 71 – 8 June 1964

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Philippe Entremont, piano

Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

Concert 72 – 12 June 1964

Pierre Boulez, conductor

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Schoenberg Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34

Stravinsky Four Études for Orchestra

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83

Boulez Doubles

Concerts 73 & 74 – 15 & 16 June 1964

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Josef Suk, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 75 – 18 June 1964

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Henry Jolles, piano

Schwarz-Schilling, Reinhard Symphony in C major

d'Albert, Eugen Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major (Original Version), WAB 107

Berliner Philharmoniker

1963–1964

Season 82

Concert 1 – 14 September 1963

Frieder Weissmann, conductor

Horst Göbel, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Strauss, R. Burleske in D minor

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 2 – 18 September 1963

Theodore Bloomfield, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Shostakovich Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Concert 3 – 21 September 1963

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Joseph Schuster, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Ravel La Valse, M. 72

Concert 4 – 26 September 1963

Peter Ronnefeld, conductor

Alice Oelke, contralto

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'The Clock', Hob. I:101

Monteverdi Con che soavità

Monteverdi Lamento d'Arianna (arr. Orff)

Hindemith Chamber Music No. 3 (Cello Concerto), Op. 36/2

Strauss, R. Macbeth, Op. 23

Concert 5 – 28 September 1963

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 6 & 7 – 29 & 30 September 1963 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin

Blacher, Boris Concertante Musik, Op. 10

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 8 – 3 October 1963 (Berlin Festival)

Darius Milhaud, conductor

Serge Baudo, conductor

Roman Totenberg, violin

Rias-Kammerchor

Milhaud Maximilian: Suite, Op. 110b

Milhaud Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 263

Milhaud Symphony No. 3, 'Te Deum', Op. 271

Concert 9 – 6 October 1963 (Berlin Festival)

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Wagner Symphony in C major, WWV 29

Wagner Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude, WWV 96

Concert 10 – 9 October 1963 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Sylvia Brigham, soprano

Fritz Demmler, flute

Fritz Helmis, harp

Westerman, Gerhart von Intermezzo No. 1

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 4

Burton, Gary Ode to a Nightingale

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite

Concert 11 – 15 October 1963 (Opening of the Philharmonie - Morning)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Thomas Brandis, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Eberhard Finke, cello

Blacher, Boris Fanfare for the Opening of the Philharmonie

Haydn String Quartet in C major, 'Emperor' (Movement II), Hob. III:77

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concerts 12 & 13 – 15 & 16 October 1963 (Opening Concerts of the Philharmonie - Evening)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Luigi Alva, tenor

Otto Wiener, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Rias-Kammerchor

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 14 & 15 – 18 & 19 October 1963

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Zino Francescatti, violin

Pierre Fournier, cello

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor (Double Concerto), Op. 102

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 16 – 23 October 1963

Boris Blacher, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Vera Little, contralto

Nabokov, Nicolas Studies in Solitude

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Blacher, Boris Five Negro Spirituals

Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54

Concert 17 – 27 October 1963

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Martin, Frank Inter arma caritas

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 18 & 19 – 10 & 11 November 1963

István Kertész, conductor

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 20 & 21 – 14 & 15 November 1963

Karl Böhm, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Giusto Cappone, viola

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 22 & 23 – 23 & 24 November 1963

Hans Swarowsky, conductor

Martina Arroyo, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Kim Borg, bass

Rias-Kammerchor

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Reger Dies irae (Requiem fragment), Op. 145a

Bruckner Mass No. 1 in D minor, WAB 26

Concert 24 – 28 November 1963

René Leibowitz, conductor

Carl Seemann, piano

Wolfgang Marschner, violin

Hindemith Concert Music for Wind Orchestra, Op. 41

Berg Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Wind Instruments

Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16

Concerts 25 & 26 – 5 & 6 December 1963

George Georgescu, conductor

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Ibert Flute Concerto

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11/1

Concerts 27 & 28 – 10 & 11 December 1963

Efrem Kurtz, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Stravinsky Four Norwegian Moods

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concert 29 – 18 December 1963

Heinrich Hollreiser, conductor

Edith Peinemann, violin

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 30 & 31 – 4 & 5 January 1964

Karel Ančerl, conductor

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Smetana Má Vlast: The Moldau, JB 1:112/2

Suk Asrael Symphony, Op. 27

Concerts 32 & 33 – 8 & 9 January 1964

John Barbirolli, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92

Mahler Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Four Songs

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 34 & 35 – 12 & 13 January 1964

John Barbirolli, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 36 & 37 – 16 & 17 January 1964

John Barbirolli, conductor

Barbirolli, John An Elizabethan Suite

Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 8 in D minor

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 38 – 19 January 1964 (In Memoriam Paul Hindemith)

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Günther Arndt, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Rias-Kammerchor

Hindemith Mass for Mixed Choir

Hindemith Das Marienleben: Four Songs

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concerts 39 & 40 – 22 & 23 January 1964

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concerts 41 & 42 – 15 & 16 February 1964

William Steinberg, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Concert 43 – 19 February 1964

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor & violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concerts 44 & 45 – 27 & 28 February 1964

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ragnar Ulfung, tenor

Thomas Stewart, baritone

Peter Lagger, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Handel Jephtha, HWV 70

Concert 46 – 5 March 1964

George Georgescu, conductor

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 47 & 48 – 12 & 13 March 1964

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concerts 49 & 50 – 15 & 16 March 1964

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concerts 51 & 52 – 19 & 20 March 1964

Karl Böhm, conductor

André Tchaikowsky, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 53 & 54 – 23 & 24 March 1964

Paul Kletzki, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 55 & 56 – 2 & 3 April 1964

André Cluytens, conductor

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Kieth Engen, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

Concert 57 – 6 April 1964

André Cluytens, conductor

Gérard Souzay, baritone

Ravel Alborada del gracioso, M. 43

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Ravel Deux mélodies hébraïques, M. 22

Ravel La Valse, M. 72

Ravel Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), M. 60

Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, M. 84

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 58 – 9 April 1964

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Gloria Davy, soprano

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 1

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 2

Henze, Hans Werner Whispers from Heavenly Death

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 3

Concert 59 – 12 April 1964

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Ingeborg Hallstein, soprano

Fritz Helmis, harp

Eberhard Finke, cello

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Peter Steiner, cello

Heinrich Majowski, cello

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 4

Henze, Hans Werner Being Beauteous

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 5

Concerts 60 & 61 – 15 & 16 April 1964

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Paul Badura-Skoda, piano

Rossini String Sonata No. 3 in C major

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concert 62 – 18 April 1964

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Rias-Kammerchor

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, 'Choral Fantasy', Op. 80

Concerts 63 & 64 – 10 & 11 May 1964

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 65 & 66 – 13 & 14 May 1964

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Annie Fischer, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 6 in F major, K. 43

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concerts 67 & 68 – 23 & 24 May 1964

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Julius Katchen, piano

Honegger Symphony No. 5, 'Di tre re', H 202

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 69 – 31 May 1964

Otto Klemperer, conductor

Horst Eichler, trumpet

Herbert Rotzoll, clarinet

Karl Pfeifer, bassoon

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 70 – 4 June 1964

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Jorge Bolet, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 71 – 8 June 1964

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Philippe Entremont, piano

Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

Concert 72 – 12 June 1964

Pierre Boulez, conductor

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Schoenberg Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34

Stravinsky Four Études for Orchestra

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83

Boulez Doubles

Concerts 73 & 74 – 15 & 16 June 1964

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Josef Suk, violin

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 75 – 18 June 1964

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Henry Jolles, piano

Schwarz-Schilling, Reinhard Symphony in C major

d'Albert, Eugen Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major (Original Version), WAB 107

Berliner Philharmoniker

1964–1965

Season 83

Concert – 25 August 1964

François-Julien Brun, conductor

Christiane Edinger, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Concert – 27 August 1964

Artur Rother, conductor

Jacques Klein, piano

Stravinsky Pulcinella: Suite

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86

Concert – 30 August 1964 (Memorial Concert for the Two World Wars)

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 1 & 2 – 31 August & 1 September 1964

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Yara Bernette, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 3 & 4 – 7 & 8 September 1964

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Furtwängler Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B minor

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concert 5 – 14 September 1964

Paul Kletzki, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Honegger Symphony No. 3, 'Liturgique', H 186

Wolf Harfenspieler I, II, III (orchestral version)

Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra

Concert 6 – 18 September 1964

Antal Doráti, conductor

János Korda, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Stravinsky Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du Rossignol)

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Bartók Cantata Profana, Sz. 94

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Concert 7 – 22 September 1964

Igor Stravinsky, conductor

Robert Craft, conductor

Marina Türke, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Erwin Wohlfahrt, tenor

Heinz Rehfuss, bass

Boris Carmeli, bass

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Lothar Broddack, piano

Horst Göbel, piano

Felix Schröder, piano

Rolf Kuhnert, piano

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Stravinsky Renard

Stravinsky Les Noces

Stravinsky Abraham and Isaac

Stravinsky Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra

Concerts 8 & 9 – 29 & 30 September 1964 (Subscription Concerts)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Schoenberg Violin Concerto, Op. 36

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concerts 10 & 11 – 29 & 30 September 1964 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Concert 12 – 3 October 1964

John Pritchard, conductor

Đurđevka Čakarević, mezzo-soprano

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Britten Cello Symphony, Op. 68

Blacher, Boris Parergon to 'Eugene Onegin'

Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125

Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), Op. 34

Concerts 13 & 14 – 7 & 8 October 1964

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 15 & 16 – 12 & 13 October 1964

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Strauss, R. Metamorphosen, TrV 290

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, 'Gran Partita', K. 361

Concerts 17 & 18 – 16 & 17 October 1964

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Leontyne Price, soprano

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Thomas Brandis, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Bach, J.S. Cantata 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen', BWV 51

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 19 – 4 November 1964

René Leibowitz, conductor

Rudolf Kolisch, violin

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Schoenberg Violin Concerto, Op. 36

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concerts 20 & 21 – 7 & 8 November 1964

Karl Böhm, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Strauss, R. Burleske in D minor

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concerts 22 & 23 – 13 & 14 November 1964

Charles Munch, conductor

Waldemar Kmentt, tenor

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Rias-Kammerchor

Berlioz Grande Messe des morts (Requiem), Op. 5

Concert 24 – 15 November 1964

Charles Munch, conductor

Waldemar Kmentt, tenor

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Rias-Kammerchor

Berlioz Grande Messe des morts (Requiem), Op. 5

Concerts 25 & 26 – 24 & 25 November 1964

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Otto Wiener, bass

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Brahms A German Requiem, Op. 45

Concerts 27 & 28 – 30 November & 1 December 1964 (Furtwängler Memorial Concert)

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Furtwängler Symphony No. 3 in C-sharp minor

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 29 & 30 – 8 & 9 December 1964

Franz-Paul Decker, conductor

Mischa Elman, violin

Stravinsky Concerto in D

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 31 & 32 – 11 & 12 December 1964

Karl Böhm, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Giusto Cappone, viola

Einem, Gottfried von Ballade for Orchestra, Op. 23

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (Performed 13 Dec)

Concert 33 – 13 December 1964

Karl Böhm, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Giusto Cappone, viola

Einem, Gottfried von Ballade for Orchestra, Op. 23

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 34 – 17 December 1964

Ernest Bour, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Alfons Kontarsky, piano

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Gérard Jarry, violin

Stravinsky Agon

Humel, Gerald Flute Concerto

Berio Tempi concertanti

Concert 35 – 26 December 1964

Hermann Michael, conductor

Anneliese Schier-Tiessen, piano

Handel Water Music: Suite

Haydn Piano Concerto in G major, Hob. XVIII:4

Tiessen, Heinz Music for String Orchestra, Op. 32a

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concerts 36 & 37 – 29 & 30 December 1964

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Nono Incontri

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 38 & 39 – 4 & 5 January 1965

Antonio Janigro, conductor

Gaby Casadesus, piano

Robert Casadesus, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Mozart Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 365

Concerts 40 & 41 – 7 & 8 January 1965

Antonio Janigro, conductor

Gaby Casadesus, piano

Jean Casadesus, piano

Robert Casadesus, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Mozart Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in F major (Lodron), K. 242

Concerts 42 & 43 – 12 & 13 January 1965

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 44 & 45 – 25 & 26 February 1965

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 46 – 3 March 1965

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Hermann Prey, baritone

Hartig, Heinz Friedrich Hommage à Scharoun

Krenek Aus drei mach sieben

Bialas, Günter Preisungen

Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38

Concert 47 – 5 March 1965

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Leonard Pennario, piano

Martinů Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, H 352

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 48 & 49 – 6 & 7 March 1965

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Leonard Pennario, piano

Martinů Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, H 352

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 50 & 51 – 11 & 12 March 1965

Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), Op. 34

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concerts 52 & 53 – 16 & 17 March 1965

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Annabelle Bernard, soprano

Christian Rode, speaker

Jan Panenka, piano

Josef Suk, violin

Josef Chuchro, cello

Beethoven Six Minuets for Orchestra, WoO 10

Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major (Triple Concerto), Op. 56

Beethoven Egmont: Incidental Music, Op. 84

Concerts 54 & 55 – 20 & 21 March 1965

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 4

Henze, Hans Werner Violin Concerto No. 1

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Concert 56 – 25 March 1965

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Ingeborg Hallstein, soprano

Elisabeth Söderström, soprano

Kerstin Meyer, contralto

John van Kesteren, tenor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Fritz Helmis, harp

Eberhard Finke, cello

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Peter Steiner, cello

Heinrich Majowski, cello

Rias-Kammerchor

Henze, Hans Werner Antifone

Henze, Hans Werner Being Beauteous

Henze, Hans Werner Novae de infinito laudes

Concerts 57 & 58 – 29 & 30 March 1965

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Wanda Wiłkomirska, violin

Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 59 & 60 – 5 & 6 April 1965

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Friedrich Wührer, piano

Bach, J.S. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069

Hindemith Symphonia Serena

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concerts 61 & 62 – 8 & 9 April 1965

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Maurice Gendron, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 22 in C major, K. 162

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100

Concerts 63 & 64 – 12 & 13 April 1965

Hans Swarowsky, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Schoenberg Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 65 – 22 April 1965

Goffredo Petrassi, conductor

Ruggiero Ricci, violin

Yun, Isang Colloides sonores

Ginastera Violin Concerto, Op. 30

Petrassi, Goffredo Concerto for Orchestra No. 5

Concerts 66 & 67 – 25 & 26 April 1965

Thomas Schippers, conductor

Martina Arroyo, soprano

Peter Lagger, bass

Rias-Kammerchor

Beethoven Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87

Barber Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

Concerts 68 & 69 – 29 & 30 April 1965

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Britten Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a

Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concerts 70 & 71 – 7 & 8 May 1965

Anton Lippe, conductor

Hanny Steffek, soprano

Hertha Töpper, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Erich Majkut, tenor

Frederick Guthrie, bass

Otto Wiener, bass

Franz Illenberger, organ

Grazer Domchor

Schmidt, Franz The Book with Seven Seals (Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln)

Concerts 72 & 73 – 13 & 14 May 1965

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Sibelius Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26

Concerts 74 & 75 – 30 & 31 May 1965

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 76 & 77 – 3 & 4 June 1965

John Barbirolli, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Resurrection'

Concerts 78 & 79 – 9 & 10 June 1965

John Barbirolli, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 80 & 81 – 15 & 16 June 1965

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Tamás Vásáry, piano

Fortner, Wolfgang Bluthochzeit: Interludes

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 82 – 21 June 1965

Lukas Foss, conductor

Annabelle Bernard, soprano

Donald Grobe, tenor

Ivan Sardi, bass

Thomas Brandis, violin

Hans Gieseler, violin

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Varèse Arcana

Foss, Lukas Elytres

Concerts 83 & 84 – 24 & 25 June 1965

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Siegfried Palm, cello

Mozart Notturno in D major, K. 286

Blacher, Boris Cello Concerto

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1878 Version), WAB 103

Concert 85 – 30 June 1965

Richard Kraus, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Borris, Siegfried Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 112

Reimann, Aribert Three Hölderlin Fragments

Baumann, Max Orchestral Variations, Op. 29

Blacher, Boris Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini, Op. 26

Berliner Philharmoniker

1965–1966

Season 84

Concert 1 – 26 August 1965

Heribert Esser, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 – 28 August 1965

Kurt Brass, conductor

Werner Haas, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Falla The Three-Cornered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos): Suite

Concert 3 – 31 August 1965

Hermann Michael, conductor

Salvatore Accardo, violin

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Dvořák Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

Concerts 4 & 5 – 17 & 18 September 1965

William Steinberg, conductor

Zara Nelsova, cello

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Mahler Symphony No. 7

Concerts 6 & 7 – 23 & 24 September 1965

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 287

Bennett, William Sterndale Aubade, Op. 34

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 8 & 9 – 26 & 27 September 1965 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Luigi Colacicchi, conductor (Chor)

Coro dell'Accademia Filarmonica Romana

Azzaiolo Due villotte del fiore

Gesualdo Three Madrigals

Marenzio Two Madrigals

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 10 – 30 September 1965 (Berlin-Tokyo Friendship Concert)

Akeo Watanabe, conductor

Ivry Gitlis, violin

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Liebermann, Rolf Furioso

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Mayuzumi Nirvana Symphony

Concert 11 – 4 October 1965 (Berlin Festival)

Pierre Boulez, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Rias-Kammerchor

Matsushita, Shinichi Fresque Sonore

Stravinsky Variations (Aldous Huxley in memoriam)

Boulez Le Soleil des eaux

Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Concert 12 – 9 October 1965 (Berlin Festival)

Massimo Freccia, conductor

Arlene Saunders, soprano

Géza Anda, piano

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Takemitsu Requiem for Strings

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Petrassi, Goffredo Magnificat

Concert 13 – 12 October 1965 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Henze, Hans Werner Sonata per archi

Henze, Hans Werner Der junge Lord: Divertimento

Henze, Hans Werner Ein Landarzt

Concerts 14 & 15 – 15 & 16 October 1965

André Cluytens, conductor

Bruno Giuranna, viola

Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concert 16 – 17 October 1965

André Cluytens, conductor

Bruno Giuranna, viola

Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Debussy Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes), L 91

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 17 & 18 – 20 & 21 October 1965

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Ursula Holliger, harp

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Martin, Frank Passacaglia

Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Linz Version), WAB 101

Concerts 19 & 20 – 5 & 6 November 1965

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Webern Five Movements for String Quartet (arr. for String Orchestra), Op. 5

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 21 & 22 – 16 & 17 November 1965 (Hindemith Memorial & Organ Dedication)

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Anton Heiller, organ

Hindemith Philharmonic Concerto

Hindemith Organ Concerto

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concerts 23 & 24 – 19 & 20 November 1965

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Ingrid Haebler, piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Hans-Joachim Westphal, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Lothar Koch, oboe

Heinrich Kärcher, oboe

Wolfgang Meyer, harpsichord

Handel Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3/2 (HWV 313)

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 25 & 26 – 23 & 24 November 1965

Charles Munch, conductor

Pfitzner Das Käthchen von Heilbronn: Overture, Op. 17

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Debussy Ibéria, L 122/2

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 27 – 30 November 1965

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Ingeborg Hallstein, soprano

Rias-Kammerchor

Mozart La clemenza di Tito: Overture, K. 621

Henze, Hans Werner Cantata della fiaba estrema

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concerts 28 & 29 – 3 & 4 December 1965

Eugen Szenkar, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 30 – 8 December 1965

Izler Solomon, conductor

Phyllis Curtin, soprano

Hilde Somer, piano

Blackwood, Easley Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra (listed as Fantasy for Orchestra)

Ginastera Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28

Arrigo, Girolamo Tre occasioni for Soprano and Orchestra

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Concerts 31 & 32 – 15 & 16 December 1965

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Ricardo Odnoposoff, violin

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Hindemith Violin Concerto (1939)

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Concerts 33 & 34 – 21 & 22 December 1965

Karel Ančerl, conductor

Mischa Elman, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D major, 'Paris', K. 297

Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, 'English' (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Concert 35 – 26 December 1965

Christoph Stepp, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 36 & 37 – 29 & 30 December 1965

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Giusto Cappone, viola

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Concerts 38 & 39 – 5 & 6 January 1966

John Barbirolli, conductor

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Rossini The Siege of Corinth (L'assedio di Corinto): Overture

Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 in D major

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 40 & 41 – 10 & 11 January 1966

John Barbirolli, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Handel Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6/7 (HWV 325)

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 42 & 43 – 13 & 14 January 1966

John Barbirolli, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338

Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Concerts 44 & 45 – 18 & 19 January 1966

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Busoni Turandot Suite, Op. 41

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Concert 46 – 22 January 1966

Marcel Courraud, conductor

Edda Moser, soprano

Gisela Arste, soprano

Martha Mödl, mezzo-soprano

Loren Driscoll, tenor

Vladimir Ruždjak, baritone

Heinz Stoll, bass

Rias-Kammerchor

Dallapiccola Canti di liberazione

Honegger Judith, H 57

Concert 47 – 30 January 1966

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 48 & 49 – 2 & 3 February 1966

Günter Wand, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture, HWV 351

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 50 – 4 February 1966

Günter Wand, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture, HWV 351

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Concerts 51 & 52 – 7 & 8 February 1966

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Kerstin Meyer, contralto

Grace Hoffman, mezzo-soprano

Rias-Kammerchor

Klebe, Giselher Stabat Mater, Op. 46

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major (Original Version), WAB 106

Concert 53 – 18 February 1966

Werner Egk, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Carl Seemann, piano

Wolfgang Marschner, violin

Berg Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Wind Instruments

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Gesangsszene

Egk, Werner Sonata for Orchestra No. 1

Concerts 54 & 55 – 25 & 26 February 1966

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Fritz Wunderlich, tenor

Walter Berry, bass

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien

Beethoven Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123

Concerts 56 & 57 – 2 & 3 March 1966

Theodore Bloomfield, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concerts 58 & 59 – 6 & 7 March 1966

George Alexander Albrecht, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 60 & 61 – 16 & 17 March 1966

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 62 & 63 – 22 & 23 March 1966

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Edith Peinemann, violin

Handel Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6/12 (HWV 330)

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589

Concert 64 – 24 March 1966

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Edith Peinemann, violin

Handel Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6/12 (HWV 330)

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589

Concert 65 – 31 March 1966

Ernest Bour, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Mario Gangi, guitar

Busoni Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42

Henze, Hans Werner Ariosi

Vlad, Roman Ode super Chrysea Phorminx

Messiaen Chronochromie

Concerts 66 & 67 – 3 & 4 April 1966

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Jorge Bolet, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 111

Concerts 68 & 69 – 11 & 12 May 1966

Otto Klemperer, conductor

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 70 & 71 – 16 & 17 May 1966

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Lola Bobesco, violin

Martin, Frank Les quatre éléments

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 72 – 20 May 1966

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Rudolf Serkin, piano

Reger Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 114

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 73 & 74 – 21 & 22 May 1966

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Rudolf Serkin, piano

Reger Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 114

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 75 & 76 – 25 & 26 May 1966

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Rosl Schmid, piano

Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

Pfitzner Piano Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 31

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concerts 77 & 78 – 3 & 4 June 1966

Georg Solti, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 79 & 80 – 7 & 8 June 1966

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'The Miracle', Hob. I:96

Blacher, Boris Variations on a Theme by Muzio Clementi, Op. 61

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 81 & 82 – 11 & 12 June 1966

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Aafje Heynis, contralto

Kay Griffel, soprano

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

John van Kesteren, tenor

Herbert Brauer, baritone

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Peter Lagger, bass

Leon Spierer, violin

Hans Gieseler, violin

Eberhard Finke, cello

Karl Steins, oboe

Helmut Schlövogt, flute

Margarete Scharitzer, harpsichord

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Heinz Georg Oertel, organ

Rias-Kammerchor

Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine

Berliner Philharmoniker

1966–1967

Season 85

Concert – 27 August 1966

Hans Drewanz, conductor

Walter Hautzig, piano

Einem, Gottfried von Divertimento for Mozart

Berio Variations for Chamber Orchestra

Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman Papageno's Pocket-Size Concerto

Klebe, Giselher Espressioni liriche

Henze, Hans Werner Finale: Vivace from Divertimenti

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 1 & 2 – 31 August & 1 September 1966

William Steinberg, conductor

Yara Bernette, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 3 & 4 – 12 & 13 September 1966

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Hans-Joachim Westphal, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Handel Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6/2 (HWV 320)

Berg Lyric Suite: Three Movements

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 5 & 6 – 16 & 17 September 1966 (Bruno Walter Memorial Concert)

John Barbirolli, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 7 & 8 – 21, 22 & 23 September 1966 (Listed as 3 dates in source, likely repeated or typo)

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Jorge Bolet, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concert 9 – 25 September 1966 (Berlin Festival)

Wilfried Boettcher, conductor

Wolfgang Döling, harpsichord

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Thomas Brandis, violin

Hans-Joachim Westphal, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Johannes Mertens, flute

Karl Steins, oboe

Heinrich Kärcher, oboe

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Gerhard Stempnik, english horn

Helmut Schlövogt, english horn

Horst Eichler, horn

Johann Doms, trombone

Bach, J.S. The Musical Offering (Space-acoustic version by Blacher, Hoffmann, Kessler), BWV 1079

Concert 10 – 29 September 1966 (Berlin Festival)

Kirill Kondrashin, conductor

Emil Gilels, piano

Mozart The Magic Flute: Overture, K. 620

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concert 11 – 2 October 1966 (Berlin Festival)

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Patricia Johnson, contralto

John van Kesteren, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Peter Lagger, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Handel Samson, HWV 57

Concert 12 – 5 October 1966 (Berlin Festival)

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Michael Tippett, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Helen Donath, soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Rias-Kammerchor

Tippett The Vision of Saint Augustine

Krenek Karl V: Fragments, Op. 73a

Hindemith Nobilissima Visione: Suite

Concerts 13 & 14 – 10 & 11 October 1966

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Nathan Milstein, violin

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

Concerts 15 & 16 – 14 & 15 October 1966

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Honegger Symphony No. 3, 'Liturgique', H 186

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 17 & 18 – 19 & 20 October 1966

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Elly Ney, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Concert 19 – 21 October 1966

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Elly Ney, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Concerts 20, 21 & 22 – 25, 26 & 27 October 1966

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Stravinsky Scherzo à la russe

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 23 – 5 November 1966

André Cluytens, conductor

Sigurd Raschèr, saxophone

Roussel Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53

Ibert Concertino da camera

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 24 – 13 November 1966

Luigi Dallapiccola, conductor

Magda László, soprano

Anna Reynolds, mezzo-soprano

Helmut Melchert, tenor

Peter Roth-Ehrang, bass

Dietrich Lorenz, tenor

Lothar Broddack, piano

Rolf Kuhnert, piano

Fritz Helmis, harp

Irmgard Helmis, harp

Rias-Kammerchor

Monteverdi Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (arr. Dallapiccola)

Dallapiccola Liriche greche

Dallapiccola Canti di prigionia

Concerts 25 & 26 – 9 & 10 November 1966

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Purcell Fantasias for Strings (4 selections)

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphony No. 1 (Essay on a Requiem)

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 27 & 28 – 29 & 30 November 1966

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concerts 29, 30 & 31 – 7, 8 & 9 December 1966

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Gerhard Puchelt, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I:102

Khachaturian Piano Concerto in D-flat major

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Concert 32 – 16 December 1966

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concerts 33 & 34 – 20 & 21 December 1966

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55

Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, 'Tragic', D 417

Concert 35 – 26 December 1966

George Alexander Albrecht, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 36 & 37 – 31 December 1966 & 1 January 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334

Strauss, J. The Gypsy Baron: Overture

Strauss, J. Emperor Waltz

Strauss, J. Annen-Polka, Op. 117

Strauss, J. Perpetuum mobile

Strauss, Josef Delirien Waltz

Strauss, J. Die Fledermaus: Overture

Concert 38 – 5 January 1967

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Birgit Nordin, soprano

Barbro Ericson, mezzo-soprano

Donald Grobe, tenor

Erik Saedén, baritone

Peter Lagger, bass

Rias-Kammerchor

Lidholm, Ingvar Ritornell

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 2

Blomdahl, Karl-Birger In the Hall of Mirrors

Concerts 39, 40 & 41 – 8, 9 & 10 January 1967

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Horst Göbel, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll', Hob. I:103

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Stravinsky Petrushka

Concerts 42 & 43 – 13 & 14 January 1967

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Tibor de Machula, cello

Pfitzner Palestrina: Three Preludes

Thärichen, Werner Cello Concerto

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 44 & 45 – 18 & 19 January 1967

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Busoni Turandot Suite, Op. 41

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Concerts 46 & 47 – 23 & 24 January 1967

Jan Krenz, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 48 – 28 January 1967 (Florence Benefit Concert)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334

Strauss, J. The Gypsy Baron: Overture

Strauss, J. Emperor Waltz

Strauss, J. Annen-Polka, Op. 117

Strauss, J. Perpetuum mobile

Strauss, Josef Delirien Waltz

Strauss, J. Die Fledermaus: Overture

Concerts 49 & 50 – 29 & 30 January 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major (Original Version), WAB 105

Concerts 51, 52 & 53 – 3, 4 & 5 February 1967

Alain Lombard, conductor

Gabriel Tacchino, piano

Ravel Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), M. 60

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concerts 54 & 55 – 9 & 10 February 1967

Mario Rossi, conductor

Julius Katchen, piano

Leon Spierer, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'The Miracle', Hob. I:96

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Strauss, R. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Suite, Op. 60

Concerts 56 & 57 – 14 & 15 February 1967

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Ursula Buckel, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Gene Ferguson, tenor

Tugomir Franc, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Song of Destiny (Schicksalslied), Op. 54

Haydn Missa in angustiis in D minor, 'Nelson Mass', Hob. XXII:11

Concerts 58 & 59 – 24 & 25 February 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Sena Jurinac, soprano

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Jaroslav Kachel, tenor

Gerhard Stolze, tenor

Martti Talvela, bass

Uwe Friedrichsen, speaker

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Schoenberg Gurre-Lieder

Concert 60 – 28 February 1967

Wolfgang Fortner, conductor

Joan Carroll, soprano

Hans-Ulrich Mielsch, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Heinz Holliger, oboe

Karlheinz Zöller, alto flute

Rias-Kammerchor

Reimann, Aribert Verrà la morte

Fortner, Wolfgang Aulodie

Schoenberg Prelude to Genesis, Op. 44

Concerts 61, 62 & 63 – 3, 4 & 5 March 1967

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Walter Klien, piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Hindemith Piano Concerto (1945)

Reger Böcklin Suite, Op. 128

Concerts 64 & 65 – 6 & 7 March 1967

George Alexander Albrecht, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 66 & 67 – 8 & 9 March 1967

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concert 68 – 16 March 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 69 – 17 March 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 70 – 1 April 1967

Hans Zender, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Henze, Hans Werner Fantasia for Orchestra (from Der junge Lord)

Henze, Hans Werner Jeux des Tritons (Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra)

Henze, Hans Werner Three Symphonic Etudes

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 5

Concert 71 – 4 April 1967

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Pina Carmirelli, violin

Henze, Hans Werner Telemanniana

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concerts 72 & 73 – 8 & 9 April 1967

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 74 – 16 April 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 287

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 75, 76 & 77 – 21, 22 & 23 April 1967 (Dedicated to the memory of Konrad Adenauer)

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Maria Stader, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Kieth Engen, bass

Rias-Kammerchor

Mozart Kyrie in D minor, 'Münchener', K. 341

Mozart Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339

Mozart Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K. 243

Mozart Regina coeli in B-flat major, K. 127

Concerts 78 & 79 – 26 & 27 April 1967

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Hans Richter-Haaser, piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Fritz Helmis, harp

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Vivaldi Concerto in due cori

Trapp, Max Symphony No. 7

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concerts 80 & 81 – 20 & 21 May 1967

Nino Sanzogno, conductor

Rudolf Firkušný, piano

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Malipiero, Gian Francesco Concerti per orchestra

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451

Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78

Concert 82 – 24 May 1967

Ernest Bour, conductor

Igor Ozim, violin

Siegfried Palm, cello

Serocki, Kazimierz Symphonic Frescoes

Penderecki Sonata for Cello and Orchestra

Skalkottas Violin Concerto

Blacher, Boris Concertante Musik, Op. 10

Concerts 83, 84 & 85 – 28, 29 & 30 May 1967

John Barbirolli, conductor

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Schoenberg Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 86 & 87 – 3 & 4 June 1967

John Barbirolli, conductor

Enrico Mainardi, cello

Thomas Brandis, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Eberhard Finke, cello

Elgar Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47

Hindemith Cello Concerto (1940)

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Concerts 88 & 89 – 9 & 10 June 1967

John Barbirolli, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Debussy La Mer, L 109

Concert 90 – 12 June 1967 (Benefit Concert for War Victims in the Near East)

John Barbirolli, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

John van Kesteren, tenor

Martti Talvela, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Rias-Kammerchor

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 91 & 92 – 14 & 15 June 1967

Karel Ančerl, conductor

Gary Graffman, piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 93 & 94 – 19 & 20 June 1967

Zubin Mehta, conductor

André Watts, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 95 & 96 – 23 & 24 June 1967

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Edith Peinemann, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 97 – 27 June 1967

Bernhard Paumgartner, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Jörg Demus, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414

Mozart Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!: Aria for Soprano and Orchestra, K. 418

Mozart Bella mia fiamma, addio... Resta, oh cara: Recitative and Aria for Soprano and Orchestra, K. 528

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Concerts 98 & 99 – 29 & 30 June 1967

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Takahiro Sonoda, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'The Clock', Hob. I:101

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, J. 282

Strauss, R. Burleske in D minor

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Berliner Philharmoniker

1967–1968

Season 86

Concert – 26 August 1967

Franz Allers, conductor

Johanna Martzy, violin

Mussorgsky Khovanshchina: Prelude

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert – 30 August 1967

Carl Melles, conductor

Lothar Koch, oboe

Leon Spierer, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Mozart Serenata notturna in D major, K. 239

Thärichen, Werner Oboe Concerto, Op. 46

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 1 & 2 – 10 & 11 September 1967

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 44 in E minor, 'Trauer', Hob. I:44

Tiessen, Heinz Die Amsel, Op. 62

Falla The Three-Cornered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos)

Concerts 3, 4 & 5 – 14, 15 & 16 September 1967

William Steinberg, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 55 in E-flat major, 'The Schoolmaster', Hob. I:55

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major

Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

Concerts 6 & 7 – 19 & 20 September 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Concert 8 – 24 September 1967 (Berlin Festival - Matinée)

Werner Thärichen, conductor

Karl Linke, conductor (Choir)

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Johannes-Damascenus-Chor

Blacher, Boris Fanfares for Brass

Rachmaninoff Liturgy of St John Chrysostom: Choruses, Op. 31

Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil (Vespers): Choruses, Op. 37

Schütz, Heinrich Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, SWV 35

Concerts 9 & 10 – 24 & 25 September 1967 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichord

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Michel Debost, flute

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 11 – 29 September 1967 (Berlin Festival)

Thomas Schippers, conductor

Byron Janis, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 12 – 3 October 1967 (Berlin Festival)

Ernest Bour, conductor

Dorothy Dorow, soprano

Jeanne Deroubaix, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Derrik Olsen, baritone

Roger Stalman, bass

Danmarks Radio-Kor

Huber, Klaus Soliloquia

Concert 13 – 6 October 1967 (Berlin Festival)

Georg Solti, conductor

Helga Pilarczyk, soprano

Schoenberg Erwartung, Op. 17

Stravinsky Jeu de cartes (Card Game)

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Concerts 14 & 15 – 10 & 11 October 1967 (Berlin Festival)

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Cherubini Requiem in C minor

Verdi Quattro pezzi sacri

Concerts 16 & 17 – 13 & 14 October 1967

John Barbirolli, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 83 in G minor, 'The Hen', Hob. I:83

Martin, Frank Cello Concerto

Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Concert 18 – 17 October 1967

John Barbirolli, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Lothar Koch, oboe

Karl Leister, clarinet

Manfred Braun, bassoon

Norbert Hauptmann, horn

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Concerts 19 & 20 – 22 & 23 October 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Jörg Demus, piano

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Herbert von Karajan, piano

Mozart Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in F major (Lodron), K. 242

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 21 – 28 October 1967

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Fritz Demmler, flute

Johannes Mertens, flute

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 22, 23 & 24 – 31 October, 1 & 2 November 1967

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Erica Morini, violin

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 25 – 5 November 1967

Michael Gielen, conductor

Alfons Kontarsky, piano

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Bernhard Kontarsky, piano

Castiglioni, Niccolò Aprèslude

Fortner, Wolfgang Triplum

Schoenberg Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra (1910)

Mahler Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)

Concerts 26 & 27 – 8 & 9 November 1967

George Szell, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concerts 28 & 29 – 13 & 14 November 1967

George Szell, conductor

Edith Peinemann, violin

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concerts 30 & 31 – 18 & 19 November 1967

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Mahler Five Songs from the Last Period (Rückert-Lieder)

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 32 & 33 – 5 & 6 December 1967

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Gluck Alceste: Overture

Kalabis, Viktor Symphony No. 2, Op. 18

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 34, 35 & 36 – 18, 19 & 20 December 1967

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 202 (Source says D major K. 202, K. 202 is C major)

Trapp, Max Cello Concerto, Op. 34

Strauss, R. An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64

Concert 37 – 26 December 1967

Hans Zender, conductor

Ken Ara, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 22 in C major, K. 162

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 38 & 39 – 31 December 1967 & 1 January 1968

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Jess Thomas, tenor

Walter Berry, bass

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 40 – 6 January 1968

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 41 & 42 – 8 & 9 January 1968

John Barbirolli, conductor

Gina Bachauer, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 43, 44 & 45 – 12, 13 & 14 January 1968

John Barbirolli, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537

Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Concerts 46 & 47 – 17 & 18 January 1968

John Barbirolli, conductor

Elizabeth Vaughan, soprano

Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano

David Hughes, tenor

Martti Talvela, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Verdi Messa da Requiem

Concerts 48 & 49 – 29 & 30 January 1968

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Penderecki Polymorphia

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Concerts 50, 51 & 52 – 7, 8 & 9 February 1968

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 12 in E major, Hob. I:12

Klebe, Giselher Symphony No. 3

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concerts 53 & 54 – 11 & 12 February 1968

Akeo Watanabe, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Takemitsu Music of Tree

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concerts 55 & 56 – 14 & 15 February 1968

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Claude Frank, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major, K. 456

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 57 – 18 February 1968

Henryk Czyż, conductor

Stefania Woytowicz, soprano

Andrzej Hiolski, baritone

Bernard Ładysz, bass

Hans-Jürgen Bartsch, speaker

Kölner Rundfunkchor

Tölzer Knabenchor

Salzburger Knabenchor

Penderecki St. Luke Passion

Concerts 58 & 59 – 22 & 23 February 1968

Karl Böhm, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concerts 60, 61 & 62 – 28 & 29 February & 1 March 1968

Karl Böhm, conductor

Zara Nelsova, cello

Thomas Brandis, violin

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1, WWV 75

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Strauss, R. A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40

Concerts 63 & 64 – 4 & 5 March 1968

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Fritz Demmler, flute

Karl Steins, oboe

Karl Leister, clarinet

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Fritz Helmis, harp

Pfitzner Das Käthchen von Heilbronn: Overture, Op. 17

Hindemith Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concerts 65 & 66 – 7 & 8 March 1968

Joseph Keilberth, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16

Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 40

Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (Old No. 5), Op. 95

Concerts 67 & 68 – 12 & 13 March 1968

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Christa-Sylvia Gröschke, soprano

Ursula Boese, contralto

Helmut Krebs, tenor

Peter Lagger, bass

Claude Nollier, speaker

Henri Doublier, speaker

Christian Rode, speaker

Gudrun Genest, speaker

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Knabenchor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Honegger Joan of Arc at the Stake (Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher), H 99

Concerts 69 & 70 – 20 & 21 March 1968

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Martha Argerich, piano

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 71, 72 & 73 – 27, 28 & 29 March 1968

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Stefan Askenase, piano

Reger Serenade in G major, Op. 95

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major, K. 319

Concert 74 – 1 April 1968

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Hyman Bress, violin

Yun, Isang Réak

Baur, Jürg Romeo and Juliet

Blacher, Boris Virtuoso Music for Violin, 10 Winds, Timpani, Percussion and Harp

Concerts 75 & 76 – 18 & 19 April 1968

Theodore Bloomfield, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Liszt Totentanz, S. 126

Stravinsky The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)

Concert 77 – 23 April 1968

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, J. 282

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Concerts 78 & 79 – 4 & 5 May 1968

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Berg Violin Concerto

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concerts 80 & 81 – 9 & 10 May 1968

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Michael Schneider, organ

Stravinsky Concerto in D

Barber Toccata Festiva, Op. 36

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great' (Old No. 7), D 944

Concerts 82 & 83 – 30 & 31 May 1968

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Hans Richter-Haaser, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 84 – 6 June 1968

Gunther Schuller, conductor

Joseph Rollino, piano

Paul Sheftel, piano

Goehr, Alexander Little Music for Strings

Schuller, Gunther Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra

Ives Three Places in New England

Scriabin Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, Op. 60

Concerts 85, 86 & 87 – 8, 9 & 10 June 1968

Heribert Esser, conductor

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Donald Grobe, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Rias-Kammerchor

Purcell The Married Beau: Suite

Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, 'English' (Old No. 4), Op. 88

Concerts 88 & 89 – 12 & 13 June 1968

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concert 90 – 15 June 1968

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Bach, J.C. Symphony in E major for Double Orchestra, Op. 18/5

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Berliner Philharmoniker

1968–1969

Season 87

Concert – 23 August 1968

Robert Scholz, conductor

Karl Engel, piano

Mozart Divertimento No. 10 in F major, K. 247

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert – 25 August 1968

Hans Wallat, conductor

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96

de la Motte, Diether Flute Concerto

Bruckner Symphony in D minor, 'Nullte', WAB 100

Concerts 1 & 2 – 11 & 12 September 1968

John Barbirolli, conductor

Verdi La forza del destino: Overture

Satie Gymnopédies Nos. 1 & 3 (orch. Debussy)

Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 3, 4 & 5 – 15, 16 & 17 September 1968

John Barbirolli, conductor

Gina Bachauer, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Concerts 6 & 7 – 20 & 21 September 1968

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 – 25 September 1968 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 9 – 28 September 1968 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Géza Anda, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 10 – 30 September 1968 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 11 – 1 October 1968 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Brahms A German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem), Op. 45

Concert 12 – 4 October 1968 (Berlin Festival)

Michael Gielen, conductor

Vinko Globokar, conductor

Liliana Poli, soprano

Barbro Ericson, mezzo-soprano

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

RIAS Kammerchor

Berio Allelujah II

Ligeti Requiem

Concert 13 – 7 October 1968 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Zender, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Gisela Mattishent, speaker

RIAS Kammerchor

Beyer, Frank Michael Versi for String Orchestra

Hartig, Heinz Friedrich Komposition in 5 Phasen, Op. 44

Reimann, Aribert Nenia for Speaker and Orchestra

Blacher, Boris Orchester-Fantasie

Concerts 14 & 15 – 23 & 24 October 1968

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Pina Carmirelli, violin

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphony No. 3

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concerts 16, 17 & 18 – 27, 28 & 29 October 1968

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Rudolf Serkin, piano

Landré, Guillaume Symphony No. 3

Haydn Symphony No. 98 in B-flat major, Hob. I:98

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 19 – 6 November 1968

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

André Watts, piano

Stravinsky Orpheus

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271

Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 4

Concert 20 – 9 November 1968

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Henze, Hans Werner Double Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Strings

Henze, Hans Werner Choral Fantasia

Henze, Hans Werner Piano Concerto No. 2

Concerts 21 & 22 – 13 & 14 November 1968

Mario Rossi, conductor

Gerd Seifert, horn

Busoni Turandot Suite, Op. 41

Hindemith Horn Concerto

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concerts 23, 24 & 25 – 16, 17 & 18 November 1968

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Hertha Töpper, contralto

Mahler Kindertotenlieder

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 26 & 27 – 27 & 28 November 1968

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Ken Ara, piano

Mayuzumi, Toshiro Bugaku

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 28 – 13 December 1968

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95

Concerts 29 & 30 – 15 & 16 December 1968

Antonio Janigro, conductor

Walter Klien, piano

Zoltan Kelemen, bass-baritone

Mozart Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Mozart Aria 'Un bacio di mano', K. 541

Mozart Aria 'Per questa bella mano', K. 612

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Concerts 31, 32 & 33 – 19, 20 & 21 December 1968

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 34 – 26 December 1968

Gabor Ötvös, conductor

Horst Göbel, piano

Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D 485

Blacher, Boris Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 35 & 36 – 31 December 1968 & 1 January 1969

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 37 & 38 – 4 & 5 January 1969

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Emil Maas, cello

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Handel Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 8

Ligeti Atmosphères

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 39 – 9 January 1969

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Liliana Poli, soprano

Leon Spierer, violin

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Symphony in One Movement

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Concerto funebre

Frohne, Vincent Adam’s Chains

Berg Three Fragments from Wozzeck, Op. 7

Concerts 40, 41 & 42 – 12, 13 & 14 January 1969

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Lothar Koch, oboe

Mozart Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314

Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Concerts 43 & 44 – 17 & 18 January 1969

William Steinberg, conductor

Aurèle Nicolet, flute

Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Petrassi, Goffredo Flute Concerto

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 45 & 46 – 2 & 3 February 1969

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 47 & 48 – 5 & 6 February 1969

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Jacqueline du Pré, cello

Webern Symphony, Op. 21

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 49 – 9 February 1969

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

Jacob Lateiner, piano

Walton Variations on a Theme by Hindemith

Carter, Elliott Piano Concerto

Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra

Concerts 50, 51 & 52 – 13, 14 & 15 February 1969

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Rossini Semiramide: Overture

Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, 'Tragic', D 417

Franck Psyché et Éros, M. 47

Debussy La Mer, L. 109

Concerts 53 & 54 – 19 & 20 February 1969

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Orchestral Soloists

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9

Haydn Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 55 & 56 – 26 & 27 February 1969

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Josef Suk, violin

Ravel Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose), M. 60

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 57 & 58 – 4 & 5 March 1969

Alain Lombard, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Weber Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

Concerts 59 & 60 – 8 & 9 March 1969

John Barbirolli, conductor

Lucretia West, contralto

Frauen- und Knabenchor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Concerts 61 & 62 – 13 & 14 March 1969

John Barbirolli, conductor

Peter Frankl, piano

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suites 1 & 2, M. 57

Concert 63 – 20 March 1969

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Ricardo Odnoposoff, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Pfitzner Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concerts 64 & 65 – 12 & 13 April 1969

Heribert Esser, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Hertha Töpper, contralto

Donald Grobe, tenor

Otto Wiener, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Pfitzner Von deutscher Seele, Op. 28

Concert 66 – 16 April 1969

Ernest Bour, conductor

George Hadjinikos, piano

Roman Totenberg, violin

Skalkottas, Nikos Piano Concerto No. 2

Penderecki Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra

Halffter, Cristóbal Secuencias

Concerts 67 & 68 – 19 & 20 April 1969

Karl Böhm, conductor

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1

Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major, K. 319

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 69, 70 & 71 – 23, 24 & 25 April 1969

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Paul Tortelier, cello

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Bloch Schelomo

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

Concert 72 – 27 April 1969

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 73 & 74 – 13 & 14 May 1969

Jan Krenz, conductor

Gabriel Tacchino, piano

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 86

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 53

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 75 & 76 – 18 & 19 May 1969

Kyrill Kondrashin, conductor

Dmitri Bashkirov, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concerts 77 & 78 – 22 & 23 May 1969

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Stefania Woytowicz, soprano

Richard Lewis, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Tugomir Franc, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Berlioz La damnation de Faust, Op. 24

Concerts 79 & 80 – 11 & 12 June 1969

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Marion Lippert, soprano

Ada Finelli, mezzo-soprano

Donald Grobe, tenor

Manfred Schenk, bass

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

RIAS Kammerchor

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Haydn Mass in B-flat major, 'Theresienmesse', Hob. XXII:12

Concerts 81 & 82 – 14 & 15 June 1969

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 83 & 84 – 20 & 21 June 1969

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86

Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

Takemitsu Green (November Steps II)

Ginastera Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a

Concerts 85, 86 & 87 – 25, 26 & 27 June 1969

George Szell, conductor

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concerts 88 & 89 – 12 & 21 October 1969 (Postponed Concerts)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Strauss, R. A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40

1969–1970

Season 88

Concert – 28 August 1969

Heinz Wallberg, conductor

Werner Thärichen, timpani

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Thärichen, Werner Timpani Concerto, Op. 34

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95

Concerts 1 & 2 – 10 & 11 September 1969

John Barbirolli, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 3 & 4 – 14 & 15 September 1969

John Barbirolli, conductor

Giusto Cappone, viola

Rossini William Tell: Overture

Walton Viola Concerto

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 5 & 6 – 18 & 19 September 1969

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Concerts 7 & 8 – 21 & 22 September 1969 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 9 – 25 September 1969 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 Version), WAB 108

Concert 10 – 28 September 1969 (Conducting Competition)

Okko Kamu, conductor

Dmitri Kitaenko, conductor

Francois Huybrechts, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 11 – 1 October 1969 (Berlin Festival)

Lukas Foss, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Ives Orchestral Set No. 2

Henze Ariosi

Foss, Lukas Baroque Variations

Concert 12 – 4 October 1969 (Berlin Festival)

Mario Rossi, conductor

Christa-Sylvia Gröschke, soprano

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Malipiero Symphony No. 10, 'Atropo'

Petrassi Magnificat

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Concert 13 – 7 October 1969 (Berlin Festival)

Eleazar de Carvalho, conductor

Martha Argerich, piano

Babbitt, Milton Relata II

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Stravinsky Petrushka

Concerts 14 & 15 – 25 & 26 October 1969

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1929 Revision)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 16, 17 & 18 – 29, 30 & 31 October 1969

Hans Zender, conductor

Gina Bachauer, piano

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72c

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 19 – 4 November 1969

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Karl Leister, clarinet

Manfred Braun, bassoon

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Strauss, R. Duett-Concertino

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 20 – 5 November 1969

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Karl Leister, clarinet

Manfred Braun, bassoon

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Strauss, R. Duett-Concertino

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 21 – 8 November 1969

Hans Zender, conductor

Joan Carroll, soprano

Siegfried Palm, cello

Fritz Demmler, flute

Rolf Quinque, trumpet

Blacher, Boris Collage for Orchestra

Zender, Hans Vexilla Regis

Kelemen, Milko Changeant for Cello and Orchestra

Stravinsky Le Chant du rossignol

Concerts 22 & 23 – 11 & 12 November 1969

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major (Original Version), WAB 105

Concerts 24 & 25 – 15 & 16 November 1969

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Anna Reynolds, contralto

Loren Driscoll, tenor

William Dooley, baritone

Franz Crass, bass

Lothar Blumenhagen, speaker

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Stravinsky Oedipus Rex

Concerts 26, 27 & 28 – 26, 27 & 28 November 1969

Karl Böhm, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 Version), WAB 108

Concert 29 – 5 December 1969

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concert 30 – 6 December 1969

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concerts 31, 32 & 33 – 10, 11 & 12 December 1969

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Yuuko Shiokawa, violin

Elly Ameling, soprano

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 34 & 35 – 15 & 16 December 1969

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Felicia Weathers, soprano

Ruth Hesse, mezzo-soprano

Ragnar Ulfung, tenor

Peter Lagger, bass

Bedřich Janáček, organ

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mozart Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Janáček Glagolitic Mass

Concert 36 – 26 December 1969

Hans Hilsdorf, conductor

Hubert Juhre, piano

Leon Spierer, violin

Hans-Joachim Westphal, violin

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Corelli Concerto grosso in G minor, 'Christmas Concerto', Op. 6 No. 8

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 37 & 38 – 31 December 1969 & 1 January 1970

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Penderecki De natura sonoris No. 1

Beethoven Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 39 – 4 January 1970

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Erick Friedman, violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, 'Turkish', K. 219

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 40 – 10 January 1970

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Takahiro Sonoda, piano

Varèse Intégrales

Moroi, Makoto Piano Concerto No. 1

Becker, Günther stabil-instabil

Dessau, Paul Bach-Variationen

Concerts 41 & 42 – 13 & 14 January 1970

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear', Hob. I:82

Milhaud Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 255

Concerts 43, 44 & 45 – 17, 18 & 19 January 1970

Henryk Czyż, conductor

Janis Martin, soprano

Stefania Woytowicz, soprano

Wiesław Ochman, tenor

Otto Kuster, tenor

Roland Hermann, baritone

Lothar Blumenhagen, speaker

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Debussy L'Enfant prodigue, L. 57

Honegger Judith

Concerts 46 & 47 – 21 & 22 January 1970

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Verdi Te Deum

Concert 48 – 4 February 1970

Václav Smetáček, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Smetana Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)

Martinů Symphony No. 6, 'Fantaisies symphoniques'

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44

Ravel La valse, M. 72

Concert 49 – 5 February 1970

Václav Smetáček, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Smetana Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)

Martinů Symphony No. 6, 'Fantaisies symphoniques'

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44

Ravel La valse, M. 72

Concert 50 – 12 February 1970

Michael Gielen, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Günter Reich, baritone

Anton de Ridder, tenor

Helmut Melchert, tenor

Ernst Krukowski, baritone

George Fourié, baritone

Kage Jehrlander, tenor

Swedish Radio Choir

Schoenberg Die Jakobsleiter (Performed twice)

Concerts 51, 52 & 53 – 15, 16 & 17 February 1970

John Barbirolli, conductor

Pina Carmirelli, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Nielsen Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable', Op. 29

Concerts 54 & 55 – 20 & 21 February 1970

John Barbirolli, conductor

Claude Frank, piano

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concert 56 – 3 March 1970

Hans Wallat, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Hiller, Op. 100

Concert 57 – 4 March 1970

Hans Wallat, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Hiller, Op. 100

Concerts 58, 59 & 60 – 7, 8 & 9 March 1970

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Lutosławski Symphony No. 2

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 61 & 62 – 12 & 13 March 1970

Henryk Czyż, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Wolfgang Meyer, harpsichord

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92

Monn, Matthias Georg Cello Concerto in G minor (arr. Schoenberg)

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1919 Version)

Concert 63 – 3 April 1970

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Bartók Two Pictures, Sz. 46

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 64 – 4 April 1970

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Bartók Two Pictures, Sz. 46

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 65, 66 & 67 – 7, 8 & 9 April 1970

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Pachelbel Canon and Gigue in D major

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 68 & 69 – 12 & 13 April 1970

Heribert Esser, conductor

Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Webern Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concerts 70 & 71 – 16 & 17 April 1970

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Honegger Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 72 – 23 April 1970

Ernest Bour, conductor

Eckart Besch, piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Pierre Rousseau, speaker

Orchestral Soloists

Berg Chamber Concerto

Malec, Ivo Oral

Concerts 73 & 74 – 26 & 27 April 1970

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Prokofiev Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

Sviridov, Georgy Small Triptych

Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 75 – 29 April 1970

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Wanda Wiłkomirska, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Concert 76 – 30 April 1970

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Wanda Wiłkomirska, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Concerts 77, 78 & 79 – 31 May, 1 & 2 June 1970

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Rudolf Serkin, piano

Huber, Klaus Tenebrae

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Concerts 80 & 81 – 4 & 5 June 1970

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 82 – 19 June 1970

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

André Tchaikowsky, piano

Pfitzner Symphony in C major, Op. 46

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Berliner Philharmoniker

1970–1971

Season 89

Concert 1 – 21 August 1970

Othmar M. F. Mága, conductor

Christiane Edinger, violin

Handel Concerto grosso in F major, Op. 3 No. 4

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Thärichen, Werner Prelude to 'Der Antrag'

Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125

Concert 2 – 26 August 1970

Zdeněk Mácal, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Dvořák Othello: Overture, Op. 93

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concerts 3 & 4 – 9 & 10 September 1970

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Gibbons, Orlando Four Fantasias for String Orchestra

Panufnik, Andrzej Symphonia sacra (Symphony No. 3)

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 5 & 6 – 12 & 13 September 1970

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Szymanowski Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 7 & 8 – 20 & 21 September 1970 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Helga Dernesch, soprano

Christiane Hetzel, soprano

Liselotte Rebmann, soprano

Edda Moser, soprano

Anna Reynolds, mezzo-soprano

Helge Brilioth, tenor

Gerd Nienstedt, baritone

Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Herren des Chores der Staatsoper Wien

Wagner Götterdämmerung: Act III, WWV 86D

Concerts 9 & 10 – 26 & 27 September 1970 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

James Galway, flute

Andreas Blau, flute

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

Stravinsky Apollon musagète

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 11 – 30 September 1970 (Berlin Festival)

Aaron Copland, conductor

Karl Leister, clarinet

Carter, Elliott Holiday Overture

Ives Decoration Day (from New England Holidays)

Copland Clarinet Concerto

Copland Symphony No. 3

Concert 12 – 3 October 1970 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Leo Brouwer, conductor

Stomu Yamash’ta, percussion

Brouwer, Leo Exaedros II

Henze Symphony No. 6

Concert 13 – 6 October 1970 (Berlin Festival)

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Kinshi Tsurata, biwa

Katsuya Yokoyama, shakuhachi

Takemitsu November Steps

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 14 – 9 October 1970 (Berlin Festival)

Okko Kamu, conductor

André Watts, piano

Rautavaara Anadyomene, Op. 33

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Concerts 15 & 16 – 11 & 12 October 1970

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Lothar Koch, oboe

Karl Leister, clarinet

Gerd Seifert, horn

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b

Franck Symphony in D minor

Concerts 17, 18 & 19 – 22, 23 & 24 October 1970

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Paul Tortelier, cello

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 20 – 27 October 1970

Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

Malcolm Frager, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 21 & 22 – 30 & 31 October 1970

Václav Neumann, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Fišer, Luboš Fifteen Prints after Dürer’s Apocalypse

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60

Concert 23 – 21 November 1970

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123

Concert 24 – 25 November 1970

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123

Concerts 25 & 26 – 26 & 27 November 1970

David Oistrakh, conductor/violin

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

Prokofiev Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Concerts 27, 28 & 29 – 3, 4 & 5 December 1970

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Concerts 30 & 31 – 8 & 9 December 1970

Zdeněk Mácal, conductor

Norbert Hauptmann, horn

Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D 485

Strauss, R. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 86

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Concert 32 – 14 December 1970

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Ludovic Spiess, tenor

Horst Laubenthal, tenor

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concert 33 – 15 December 1970

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Ludovic Spiess, tenor

Horst Laubenthal, tenor

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concerts 34 & 35 – 20 & 21 December 1970

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Jacqueline du Pré, cello

Webern Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10

Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 36 – 26 December 1970

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Karl Engel, piano

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concerts 37 & 38 – 31 December 1970 & 1 January 1971

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Marga Schiml, contralto

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 39, 40 & 41 – 12, 13 & 14 January 1971

Erich Bergel, conductor

Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Glodeanu, Liviu Studies for Orchestra

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 42 – 17 January 1971

Ernest Bour, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

The Swingle Singers

Křenek Horizont umkreist, Op. 196

Ligeti Cello Concerto

Berio Sinfonia

Concerts 43 & 44 – 20 & 21 January 1971

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Gerhard Stempnik, English horn

Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite: The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 45, 46 & 47 – 2, 3 & 4 February 1971

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Honegger Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concert 48 – 6 February 1971

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Gino Gorini, piano

Sergio Lorenzi, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 49 – 7 February 1971

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Gino Gorini, piano

Sergio Lorenzi, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 50 & 51 – 11 & 12 February 1971 (Barbirolli Memorial)

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Mozart Maurerische Trauermusik, K. 477

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 52 – 19 February 1971

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Fortner, Wolfgang Marginalien

Berg Violin Concerto

Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Concerts 53 & 54 – 21 & 22 February 1971

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Penderecki Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 55 & 56 – 27 & 28 February 1971

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Anna Reynolds, mezzo-soprano

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Resurrection'

Concerts 57 & 58 – 2 & 3 March 1971

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Martin, Frank Maria-Triptychon

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concerts 59, 60 & 61 – 6, 7 & 8 March 1971

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Ruggiero Ricci, violin

James Galway, flute

Gerhard Stempnik, English horn

Honegger Concerto da camera

Einem, Gottfried von Violin Concerto, Op. 33

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 62 – 12 March 1971

Horst Stein, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Beatband (K.-H. Böttner / W. & N. Büllmeyer / Chr. Caskel)

Stravinsky Two Suites for Small Orchestra

Klebe, Giselher Herzschläge (Heartbeats)

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 63 – 13 March 1971

Horst Stein, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Beatband (K.-H. Böttner / W. & N. Büllmeyer / Chr. Caskel)

Stravinsky Two Suites for Small Orchestra

Klebe, Giselher Herzschläge (Heartbeats)

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 64 – 17 March 1971

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Slavka Taskova, soprano

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Ernst Gutstein, baritone

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Yun, Isang Om mani padme hum

Blacher, Boris Der Großinquisitor

Concerts 65 & 66 – 20 & 21 March 1971

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Janáček Lachian Dances

Janáček Sinfonietta, Op. 60

Concert 67 – 22 April 1971

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94

Salviucci, Giovanni Introduzione, Passacaglia e Finale

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 68 – 21 April 1971

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94

Salviucci, Giovanni Introduzione, Passacaglia e Finale

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concerts 69, 70 & 71 – 16, 17 & 18 April 1971

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Helen Donath, soprano

Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo-soprano

Donald Grobe, tenor

Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op. 8 Nos. 1–4

Beethoven Mass in C major, Op. 86

Concerts 72 & 73 – 29 & 30 April 1971

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Wanda Wiłkomirska, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Concerts 74, 75 & 76 – 5 & 6 May 1971 (Karajan) & 3 June 1971 (Iwaki)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor (5/6 May)

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor (3 June)

Leon Spierer, violin (Karajan)

Gina Bachauer, piano (Iwaki)

Stravinsky Apollon musagète (Karajan)

Baird, Tadeusz Symphonia brevis (Iwaki)

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major (Iwaki), Op. 26

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major (Karajan), Op. 73

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Iwaki), Op. 68

Concerts 77, 78 & 79 – 9, 10 & 11 May 1971

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor

Elly Ameling, soprano

Edith Mathis, soprano

Sophia van Sante, mezzo-soprano

Marie-Luise Gilles, mezzo-soprano

Ursula Boese, contralto

Donald Grobe, tenor

Hermann Prey, baritone

Ernst Wiemann, bass

Chor und Knabenchor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Schumann Scenes from Goethe's Faust, WoO 3

Concert 80 – 13 May 1971

Karl Böhm, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Mozart Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200

Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1919 Version)

Concert 81 – 14 May 1971

Karl Böhm, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Mozart Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200

Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1919 Version)

Concerts 82 & 83 – 4 & 5 June 1971

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Gina Bachauer, piano

Baird, Tadeusz Symphonia brevis

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 84 – 9 June 1971

Werner Egk, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Wiesław Ochman, tenor

Günter Reich, baritone

Ernst Krukowski, baritone

Victor von Halem, bass

Klaus Lang, bass

Wolfgang Luschky, speaker

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

RIAS Kammerchor

Egk, Werner Columbus

Concerts 85 & 86 – 12 & 13 June 1971

Colin Davis, conductor

Heather Harper, soprano

Horst Göbel, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 84 in E-flat major, Hob. I:84

Britten Les Illuminations, Op. 18

Stravinsky Petrushka (1911 Version)

Concerts 87, 88 & 89 – 18, 19 & 20 June 1971

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Weber Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291

Schoenberg Violin Concerto, Op. 36

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concert 90 – 23 June 1971

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Falla El amor brujo

Ravel Boléro, M. 81

Concerts 91 & 92 – 29 & 30 June 1971

William Steinberg, conductor

Evelyn Lear, soprano

Walter Berry, bass-baritone

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll', Hob. I:103

Bartók Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48

Concert 93 – 6 July 1971

Heinz Wallberg, conductor

Branca Musulin, piano

Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Berliner Philharmoniker

1971–1972

Season 90

Concert 1 – 27 & 28 August 1971

Carl Melles, conductor

André Watts, piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95

Concerts 2 & 3 – 10 & 11 September 1971

Erich Bergel, conductor

Takahiro Sonoda, piano

Vivaldi Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 3 No. 1

Thärichen, Werner Piano Concerto No. 2

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 – 15 September 1971 (Berlin Festival)

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Robert Casadesus, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Concerts 5 & 6 – 18 & 19 September 1971 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Helga Dernesch, soprano

René Kollo, tenor

Peter Meven, bass

Wagner Die Walküre: Act I, WWV 86B

Concerts 7 & 8 – 25 & 26 September 1971 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Christian Ferras, violin

Vivaldi Sinfonia in B minor, 'Al Santo Sepolcro', RV 169

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Concert 9 – 27 September 1971 (Conducting Competition)

Gabriel Chmura, conductor

Antoni Wit, conductor

Mariss Jansons, conductor

Emil Tabakov, conductor

Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concert 10 – 30 September 1971 (Berlin Festival)

Michael Gielen, conductor

Carol Smith, contralto

Günter Reich, baritone

Eberhard Finke, cello

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Stravinsky Mass

Stravinsky Requiem Canticles

Grosskopf, Erhard Hörmusik

Concerts 11, 12 & 13 – 2, 3 & 4 October 1971

Jan Krenz, conductor

James Galway, flute

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Schröder, Hermann Varianten for Orchestra

Roussel Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Concerts 14, 15 & 16 – 6, 7 & 8 October 1971

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Messiaen Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concert 17 – 10 October 1971

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Honegger Symphony No. 3, 'Symphonie Liturgique'

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 18 & 19 – 19 & 20 October 1971

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Maurice André, trumpet

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96

Blacher, Boris Concerto for High Trumpet and String Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concert 20 – 27 October 1971

Hans Zender, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Alfons Kontarsky, piano

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Stille und Umkehr

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Canto di speranza

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Dialoge

Concerts 21 & 22 – 29 & 30 October 1971

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Edith Peinemann, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Concerts 23 & 24 – 13 & 14 November 1971

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 25 – 17 November 1971

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 26, 27 & 28 – 20, 21 & 22 November 1971

Uri Segal, conductor

Pierre Fournier, cello

Gerti Zeumer, soprano

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 29 & 30 – 24 & 25 November 1971

Karl Böhm, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 31 & 32 – 30 November & 1 December 1971

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture

Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto, Op. 3

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 33 & 34 – 11 & 12 December 1971

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051

Berg Lyric Suite: Three Pieces (arr. String Orchestra)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 35, 36 & 37 – 17, 18 & 19 December 1971

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Pinchas Zukerman, violin

James Galway, flute

Lothar Koch, oboe

Herbert Stähr, clarinet

Gerd Seifert, horn

Horst Eichler, trumpet

Johann Doms, trombone

Leon Spierer, violin

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Horst Göbel, piano

Webern Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concerts 38 & 39 – 21 & 22 December 1971

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version), WAB 103

Concert 40 – 26 December 1971

Othmar M. F. Mága, conductor

Herbert Stähr, clarinet

Manfred Braun, bassoon

Tiessen, Heinz Music for String Orchestra: Andante, Op. 32a

Mozart Divertimento in D major, K. 136

Stamitz, Carl Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon in B-flat major

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 41 & 42 – 31 December 1971 & 1 January 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Rossini Semiramide: Overture

Bizet L'Arlésienne: Suite No. 2 (Excerpts)

Sibelius Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1

Puccini Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo

Massenet Thaïs: Méditation

Mascagni L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo

Gounod Faust: Ballet Music

Suppé Light Cavalry: Overture

Strauss, J. II Delirien-Walzer, Op. 212

Concerts 43, 44 & 45 – 8, 9 & 10 January 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1929 Revision)

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concerts 46 & 47 – 13 & 14 January 1972

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Annie Fischer, piano

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Linz Version), WAB 101

Concerts 48 & 49 – 18 & 19 January 1972

Dmitri Kitaenko, conductor

Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy-Overture

Wagner Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Mottl), WWV 91

Shostakovich Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Concerts 50 & 51 – 22 & 23 January 1972

Othmar M. F. Mága, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Heinz Kirchner, viola

Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor (Source lists Piano Concerto, likely error for Cello), Op. 54

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Concert 52 – 27 January 1972

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Lothar Koch, oboe

Jeanette Scovotti, soprano

Cerha, Friedrich Spiegel VI

Ligeti Apparitions

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Oboe Concerto

Berg Lulu: Symphonic Pieces

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 2, 3 & 4 February 1972

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Malcolm Frager, piano

Debussy Images pour orchestre: Ibéria, L. 122

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 56 & 57 – 8 & 9 February 1972

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Schumann Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concert 58 – 13 February 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Herbert von Karajan, harpsichord

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051

Berg Lyric Suite: Three Pieces (arr. String Orchestra)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 59 & 60 – 19 & 20 February 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 86

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concerts 61, 62 & 63 – 2, 3 & 4 March 1972

Eugen Jochum, conductor

RIAS Kammerchor

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Pfitzner Palestrina: Three Preludes

Bruckner Mass No. 2 in E minor, WAB 27

Concerts 64 & 65 – 7 & 8 March 1972

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Sophia van Sante, mezzo-soprano

Horst Laubenthal, tenor

Bengt Rundgren, bass

Handel Agrippina: Overture, HWV 6

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Stravinsky Pulcinella

Concerts 66, 67 & 68 – 12 & 13 March 1972 (Peters/Oistrakh) & 16/17 March 1972 (Oistrakh)

Reinhard Peters, conductor (12/13 March)

David Oistrakh, conductor/violin

Michel Schwalbé, violin (16/17 March)

Andreas Blau, flute

Johannes Mertens, flute

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major (16/17), BWV 1049

Bach, J.S. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (16/17), BWV 1043

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major (12/13), Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major (12/13), Op. 60

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique' (16/17), Op. 74

Concerts 69 & 70 – 9 & 10 April 1972

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 71 & 72 – 13 & 14 April 1972

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D major

Concerts 73, 74 & 75 – 28, 29 & 30 April 1972

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Takemitsu Textures (from Arc Part I)

Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1919 Version)

Concerts 76 & 77 – 3 & 4 May 1972

Karl Böhm, conductor

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 78 & 79 – 25 & 26 May 1972

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Mendelssohn Ruy Blas: Overture, Op. 95

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 80 – 31 May 1972

Karlheinz Stockhausen, conductor

Harald Bojé, electronium

Christoph Caskel, tam-tam

Peter Eötvös, electrochord

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Stockhausen Hymnen (Regions I, II, III and IV)

Concerts 81, 82 & 83 – 2, 3 & 4 June 1972

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Rudolf Serkin, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G major, 'Military', Hob. I:100

Schoenberg Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concerts 84 & 85 – 7 & 8 June 1972

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Anton Lippe, conductor (Choral work)

Robert Kerns, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Walton Belshazzar's Feast

Concerts 86 & 87 – 15 & 16 June 1972

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Rossini William Tell: Overture

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95

Prokofiev Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

Concerts 88 & 89 – 20 & 21 June 1972

Václav Neumann, conductor

Emil Gilels, piano

Mácha, Otmar Varianten

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Dvořák Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76

Concert 90 – 25 June 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Stravinsky Symphony in C

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

Berliner Philharmoniker

1972–1973

Season 91

Concerts 1 & 2 – 10 & 12 September 1972 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concert 3 – 11 September 1972 (Dresdner Bank Anniversary)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Stravinsky Apollon musagète

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 – 16 September 1972 (Berlin Festival)

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Lothar Koch, oboe

Karl Leister, clarinet

Ligeti Lontano

Ligeti Double Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra

Blacher, Boris Clarinet Concerto

Blacher, Boris Orchestral Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 26

Concert 5 – 18 September 1972 (Berlin Festival)

István Kertész, conductor

Nathan Milstein, violin

Kodály Háry János Suite

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

Concerts 6 & 7 – 23 & 24 September 1972 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Brahms A German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem), Op. 45

Concert 8 – 26 September 1972 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor/harpsichord

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Karl Steins, oboe

Lothar Koch, oboe

Gerhard Stempnik, English horn

Gerd Seifert, horn

Manfred Klier, horn

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Stravinsky Symphony in C

Concert 9 – 30 September 1972 (Berlin Festival)

Michel Tabachnik, conductor

Cathy Berberian, soprano

Berio Bewegung

Berio Epifanie

Ives Robert Browning Overture

Varèse Amériques

Concerts 10, 11 & 12 – 3, 4 & 5 October 1972

Erich Bergel, conductor

Joseph Kalichstein, piano

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Enescu, George Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 13

Concerts 13 & 14 – 7 & 8 October 1972

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 15 & 16 – 25 & 26 October 1972

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Ives Central Park in the Dark

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 17 & 18 – 7 & 8 November 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Mendelssohn The Hebrides: Overture, Op. 26

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concerts 19 & 20 – 11 & 12 November 1972

Colin Davis, conductor

Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano

Ingvar Wixell, baritone

Leon Spierer, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Eberhard Finke, cello

Tippett, Michael Fantasia concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Berlioz Les Troyens: Scenes

Concerts 21, 22 & 23 – 16, 17 & 18 November 1972

Hermann Michael, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 24 – 22 November 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 Version), WAB 108

Concert 25 – 26 November 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Walter Berry, bass-baritone

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Haydn The Seasons (Die Jahreszeiten), Hob. XXI:3

Concert 26 – 29 November 1972

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Ulf Hoelscher, violin

William Dooley, baritone

Henze, Hans Werner Violin Concerto No. 2

Henze, Hans Werner Heliogabalus Imperator

Concerts 27 & 28 – 2 & 3 December 1972

Henryk Czyż, conductor

Gina Bachauer, piano

Lutosławski Livre pour orchestre

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271

Debussy La Mer, L. 109

Concerts 29, 30 & 31 – 9, 10 & 11 December 1972

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1929 Revision)

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 32 & 33 – 17 & 18 December 1972

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Gerd Seifert, horn

Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495

Elgar Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63

Concerts 34 & 35 – 21 & 22 December 1972

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Radu Lupu, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Stravinsky Concerto in D

Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1911 Version)

Concert 36 – 26 December 1972

Walter Gillessen, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Blacher, Boris Sonata for Two Cellos and Eleven Instruments

Blacher, Boris Concertante Musik, Op. 10

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concerts 37 & 38 – 31 December 1972 & 1 January 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 39 & 40 – 7 & 8 January 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op. 8 Nos. 1–4

Strauss, R. Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53

Concerts 41 & 42 – 10 & 11 January 1973

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Agnes Giebel, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Donald Grobe, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Robert Holl, bass

Leon Spierer, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Andreas Blau, flute

Gottwalt Eckertz, oboe

Heinrich Kärcher, oboe

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Karl-Friedrich Jungk, bassoon

Gerd Seifert, horn

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Groot Omroepkoor N.O.S.

Bach, J.S. Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Concerts 43, 44 & 45 – 14, 15 & 16 January 1973

Eugen Jochum, conductor

James Galway, flute

Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 46 & 47 – 19 & 20 January 1973

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Christa-Sylvia Gröschke, soprano

Louis Devos, tenor

Peter Binder, baritone

Orfeón Donostiarra

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61

Orff, Carl Carmina burana

Concert 48 – 25 January 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Webern Five Movements for String Orchestra, Op. 5

Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Concert 49 – 28 January 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Franck Symphonic Variations

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 50 & 51 – 31 January & 1 February 1973

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Dezsö Ránki, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Janáček Taras Bulba

Concerts 52 & 53 – 4 & 5 February 1973

Gabriel Chmura, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 33 in C major, K. 318

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concert 54 – 9 February 1973

Hans Zender, conductor

Edith Gabry, soprano

Elisabeth Schärtel, contralto

Henny Ekström, contralto

Anton de Ridder, tenor

Peter Christoph Runge, baritone

Zoltán Kelemen, bass-baritone

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Die Soldaten: Vocal Symphony

Messiaen L'Ascension

Concerts 55 & 56 – 17 & 18 February 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Concerts 57, 58 & 59 – 20, 21 & 22 February 1973

Heribert Esser, conductor

Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 60 & 61 – 28 February & 1 March 1973

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Ileana Cotrubaș, soprano

Birgit Finnilä, contralto

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Resurrection'

Concerts 62 & 63 – 5 & 6 March 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

Webern Six Pieces for Large Orchestra, Op. 6

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 64 & 65 – 14 & 15 March 1973

Karl Böhm, conductor

Aurora Natola-Ginastera, cello

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 66, 67 & 68 – 19, 20 & 21 March 1973

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor

Igor Oistrakh, violin

Mozart Divertimento in D major, K. 205

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 69 – 29 March 1973

Michael Gielen, conductor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Alfons Kontarsky, piano

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Baird, Tadeusz Goethe-Briefe

Serocki, Kazimierz Forte e Piano

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Concerts 70 & 71 – 31 March & 1 April 1973

Michael Gielen, conductor

Peter Frankl, piano

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concerts 72 & 73 – 4 & 5 April 1973

Georges Prêtre, conductor

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Orchestral Pieces, Op. 17

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Ravel La valse, M. 72

Concerts 74 & 75 – 27 & 28 April 1973

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 76, 77 & 78 – 4, 5 & 6 May 1973

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Pilar Lorengar, soprano

Sieglinde Wagner, contralto

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Dieter Ellenbeck, tenor

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Schumann Manfred: Overture, Op. 115

Petrassi, Giovanni Concerto for Orchestra No. 8

Schubert Mass No. 6 in E-flat major, D 950

Concerts 79, 80 & 81 – 9, 10 & 11 May 1973 (9 May Betonverein)

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Mussorgsky Khovanshchina: Prelude

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 82 & 83 – 26 & 27 May 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concerts 84 & 85 – 29 & 30 May 1973

Václav Neumann, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72c

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 86, 87 & 88 – 3, 4 & 5 June 1973

William Steinberg, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Verdi String Quartet in E minor (orch.)

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 89, 90 & 91 – 14, 15 & 16 June 1973 (14 June Doctor's Congress)

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Hiller, Op. 100

Concerts 92 & 93 – 20 & 21 June 1973

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Norma Procter, contralto

Frauen- und Knabenchor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Concert 94 – 5 July 1973

Wolfgang Balzer, conductor

Jorge Bolet, piano

Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Berliner Philharmoniker

1973–1974

Season 92

Concerts 1 & 2 – 5 & 6 September 1973

Leif Segerstam, conductor

Malcolm Frager, piano

Segerstam, Leif Sketches from Pandora

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 3 – 8 September 1973 (Internationale Funkausstellung)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 4 & 5 – 15 & 16 September 1973 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 6 – 19 September 1973 (Berlin Festival)

Michael Gielen, conductor

Dorothy Dorow, soprano

Günter Reich, baritone

Manfred Schoof Quintet

Hans Franzen, speaker

Michael Thomas, speaker

Kölner Rundfunkchor

Chor des Österreichischen Rundfunks

RIAS Kammerchor

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Requiem für einen jungen Dichter

Concert 7 – 26 September 1973 (Deutschland-Halle)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Strauss, J. II Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture

Strauss, J. II Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437

Strauss, J. II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Overture

Concerts 8 & 9 – 29 & 30 September 1973 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Birgit Finnilä, contralto

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Robert Kerns, baritone

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Thomas Brandis, violin

James Galway, flute

Robert Eliscu, oboe

Heinrich Kärcher, oboe

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Henning Trog, bassoon

Gerd Seifert, horn

Martin Kretzer, trumpet

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Herbert Rotzoll, trumpet

Horst Eichler, trumpet

Eberhard Finke, cello

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Rudolf Scholz, organ

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Bach, J.S. Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Concert 10 – 4 October 1973 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Zender, conductor

Hans Franzen, bass

Lutz Lansemann, speaker

Jochen Schmidt, speaker

Stuttgarter Schola Cantorum

Zender, Hans Canto IV

Yun, Isang Overture for Orchestra

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Ich wandte mich und sah an alles Unrecht

Concerts 11, 12 & 13 – 7, 8 & 9 October 1973

Gary Bertini, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (Not in source, likely for Arrau), Op. 58

Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, 'Tragic', D 417

Concerts 14 & 15 – 17 & 18 October 1973

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

James Galway, flute

Kinshi Tsuruta, biwa

Ayako Shinozaki, harp

Katsuya Yokoyama, shakuhachi

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Haydn Symphony No. 73 in D major, 'La Chasse', Hob. I:73

Ishii, Maki Polaritäten, Version II

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57

Concert 16 – 27 October 1971 (Source repetition error, context implies 1973)

Hans Zender, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Alfons Kontarsky, piano

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Stille und Umkehr

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Canto di speranza

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Dialoge

Concerts 17 & 18 – 14 & 15 November 1973

Jan Krenz, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Debussy Nocturnes: Nuages & Fêtes, L. 91

Lutosławski Cello Concerto

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 19 – 21 November 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 20 & 21 – 24 & 25 November 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 22 – 26 November 1973 (Conducting Competition)

Vasily Sinaisky, conductor

Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor

Hubert Soudant, conductor

Herbert Gietzen, conductor

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy-Overture

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major (Mvts 1 & 2), Op. 90

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major (Mvts 3 & 4), Op. 90

Concerts 23 & 24 – 28 & 29 November 1973

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Andreas Blau, flute

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Blacher, Boris Blues, Espagnola und Rumba philharmonica

Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 25, 26 & 27 – 2, 3 & 4 December 1973

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I:102

Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concerts 28 & 29 – 8 & 9 December 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano

Heljä Angervo, mezzo-soprano

René Kollo, tenor

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Andreas Blau, flute

Johannes Mertens, flute

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Robert Eliscu, oboe d'amore

Pierre Thibaud, trumpet

Jean-Jaques Gaudon, trumpet

Jacques Mas, trumpet

Horst Göbel, organ

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Bach, J.S. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 30 & 31 – 16 & 17 December 1973

Daniel Barenboim, conductor/piano

Giusto Cappone, viola

Hindemith Trauermusik

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Concerts 32 & 33 – 20 & 21 December 1973

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor/violin

Edmond de Stoutz, conductor (Martin)

Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Martin, Frank Polyptyque

Concert 34 – 29 December 1973 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 35 – 30 December 1973 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 36 – 31 December 1973 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 37 – 1 January 1974 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Sylvia Anderson, contralto

René Kollo, tenor

Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 38 – 2 January 1974 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 39 & 40 – 5 & 6 January 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Divertimento in B-flat major, K. 287

Concerts 41, 42 & 43 – 9, 10 & 11 January 1974

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concerts 44 & 45 – 14 & 15 January 1974

Miklós Erdélyi, conductor

Stefania Woytowicz, soprano

Raffaele Arié, bass

Shostakovich Symphony No. 14, Op. 135

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concerts 46 & 47 – 21 & 22 January 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Debussy La Mer, L. 109

Concert 48 – 27 January 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

Schoenberg Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Concerts 49 & 50 – 30 & 31 January 1974

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Nordheim, Arne Epitaffio

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 51 & 52 – 3 & 4 February 1974

Zubin Mehta, conductor

André Watts, piano

Stravinsky Ode

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 16, 17 & 18 February 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Penderecki Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concerts 56 & 57 – 20 & 21 February 1974

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Victoria Postnikova, piano

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concerts 58 & 59 – 24 & 25 February 1974

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Dorothy Irving, soprano

Věra Soukupová, contralto

Vilém Přibyl, tenor

Karel Berman, bass

John Birch, organ

Prague Philharmonic Choir

Mozart Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345

Janáček Glagolitic Mass

Concert 60 – 28 February 1974

Ernest Bour, conductor

Donald Grobe, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Claus Bock, tenor

Donald Smith, tenor

Siegfried Fischer-Fels, tenor

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Halffter, Cristóbal Requiem por la libertad imaginada

Stravinsky Canticum Sacrum

Huber, Klaus ...inwendig voller figur...

Concerts 61 & 62 – 6 & 7 March 1974

Uri Segal, conductor

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version), WAB 103

Concerts 63, 64 & 65 – 13, 14 & 15 March 1974

Václav Neumann, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Fišer, Luboš Double for Orchestra

Martinů Cello Concerto No. 1, H. 196

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concerts 66, 67 & 68 – 20, 21 & 22 March 1974 (20/21 Series B, 21 Series B repetition)

Heribert Esser, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Martin Kretzer, trumpet

Honegger Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concerts 69 & 70 – 24 & 25 March 1974

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Zoltán Kocsis, piano

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concert 71 – 28 March 1974

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Christiane Edinger, violin

Klaus Marmulla, alto saxophone

Helmut Brandt, baritone saxophone

Hajo Lange, double bass

Heinz Niemeyer, drums

RIAS Kammerchor

Cerha, Friedrich Langegger Nachtmusik

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Violin Concerto

Malec, Ivo Sigma

Wahren, Karl Heinz Du sollst nicht töten

Concerts 72 & 73 – 19 & 20 April 1974 (Source gap, Series A overlaps)

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Christa-Sylvia Gröschke, soprano

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Franck Symphony in D minor

Petrassi, Goffredo Coro di morti

Verdi Quattro pezzi sacri

Concerts 74 & 75 – 24 & 25 April 1974

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Peter Meven, bass

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Friedrich Witt, double bass

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Handel Acis and Galatea, HWV 49

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 76 & 77 – 27 & 28 April 1974

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concerts 78 & 79 – 15 & 16 May 1974

David Oistrakh, conductor/violin

Handel Water Music: Suite (arr. Harty), HWV 348-350

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concerts 80 & 81 – 18 & 19 May 1974

David Oistrakh, conductor/violin

Igor Oistrakh, violin/viola

Mozart Divertimento in D major, K. 251

Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concerts 82, 83 & 84 – 25, 26 & 27 May 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 85 – 31 May 1974

Karlheinz Stockhausen, conductor

Harald Bojé, electronium

Christoph Caskel, tam-tam

Peter Eötvös, electrochord

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Stockhausen Hymnen (Regions I, II, III and IV)

Concert 86 – 6 June 1974 (Doctor's Congress)

Colin Davis, conductor

André Watts, piano

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 87 & 88 – 7 & 8 June 1974

Colin Davis, conductor

André Watts, piano

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 89 & 90 – 12 & 13 June 1974

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Walter Klien, piano

Debussy Images pour orchestre: Ibéria, L. 122

Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 91, 92 & 93 – 28, 29 & 30 June 1974

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Ligeti Melodien

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Berliner Philharmoniker

1973–1974

Season 92

Concerts 1 & 2 – 5 & 6 September 1973

Leif Segerstam, conductor

Malcolm Frager, piano

Segerstam, Leif Sketches from Pandora

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 3 – 8 September 1973 (Internationale Funkausstellung)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 4 & 5 – 15 & 16 September 1973 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 6 – 19 September 1973 (Berlin Festival)

Michael Gielen, conductor

Dorothy Dorow, soprano

Günter Reich, baritone

Manfred Schoof Quintet

Hans Franzen, speaker

Michael Thomas, speaker

Kölner Rundfunkchor

Chor des Österreichischen Rundfunks

RIAS Kammerchor

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Requiem für einen jungen Dichter

Concert 7 – 26 September 1973 (Deutschland-Halle)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Strauss, J. II Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture

Strauss, J. II Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437

Strauss, J. II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Overture

Concerts 8 & 9 – 29 & 30 September 1973 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gundula Janowitz, soprano

Birgit Finnilä, contralto

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Robert Kerns, baritone

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Thomas Brandis, violin

James Galway, flute

Robert Eliscu, oboe

Heinrich Kärcher, oboe

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Henning Trog, bassoon

Gerd Seifert, horn

Martin Kretzer, trumpet

Fritz Wesenigk, trumpet

Herbert Rotzoll, trumpet

Horst Eichler, trumpet

Eberhard Finke, cello

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Rudolf Scholz, organ

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Bach, J.S. Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Concert 10 – 4 October 1973 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Zender, conductor

Hans Franzen, bass

Lutz Lansemann, speaker

Jochen Schmidt, speaker

Stuttgarter Schola Cantorum

Zender, Hans Canto IV

Yun, Isang Overture for Orchestra

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Ich wandte mich und sah an alles Unrecht

Concerts 11, 12 & 13 – 7, 8 & 9 October 1973

Gary Bertini, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, 'Tragic', D 417

Concerts 14 & 15 – 17 & 18 October 1973

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

James Galway, flute

Kinshi Tsuruta, biwa

Ayako Shinozaki, harp

Katsuya Yokoyama, shakuhachi

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Haydn Symphony No. 73 in D major, 'La Chasse', Hob. I:73

Ishii, Maki Polaritäten, Version II

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57

Concerts 16 & 17 – 14 & 15 November 1973

Jan Krenz, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Debussy Nocturnes: Nuages & Fêtes, L. 91

Lutosławski Cello Concerto

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 18 – 21 November 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 19 & 20 – 24 & 25 November 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 21 – 26 November 1973 (Conducting Competition)

Vasily Sinaisky, conductor

Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor

Hubert Soudant, conductor

Herbert Gietzen, conductor

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy-Overture

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major (Mvts 1 & 2), Op. 90

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major (Mvts 3 & 4), Op. 90

Concerts 22 & 23 – 28 & 29 November 1973

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Andreas Blau, flute

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Blacher, Boris Blues, Espagnola und Rumba philharmonica

Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 24, 25 & 26 – 2, 3 & 4 December 1973

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I:102

Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concerts 27 & 28 – 8 & 9 December 1973

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano

Heljä Angervo, mezzo-soprano

René Kollo, tenor

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Andreas Blau, flute

Johannes Mertens, flute

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Robert Eliscu, oboe d'amore

Pierre Thibaud, trumpet

Jean-Jaques Gaudon, trumpet

Jacques Mas, trumpet

Horst Göbel, organ

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Bach, J.S. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 29 & 30 – 16 & 17 December 1973

Daniel Barenboim, conductor/piano

Giusto Cappone, viola

Hindemith Trauermusik

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Concerts 31 & 32 – 20 & 21 December 1973

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor/violin

Edmond de Stoutz, conductor (Martin)

Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Martin, Frank Polyptyque

Concert 33 – 29 December 1973 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 34 – 30 December 1973 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 35 – 31 December 1973 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 36 – 1 January 1974 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Sylvia Anderson, contralto

René Kollo, tenor

Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 37 – 2 January 1974 (Beethoven Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 38 & 39 – 5 & 6 January 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Divertimento in B-flat major, K. 287

Concerts 40, 41 & 42 – 9, 10 & 11 January 1974

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concerts 43 & 44 – 14 & 15 January 1974

Miklós Erdélyi, conductor

Stefania Woytowicz, soprano

Raffaele Arié, bass

Shostakovich Symphony No. 14, Op. 135

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concerts 45 & 46 – 21 & 22 January 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Debussy La Mer, L. 109

Concert 47 – 27 January 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

Schoenberg Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Concerts 48 & 49 – 30 & 31 January 1974

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Nordheim, Arne Epitaffio

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 50 & 51 – 3 & 4 February 1974

Zubin Mehta, conductor

André Watts, piano

Stravinsky Ode

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Concerts 52, 53 & 54 – 16, 17 & 18 February 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Penderecki Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concerts 55 & 56 – 20 & 21 February 1974

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Victoria Postnikova, piano

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concerts 57 & 58 – 24 & 25 February 1974

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Dorothy Irving, soprano

Věra Soukupová, contralto

Vilém Přibyl, tenor

Karel Berman, bass

John Birch, organ

Prague Philharmonic Choir

Mozart Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345

Janáček Glagolitic Mass

Concert 59 – 28 February 1974

Ernest Bour, conductor

Donald Grobe, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Claus Bock, tenor

Donald Smith, tenor

Siegfried Fischer-Fels, tenor

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Halffter, Cristóbal Requiem por la libertad imaginada

Stravinsky Canticum Sacrum

Huber, Klaus ...inwendig voller figur...

Concerts 60 & 61 – 6 & 7 March 1974

Uri Segal, conductor

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version), WAB 103

Concerts 62, 63 & 64 – 13, 14 & 15 March 1974

Václav Neumann, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Fišer, Luboš Double for Orchestra

Martinů Cello Concerto No. 1, H. 196

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concerts 65, 66 & 67 – 20 & 21 March 1974

Heribert Esser, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Martin Kretzer, trumpet

Honegger Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concerts 68 & 69 – 24 & 25 March 1974

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Zoltán Kocsis, piano

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concert 70 – 28 March 1974

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Christiane Edinger, violin

Klaus Marmulla, alto saxophone

Helmut Brandt, baritone saxophone

Hajo Lange, double bass

Heinz Niemeyer, drums

RIAS Kammerchor

Cerha, Friedrich Langegger Nachtmusik

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Violin Concerto

Malec, Ivo Sigma

Wahren, Karl Heinz Du sollst nicht töten

Concerts 71, 72 & 73 – 19, 20 & 21 April 1974

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Christa-Sylvia Gröschke, soprano

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Franck Symphony in D minor

Petrassi, Goffredo Coro di morti

Verdi Quattro pezzi sacri

Concerts 74 & 75 – 24 & 25 April 1974

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Peter Meven, bass

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Friedrich Witt, double bass

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Handel Acis and Galatea, HWV 49

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 76 & 77 – 27 & 28 April 1974

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concerts 78 & 79 – 15 & 16 May 1974

David Oistrakh, conductor/violin

Handel Water Music: Suite (arr. Harty), HWV 348-350

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concerts 80 & 81 – 18 & 19 May 1974

David Oistrakh, conductor/violin

Igor Oistrakh, violin/viola

Mozart Divertimento in D major, K. 251

Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concerts 82, 83 & 84 – 25, 26 & 27 May 1974

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 85 – 31 May 1974

Karlheinz Stockhausen, conductor

Harald Bojé, electronium

Christoph Caskel, tam-tam

Peter Eötvös, electrochord

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Stockhausen Hymnen (Regions I, II, III and IV)

Concert 86 – 6 June 1974 (Doctor's Congress)

Colin Davis, conductor

André Watts, piano

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 87 & 88 – 7 & 8 June 1974

Colin Davis, conductor

André Watts, piano

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 89 & 90 – 12 & 13 June 1974

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Walter Klien, piano

Debussy Images pour orchestre: Ibéria, L. 122

Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 91, 92 & 93 – 28, 29 & 30 June 1974

Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Ligeti Melodien

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Berliner Philharmoniker

1975–1976

Season 94

Concert 1 – 6 September 1975 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 2 – 9 & 10 September 1975

Leif Segerstam, conductor

Malcolm Frager, piano

Segerstam, Leif Patria

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Nielsen Symphony No. 5, Op. 50

Concert 3 – 14 September 1975 (Berlin Festival)

Karlheinz Stockhausen, conductor

Marie-Luise Gilles, mezzo-soprano

Irmgard Jacobeit, soprano

Susanne Denmann, soprano

Ulf Kenklies, tenor

NDR Chor

Stockhausen Chöre für Doris

Stockhausen Choral

Stockhausen Atmen gibt das Leben

Stockhausen Drei Lieder

Stockhausen Spiel

Concerts 4 & 5 – 18 & 19 September 1975 (Berlin Festival)

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Annabelle Bernard, soprano

Gerti Zeumer, soprano

Lucy Peacock, soprano

Norma Procter, contralto

Marga Schiml, contralto

Donald Grobe, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Siegmund Nimsgern, bass

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart

NDR Chor

RIAS Kammerchor

Staats- und Domchor Berlin

Mahler Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand'

Concert 6 – 25 September 1975 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Strauss, R. Metamorphosen

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concerts 7 & 8 – 29 & 30 September 1975 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano

Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano

Werner Krenn, tenor

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Mozart Mass in C major, 'Coronation', K. 317

Bruckner Te Deum in C major, WAB 45

Concert 9 – 1 October 1975 (Conducting Competition)

Daniel Oren, conductor

Stanislav Macura, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 10, 11 & 12 – 3, 4 & 5 October 1975

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Endre Balogh, violin

Ishii, Maki Jō

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concerts 13 & 14 – 8 & 9 October 1975

Miklós Erdélyi, conductor

Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano

Róbert Ilosfalvy, tenor

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Haydn Symphony No. 89 in F major, Hob. I:89

Berlioz Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7

Kodály Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13

Concerts 15 & 16 – 12 & 13 October 1975

Horst Stein, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Hindemith Symphonia serena

Concerts 17 & 18 – 18 & 19 October 1975

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1929 Revision)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 19 & 20 – 2 & 3 November 1975

Michel Plasson, conductor

Jerome Rose, piano

Chausson Symphony in B-flat major, Op. 20

Franck Symphonic Variations

Liszt Totentanz, S. 126

Ravel La valse, M. 72

Concert 21 – 19 November 1975

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concerts 22, 23 & 24 – 22, 23 & 24 November 1975

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

RIAS Kammerchor

Berlioz Grande Messe des morts (Requiem), Op. 5

Concerts 25 & 26 – 27 & 28 November 1975

Eliahu Inbal, conductor

Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 27 & 28 – 1 & 2 December 1975

Eliahu Inbal, conductor

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Concerts 29 & 30 – 6 & 7 December 1975

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concerts 31 & 32 – 16 & 17 December 1975

Hans Zender, conductor

Siegfried Palm, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183

Blacher, Boris Cello Concerto

Debussy La Mer, L. 109

Concerts 33, 34 & 35 – 20, 21 & 22 December 1975

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor/violin

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

Concert 36 – 30 December 1975

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 37 – 31 December 1975

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 38 – 1 January 1976

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Yuuko Shiokawa, violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 39 & 40 – 4 & 5 January 1976

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 41 & 42 – 10 & 11 January 1976

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Haydn Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Concerto funebre

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concerts 43, 44 & 45 – 15, 16 & 17 January 1976

Daniel Barenboim, conductor/piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concerts 46 & 47 – 21 & 22 January 1976

Mariss Jansons, conductor

Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Honegger Pacific 231

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 48 – 28 January 1976

Leif Segerstam, conductor

Taru Valjakka, soprano

Penderecki Als Jakob erwachte aus dem Schlaf...

Blomdahl, Karl-Birger Facetter (Symphony No. 3)

Segerstam, Leif Six Songs of Experience

Concerts 49 & 50 – 3 & 4 February 1976

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Reger Serenade in G major, Op. 95

Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 51 & 52 – 8 & 9 February 1976

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Martinů Symphony No. 4, H. 305

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 53 – 11 February 1976

Richard Dufallo, conductor

Thomas Wilbrandt, conductor (Druckman/Ives)

Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Ruggles, Carl Sun-Treader

Druckman, Jacob Lamia

Ives A Symphony: New England Holidays

Concerts 54, 55 & 56 – 13, 14 & 15 February 1976

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 1, M. 57a

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concerts 57, 58 & 59 – 16, 17 & 18 February 1976

Herbert von Karajan, conductor/harpsichord

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Don Smithers, trumpet

Andreas Blau, flute

Lothar Koch, oboe

Thomas Brandis, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Webern Five Movements for String Orchestra, Op. 5

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Concerts 60 & 61 – 25 & 26 February 1976

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Birgit Finnilä, contralto

Lucy Peacock, soprano

Barbara Scherler, mezzo-soprano

Peter Schreier, tenor

Wolfgang Brendel, baritone

Peter Maus, tenor

Shogo Miyahara, baritone

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri, Op. 50

Concerts 62 & 63 – 29 February & 1 March 1976

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concert 64 – 7 March 1976

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gidon Kremer, violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 65, 66 & 67 – 8, 9 & 10 March 1976

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Elisabeth Speiser, soprano

Misha Dichter, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 68 & 69 – 11 & 12 March 1976

Zdeněk Mácal, conductor

Rudolf Firkušný, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Janáček Taras Bulba

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 70 & 71 – 16 & 17 March 1976

Jan Krenz, conductor

Julia Hamari, mezzo-soprano

Lutosławski Trauermusik

Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concerts 72, 73 & 74 – 24, 25 & 26 March 1976

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Haydn Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11

Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concerts 75 & 76 – 30 & 31 March 1976

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Stefania Woytowicz, soprano

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Bartók Two Portraits, Op. 5

Szymanowski Symphony No. 3, 'Song of the Night', Op. 27

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture and Bacchanale (Paris Version), WWV 70

Concerts 77, 78 & 79 – 8, 9 & 10 April 1976

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Marga Höffgen, contralto

Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Horst Laubenthal, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Peter Lagger, bass

James Galway, flute

Karl Steins, oboe

Burkhard Rohde, oboe

Gerhard Stempnik, oboe d'amore

Wolfgang Boettcher, cello

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Reinhard Peters, viola d'amore

Adelheid Souchay, viola d'amore

Gerhard Woschny, viola da gamba

Wolfgang Rosenthal, lute

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Bach, J.S. St John Passion, BWV 245

Concerts 80, 81 & 82 – 24, 25 & 26 April 1976

Kurt Masur, conductor

Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132

Concerts 83 & 84 – 28 & 29 April 1976

Aldo Ceccato, conductor

Schwarz-Schilling, Reinhard Introduction and Fugue for String Orchestra

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, J. 282

Strauss, R. Burleske

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17

Concert 85 – 4 May 1976

Ernest Bour, conductor

Günter Reich, baritone

Wolfgang Meyer, harpsichord/harmonium

Horst Göbel, piano/celesta

Orchestral Soloists

Ligeti Chamber Concerto

Maderna, Bruno Aura

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Gesangsszene

Concert 86 – 6 May 1976 (Charity Concert)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Strauss, J. II Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture

Strauss, Josef Delirien-Walzer, Op. 212

Strauss, J. II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214

Strauss, J. II Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Overture

Concerts 87 & 88 – 8 & 9 May 1976

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 89 & 90 – 15 & 16 May 1976

Jan Krenz, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Blacher, Boris Poème

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concerts 91 & 92 – 18 & 19 May 1976

Václav Neumann, conductor

Václav Hudeček, violin

Havelka, Svatopluk Hommage à Hieronymus Bosch

Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 93, 94 & 95 – 21, 22 & 23 May 1976

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Emil Gilels, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concerts 96, 97 & 98 – 25, 26 & 27 May 1976

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Radu Lupu, piano

Ligeti Lontano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concert 99 – 10 June 1976 (German Choral Festival)

Heinrich Hollreiser, conductor

Hannelore Bode, soprano

Marga Schiml, contralto

Werner Hollweg, tenor

Siegmund Nimsgern, bass

Berliner Konzert-Chor

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concerts 100 & 101 – 13 & 14 June 1976

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Salvatore Accardo, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338

Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 102 & 103 – 19 & 20 June 1976

Colin Davis, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, 'Tragic', D 417

Bloch Schelomo

Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 104 – 22 June 1976

Hiroshi Wakasugi, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D major, 'Paris', K. 297

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concert 105 – 24 June 1976

Reinhard Schwarz, conductor

Christiane Edinger, violin

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy-Overture

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concerts 106, 107 & 108 – 28, 29 & 30 June 1976

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589

Dvořák Legends, Op. 59 Nos. 3 & 6

Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 Nos. 1, 2, 4 & 7

Berliner Philharmoniker

1976–1977

Season 95

Concerts 1 & 2 – 5 & 6 September 1976 (Berlin Festival)

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Beethoven Egmont: Overture, Op. 84

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 3 & 4 – 8 & 9 October 1976

Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

Werner Thärichen, marimba

Johann Doms, trombone

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Thärichen, Werner Concerto for Marimba, Trombone and Orchestra, Op. 53

Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concert 5 – 11 September 1976 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Chantal Mathieu, harp

Lothar Koch, oboe

Homero Francesch, piano

Henze, Hans Werner Double Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Strings

Henze, Hans Werner Tristan: Preludes for Piano, Tape and Orchestra

Concerts 6 & 7 – 14 & 15 September 1976 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 8 – 19 September 1976 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Josephine Barstow, soprano

Ortrun Wenkel, contralto

James Wagner, tenor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Eberhard Finke, cello

Christoph Kapler, cello

Peter Steiner, cello

Heinrich Majowski, cello

Fritz Helmis, harp

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Henze, Hans Werner Being Beauteous

Henze, Hans Werner Heliogabalus Imperator

Henze, Hans Werner Novae de Infinito Laudes

Concert 9 – 25 September 1976 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Ileana Cotrubaș, soprano

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Brahms A German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem), Op. 45

Concerts 10 & 11 – 29 & 30 September 1976 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gerti Zeumer, soprano

Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano

Werner Krenn, tenor

Kurt Rydl, bass

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Mozart Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Bruckner Te Deum in C major, WAB 45

Concerts 12, 13 & 14 – 3, 4 & 5 October 1976

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Claude Frank, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1878 Version), WAB 103

Concerts 15 & 16 – 12 & 13 October 1976

Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor

Gagaku Imperial Court Ensemble

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Ishii, Maki Sō-gū II

Messiaen L'Ascension

Concerts 17 & 18 – 16 & 17 October 1976

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Karl Steins, oboe

Karl Leister, clarinet

Gerd Seifert, horn

Manfred Braun, bassoon

Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26

Concert 19 – 27 October 1976

Michel Tabachnik, conductor

Claude Helffer, piano

Members of the Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Xenakis, Iannis Empreintes

Sinopoli, Giuseppe Piano Concerto

Dutilleux, Henri Métaboles

Stravinsky Zvezdolikiy (The King of the Stars)

Concerts 20, 21 & 22 – 23, 24 & 25 November 1976

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Veronica Jochum, piano

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72c

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concerts 23 & 24 – 1 & 2 December 1976

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 98 in B-flat major, Hob. I:98

Egk, Werner French Suite after Rameau

Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Concerts 25 & 26 – 11 & 12 December 1976

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 27 & 28 – 16 & 17 December 1976

Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

Krystian Zimerman, piano

Mozart Divertimento in F major, K. 138

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Nielsen Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable', Op. 29

Concerts 29, 30 & 31 – 20, 21 & 22 December 1976

Erich Bergel, conductor

Sheila Armstrong, soprano

Anna Reynolds, mezzo-soprano

Dieter Ellenbeck, tenor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Corelli Concerto grosso in G minor, 'Christmas Concerto', Op. 6 No. 8

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Haydn Mass in C major, 'Missa in tempore belli' (Paukenmesse), Hob. XXII:9

Concert 32 – 30 December 1976

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Rainer Moog, viola

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Concert 33 – 31 December 1976

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Strauss, R. A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40

Concert 34 – 1 January 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concerts 35 & 36 – 4 & 5 January 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll', Hob. I:103

Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Concerts 37 & 38 – 12 & 13 January 1977

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concerts 39 & 40 – 17 & 18 January 1977

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Webern Six Pieces for Large Orchestra, Op. 6

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concerts 41, 42 & 43 – 20, 21 & 22 January 1977

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Radu Lupu, piano

Baird, Tadeusz Four Novelettes

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 44 & 45 – 24 & 25 January 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Wimberger, Gerhard Plays

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 46 – 27 January 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Wimberger, Gerhard Plays

Webern Five Movements for String Orchestra, Op. 5

Honegger Symphony No. 3, 'Symphonie Liturgique'

Concerts 47 & 48 – 2 & 3 February 1977

Jan Krenz, conductor

Ulf Hoelscher, violin

Pepping, Ernst Lust hab ich ghabt zur Musika: Variations

Hindemith Violin Concerto

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 49 & 50 – 9 & 10 February 1977

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Murray Perahia, piano

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Vivaldi Concerto for Strings and Harpsichord in A major, RV 158

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Strauss, R. Aus Italien, Op. 16

Concerts 51 & 52 – 13 & 14 February 1977

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Ileana Cotrubaș, soprano

Julia Hamari, mezzo-soprano

Lajos Kozma, tenor

Hans Sotin, bass

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Stravinsky Orpheus

Mozart Mass in C minor, K. 427

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 19, 20 & 21 February 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Concert 56 – 26 February 1977

Hans Zender, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Roland Hermann, baritone

Jeanne Loriod, ondes martenot

Tristan Murail, ondes martenot

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Rainer Sonne, violin

Herbert Henck, piano/organ

RIAS Kammerchor

Varèse Ecuatorial

Ferrero, Lorenzo Siglied

Zender, Hans Muji No Kyo

Webern Cantata No. 2, Op. 31

Concerts 57 & 58 – 1 & 2 March 1977

Heribert Esser, conductor

Shlomo Mintz, violin

Britten Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 59 & 60 – 12 & 13 March 1977

Kurt Masur, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture (arr. Wagner)

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Franck Symphony in D minor

Concerts 61 & 62 – 23 & 24 March 1977

Karl Böhm, conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 63 & 64 – 16 & 17 April 1977

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Daniel Chorzempa, organ

Leon Spierer, violin

Eberhard Finke, cello

Lothar Koch, oboe

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Hindemith Kammermusik No. 7, Op. 46 No. 2

Haydn Sinfonia concertante in B-flat major, Hob. I:105

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17

Concerts 65, 66 & 67 – 20, 21 & 22 April 1977

Marek Janowski, conductor

Gerd Seifert, horn

Norbert Hauptmann, horn

Christoph Kohler, horn

Manfred Klier, horn

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Schumann Concertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concerts 68 & 69 – 25 & 26 April 1977

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

Walter Klien, piano

Hindemith Piano Concerto (1945)

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concert 70 – 27 April 1977 (Betonverein)

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

Walter Klien, piano

Hindemith Piano Concerto (1945)

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concerts 71 & 72 – 29 & 30 April 1977

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Judith Beckmann, soprano

Mira Zakai, contralto

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Resurrection'

Concerts 73 & 74 – 3 & 4 May 1977

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Suk Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale 'St. Wenceslas', Op. 35a

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 75, 76 & 77 – 7, 8 & 9 May 1977

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

Edmond de Stoutz, conductor (Martin)

Bach, J.S. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

Martin, Frank Polyptyque

Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125

Concerts 78 & 79 – 13 & 14 May 1977

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Rudolf Serkin, piano

Dvořák Othello: Overture, Op. 93

Janáček Sinfonietta, Op. 60

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 80 & 81 – 17 & 18 May 1977

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Oleg Kagan, violin

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77

Shostakovich The Nose: Interludes, Op. 15

Concert 82 – 22 May 1977

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Gerty Herzog, piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Hans-Joachim Westphal, violin

Rainer Moog, viola

Jörg Baumann, cello

Schröder, Hermann Symphony for String Orchestra and Tam-tam

Beyer, Frank Michael Diaphonie

Blacher, Boris Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 42

Klebe, Giselher Die Zwitschermaschine, Op. 33

Concert 83 – 24 May 1977 (Senioren-Sonderkonzert)

Walter Gillessen, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Schubert Rosamunde: Overture, D 644

Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525

Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 40

Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50

Dvořák Slavonic Dances (Selection)

Smetana Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)

Concerts 84, 85 & 86 – 3 & 4 June 1977

Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor

Peter Lagger, bass

Paul Esswood, countertenor

Gustav Hehring, tenor

Ulf Kenklies, tenor

Kurt-Dietrich Lorenz, baritone

Ergin Onat, bass

Wilhelm Zimmer, bass

Hartwig Stuckmann, bass

NDR Chor

RIAS Kammerchor

Knabenchor Hannover

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Penderecki Magnificat

Concerts 87, 88 & 89 – 7, 8 & 9 June 1977

Václav Neumann, conductor

Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Bartók Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 90 & 91 – 22 & 23 June 1977

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Blacher, Boris Orchestral Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 26

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95

Berliner Philharmoniker

1977–1978

Season 96

Concerts 1, 2 & 3 – 6, 7 & 8 September 1977

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Pfitzner Palestrina: Three Preludes

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concert 4 – 11 September 1977 (Berlin Festival)

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Edith Mathis, soprano

Josef Hopferwieser, tenor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Knabenchor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Hindemith Das Unaufhörliche

Concert 5 – 16 September 1977 (Berlin Festival)

Hans Zender, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Siegfried Palm, cello

Raymund Havenith, piano

Reimann, Aribert Wolkenloses Christfest

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Photoptosis

Scriabin Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, Op. 60

Concert 6 – 18 September 1977 (Berlin Festival)

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Christiane Edinger, violin

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concert 7 – 25 September 1977 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Werner Thärichen, timpani

Oswald Vogler, timpani

Walton Grönroos, baritone

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Thärichen, Werner Der Paukenkrieg (Batrachomyomachia)

Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Concerts 8 & 9 – 29 & 30 September 1977 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 10 – 1 October 1977 (Conducting Competition)

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

Nanse Gum, conductor

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Weber Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Concerts 11 & 12 – 4 & 5 October 1977 (4/5 October C Series)

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Stranz, Ulrich Klangbild

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 13 & 14 – 7 & 8 October 1977 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 15 & 16 – 12 & 13 October 1977

Leif Segerstam, conductor

Roland Hermann, baritone

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1

Fortner, Wolfgang The Creation

Scriabin Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'The Divine Poem', Op. 43

Concerts 17, 18 & 19 – 21, 22 & 23 October 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 20 – 27 October 1977 (Chemical Industry Association)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

Concert 21 – 1 November 1977

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Paul Crossley, piano

Rihm, Wolfgang Lichtzwang

Fortner, Wolfgang Bluthochzeit: Interludes

Henze, Hans Werner Piano Concerto No. 2

Concerts 22 & 23 – 25 & 26 November 1977

Daniel Oren, conductor

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Justus Frantz, piano

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 24 & 25 – 28 & 29 November 1977

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Helen Donath, soprano

Hanna Schwarz, contralto

Thomas Moser, tenor

Robert Holl, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Bruckner Te Deum in C major, WAB 45

Concerts 26 & 27 – 2 & 3 December 1977

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale (Women)

Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73

Concerts 28, 29 & 30 – 9, 10 & 11 December 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Concerts 31 & 32 – 17 & 18 December 1977

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano

Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Letter Scene, Op. 24

Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concerts 33 & 34 – 20 & 21 December 1977

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor/violin

Anthony Ridley, conductor (Violin Concerto)

Delius A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Elgar Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 35 – 29 December 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Concert 36 – 31 December 1977

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano

Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano

René Kollo, tenor

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 37 – 1 January 1978

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

Concerts 38 & 39 – 4 & 5 January 1978

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano

Hermann Winkler, tenor

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Concerts 40, 41 & 42 – 8, 9 & 10 January 1978

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Michel Block, piano

Ravel Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose), M. 60

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82

Debussy La Mer, L. 109

Concerts 43 & 44 – 13 & 14 January 1978

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Edda Moser, soprano

Julia Hamari, mezzo-soprano

Peter Schreier, tenor

Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Leon Spierer, violin

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Beethoven Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123

Concert 45 – 18 January 1978

Jan Krenz, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 46 & 47 – 28 & 29 January 1978

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Sibelius Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 48 & 49 – 3 & 4 February 1978

Daniel Barenboim, conductor/piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concerts 50, 51 & 52 – 7, 8 & 9 February 1978

Miklós Erdélyi, conductor

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Carol Malone, soprano

Karl Markus, tenor

Walton Grönroos, baritone

Berg Violin Concerto

Schubert Mass No. 2 in G major, D 167

Haydn Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93

Concerts 53 & 54 – 11 & 12 February 1978

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 55 – 23 February 1978

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, conductor

Gerhard Stempnik, English horn

Crumb, George Echoes of Time and the River

Skrowaczewski, Stanisław Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Concerts 56 & 57 – 26 & 27 February 1978

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Anja Silja, soprano

Schoenberg Erwartung, Op. 17

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concerts 58 & 59 – 1 & 2 March 1978

Zdeněk Mácal, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2

Martinů Symphony No. 1, H. 289

Concerts 60 & 61 – 7 & 8 March 1978

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano (Source lists Arrau for Chmura/Beethoven, context implies piano for Iwaki/Beethoven 5)

Takemitsu Marginalia

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70

Concerts 62 & 63 – 31 March & 1 April 1978

Michael Gielen, conductor

Strauss, R. Metamorphosen

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concerts 64 & 65 – 5 & 6 April 1978

Antoni Ros-Marbà, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Mussorgsky Khovanshchina: Prelude

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1

Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 66 – 12 April 1978

Witold Lutosławski, conductor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Lutosławski Jeux vénitiens

Lutosławski Les Espaces du sommeil

Lutosławski Symphony No. 2

Concerts 67 & 68 – 19 & 20 April 1978

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Julia Hamari, mezzo-soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major, Hob. I:99

Einem, Gottfried von An die Nachgeborenen, Op. 42

Concerts 69, 70 & 71 – 22, 23 & 24 April 1978

Gabriel Chmura, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Mendelssohn The Hebrides: Overture, Op. 26

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 72 – 26 April 1978 (Senioren-Sonder-Konzert)

Wolfgang Markus, conductor

Babette Hierholzer, piano

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Weber Konzertstück in F minor, J. 282

Schubert Rosamunde: Ballet Music, D 797

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Suite, Op. 71a

Concerts 73 & 74 – 29 & 30 April 1978

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

Gerhard Oppitz, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concerts 75 & 76 – 5 & 6 May 1978

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Hildegard Behrens, soprano

Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125

Beethoven Ah! perfido, Op. 65

Berg Altenberg Lieder, Op. 4

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Concerts 77 & 78 – 9 & 10 May 1978

James Levine, conductor

Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concerts 79, 80 & 81 – 20, 21 & 22 May 1978

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Horacio Gutiérrez, piano

Druckman, Jacob Chiaroscuro

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concerts 82 & 83 – 26 & 27 May 1978

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Gidon Kremer, violin

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Strauss, R. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Suite, Op. 60

Concert 84 – 28 May 1978 (Jürgen Ponto Foundation)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 85 & 86 – 6 & 7 June 1978

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Boris Belkin, violin

Tchaikovsky The Voyevoda, Symphonic Ballad, Op. 78

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams', Op. 13

Concerts 87, 88 & 89 – 10, 11 & 12 June 1978

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Horst Göbel, piano

Oswald Vogler, timpani

Martinů Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani, H. 271

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 90 & 91 – 14 & 15 June 1978

Václav Neumann, conductor

Dezsö Ránki, piano

Janáček From the House of the Dead: Overture

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concert 92 – 27 June 1978

Alexander Rumpf, conductor

Norberto Cappone, piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concert 93 – 30 June 1978

Ralf Weikert, conductor

Lothar Koch, oboe

Thomas Brandis, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Rainer Moog, viola

Friedrich Witt, double bass

Mozart Serenata notturna in D major, K. 239

Mozart Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314

Mozart 6 German Dances, K. 571

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Berliner Philharmoniker

1978–1979

Season 98

Concerts 1, 2 & 3 – 4, 5 & 6 September 1978

János Ferencsik, conductor

Claude Frank, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Kodály Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock'

Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1919 Version)

Concert 4 – 9 September 1978 (Berlin Festival)

Karl Böhm, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D 485

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Concerts 5 & 6 – 13 & 14 September 1978 (Berlin Festival)

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Nadia Stefan-Savova, soprano

Julia Hamari, mezzo-soprano

Veriano Luchetti, tenor

Ruggero Raimondi, bass

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Gabrieli Sonata pian' e forte

Gabrieli Canzon seconda a 4

Geminiani Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 3 No. 2

Rossini Stabat Mater

Concerts 7 & 8 – 23 & 24 September 1978 (Berlin Festival)

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 9 – 28 September 1978 (Berlin Festival)

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Slavka Taskova-Paoletti, soprano

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Nono, Luigi Como una ola de fuerza y luz

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 10 – 15 October 1978

Sylvia Caduff, conductor

Güher Pekinel, piano

Süher Pekinel, piano

Franck Psyché: Psyché et Éros, M. 47

Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 11 – 22 October 1978

Reinhard Schwarz, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Lothar Koch, oboe

Karl Leister, clarinet

Gerd Seifert, horn

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Bartók Two Portraits, Op. 5

Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 12 & 13 – 25 & 26 October 1978

Erich Bergel, conductor

Götz Teutsch, cello

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Linz Version), WAB 101

Concerts 14 & 15 – 28 & 29 October 1978

Helmuth Rilling, conductor

Margaret Marshall, soprano

Helen Watts, contralto

David Rendall, tenor

Matti Salminen, bass

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Brahms Nänie, Op. 82

Brahms Schicksalslied, Op. 54

Schubert Mass No. 5 in A-flat major, D 678

Concerts 16 & 17 – 7 & 8 November 1978

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Nikita Magaloff, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concerts 18, 19 & 20 – 10, 11 & 12 November 1978

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concerts 21 & 22 – 14 & 15 November 1978

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Walter Klien, piano

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 23 & 24 – 25 & 26 November 1978

Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

Sergei Leiferkus, baritone

Lutosławski Trauermusik

Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Shostakovich)

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 25 – 29 November 1978

Michel Tabachnik, conductor

Käte Wittlich, piano

Stockhausen Formel

Stockhausen Jubiläum

Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Stravinsky Orpheus

Concerts 26 & 27 – 2 & 3 December 1978

Michel Plasson, conductor

Eberhard Finke, cello

Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, Op. 23

Bizet Symphony in C major

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane: Suite No. 2, Op. 43

Concerts 28 & 29 – 9 & 10 December 1978

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Stravinsky Apollon musagète

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concerts 30, 31 & 32 – 15, 16 & 17 December 1978

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Barry McDaniel, baritone

Boulez Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna

Debussy Trois Ballades de François Villon, L. 119

Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55

Concerts 33 & 34 – 22 & 23 December 1978

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor/violin

Jeremy Menuhin, piano

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271

Concert 35 – 31 December 1978 (Amnesty International Charity Concert)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Verdi La forza del destino: Overture

Bizet L'Arlésienne: Suite No. 2 (Excerpts)

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor (orch. Doppler), S. 359 No. 2

Berlioz La damnation de Faust: Marche hongroise (Rákóczi March), Op. 24

Mascagni L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo

Suppé Light Cavalry: Overture

Concert 36 – 1 January 1979

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Rossini William Tell: Overture

Bizet L'Arlésienne: Suite No. 2 (Excerpts)

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor (orch. Doppler), S. 359 No. 2

Chabrier España

Puccini Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo

Mascagni L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo

Gounod Faust: Ballet Music

Suppé Light Cavalry: Overture

Concerts 37 & 38 – 4 & 5 January 1979

Herbert von Karajan, conductor/harpsichord

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1929 Revision)

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 39 & 40 – 9 & 10 January 1979

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Concerts 41 & 42 – 13 & 14 January 1979

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concert 43 – 17 January 1979

Leif Segerstam, conductor

Ralf Gothóni, piano

Dittrich, Paul-Heinz Illuminations

Segerstam, Leif Piano Concerto No. 1 ('Thoughts 1978')

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphonische Hymnen

Concert 44 – 18 January 1979

Jan Krenz, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concerts 45, 46 & 47 – 27, 28 & 29 January 1979

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Mark Zeltser, piano

Webern Five Movements for String Orchestra, Op. 5

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Concerts 48 & 49 – 1 & 2 February 1979

Lawrence Foster, conductor

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 111

Concerts 50 & 51 – 6 & 7 February 1979

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, conductor

Krystian Zimerman, piano

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 52 – 14 February 1979

Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

Siegfried Palm, cello

Sinopoli, Giuseppe Tombeau d'Armor II

Halffter, Cristóbal Cello Concerto

Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54

Concerts 53, 54 & 55 – 16, 17 & 18 February 1979

Andrew Davis, conductor

André Watts, piano

Wolfram Christ, viola

Ravel Alborada del gracioso, M. 43

Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Concerts 56 & 57 – 24 & 25 February 1979

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Edith Mathis, soprano

Rüdiger Wohlers, tenor

Matti Salminen, bass

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Haydn The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob. XXI:2

Concert 58 – 3 March 1979

Georg Solti, conductor

Lucia Popp, soprano

Mira Zakai, contralto

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Resurrection'

Concerts 59 & 60 – 7 & 8 March 1979

Bernhard Klee, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 7 in E minor

Concerts 61 & 62 – 10 & 11 March 1979

Gary Bertini, conductor

Lynn Harrell, cello

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Debussy La Mer, L. 109

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 63 – 12 March 1979

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Webern Five Movements for String Orchestra, Op. 5

Stravinsky Apollon musagète

Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1929 Revision)

Concerts 64, 65 & 66 – 21, 22 & 24 March 1979

Karl Böhm, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338 (with Minuet K. 409)

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 67 & 68 – 27 & 28 March 1979

Gary Bertini, conductor

Catherine Gayer, soprano

Claudio Arrau, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 89 in F major, Hob. I:89

Berg Lulu: Symphonic Pieces

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concerts 69 & 70 – 20 & 21 April 1979

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Murray Perahia, piano

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage: Overture, Op. 27

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette: Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 17

Concert 71 – 25 April 1979 (Betonverein)

Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Carter, Elliott Variations for Orchestra

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concerts 72, 73 & 74 – 26, 27 & 28 April 1979

Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

Clifford Curzon, piano

Carter, Elliott Variations for Orchestra

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concert 75 – 30 April 1979 (Senioren-Sonder-Konzert)

Reinhard Peters, conductor

Neithard Resa, viola

Mozart The Magic Flute: Overture, K. 620

Hoffmeister, Franz Anton Viola Concerto in D major

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor (orch. Doppler), S. 359 No. 2

Concert 76 – 5 May 1979

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Gidon Kremer, violin

Henze, Hans Werner Telemanniana

Henze, Hans Werner Il Vitalino raddoppiato

Henze, Hans Werner Aria de la Folía Española

Henze, Hans Werner The Bassarids: Mänadentanz (Maenad's Dance)

Concerts 77 & 78 – 9 & 10 May 1979

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Adrienne Csengery, soprano

Éva Andor, soprano

Ruža Baldani, mezzo-soprano

Josip Novosel, tenor

Nigel Rogers, tenor

Manfred Schenk, bass

Ante Mijač, bass

Thomas Brandis, violin

Hans-Joachim Westphal, violin

Wolfram Christ, viola

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Rainer Zepperitz, double bass

Fritz Helmis, harp

Konradin Groth, trumpet

Georg Hilser, trombone

Georg Donderer, viola da gamba

Willi Rosenthal, lute

Horst Göbel, harpsichord

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine (Marienvesper), SV 206

Concert 79 – 11 May 1979 (Rotary Club 50th Anniversary)

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Helmut Roloff, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 80 & 81 – 16 & 17 May 1979

Emil Tchakarov, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concerts 82 & 83 – 21 & 22 May 1979

Václav Neumann, conductor

Ulf Hoelscher, violin

Rihm, Wolfgang Symphony No. 2 (First and Last Movements)

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Janáček Sinfonietta, Op. 60

Concerts 84, 85 & 86 – 26, 27 & 29 May 1979

Horst Stein, conductor

Leon Spierer, violin

Penderecki Violin Concerto No. 1

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95

Concerts 87 & 88 – 10 & 11 June 1979

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Maureen Forrester, contralto

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Knabenchor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Concerts 89 & 90 – 14 & 15 June 1979

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Malcolm Frager, piano

Stravinsky Octet for Wind Instruments

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503

Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat major (orch. strings), Op. 20

Concerts 91 & 92 – 29 & 30 June 1979

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Lucy Peacock, soprano

Kaja Borris, mezzo-soprano

Peter Maus, tenor

Harald Stamm, bass

Dagmar von Thomas, speaker

Claudia Zöllner, speaker

Klausjürgen Wussow, speaker

Kurt Heintel, speaker

Erich Schwarz, speaker

RIAS Kammerchor

Schumann Nachtlied, Op. 108

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Schumann Manfred, Op. 115

Berliner Philharmoniker

1979–1980

Season 99

Concert 1 – 5 September 1979 (Daimler-Benz AG Concert)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Strauss, R. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Concert 2 – 7 & 8 September 1979

Jesús López Cobos, conductor

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57

Concert 3 – 13 September 1979 (Berlin Festival)

Maurizio Pollini, conductor/piano

Thomas Brandis, violin

Emil Maas, violin

Neithard Resa, viola

Friedrich Witt, double bass

Mozart Serenata notturna in D major, K. 239

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414

Mozart 6 German Dances, K. 571

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459

Concert 4 – 17 September 1979 (Berlin Festival)

Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

Julia Varady, soprano

Barbara Daniels, soprano

Marianne Seibel, soprano

Marga Schiml, mezzo-soprano

Cornelia Wulkopf, mezzo-soprano

Siegfried Jerusalem, tenor

Thomas Schulze, tenor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Siegmund Nimsgern, bass-baritone

Robert Holl, bass

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Staats- und Domchor Berlin

Schumann Scenes from Goethe's Faust, WoO 3

Concerts 5 & 6 – 28 & 29 September 1979 (Berlin Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Mark Zeltser, piano

Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concert 7 – 30 September 1979 (Conducting Competition)

Ronald Braunstein, conductor

Christian Ewald, conductor

Bruno Weil, conductor

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Strauss, R. Don Juan, Op. 20

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 8 & 9 – 4 & 5 October 1979 (Berlin Festival / Amnesty International)

Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D major

Concert 10 – 6 October 1979 (Chancellor's Festival)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Evelyn Hamann, speaker

Vicco von Bülow (Loriot), speaker

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Strauss, J. II Die Fledermaus: Overture

Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Concerts 11, 12 & 13 – 8, 9 & 10 October 1979

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Christian Altenburger, violin

Mozart Maurerische Trauermusik, K. 477

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, 'Turkish', K. 219

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concerts 14 & 15 – 7 & 8 November 1979

Ali Rahbari, conductor

James Tocco, piano

Barber Essay for Orchestra No. 2, Op. 17

Gershwin Piano Concerto in F

Grofé Grand Canyon Suite

Concerts 16 & 17 – 10 & 11 November 1979

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 18 – 12 November 1979 (Skal Club / AISC Congress)

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concert 19 – 15 November 1979

Michael Gielen, conductor

Inga Nielsen, soprano

Gerhard Faulstich, baritone

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Rihm, Wolfgang Symphony No. 3

Concert 20 – 25 November 1979

Herbert von Karajan, conductor/harpsichord

Philipp Moll, harpsichord

Thomas Brandis, violin

Hansjörg Schellenberger, oboe

Burkhard Rohde, oboe

Heinrich Kärcher, oboe

Gerd Seifert, horn

Dieter Fischer, horn

Bach, J.S. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concerts 21 & 22 – 28 & 29 November 1979

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 23 – 30 November 1979 (Furtwängler Memorial)

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Furtwängler Symphony No. 3 in C-sharp minor

Concerts 24 & 25 – 2 & 3 December 1979

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Gidon Kremer, violin

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 26 & 27 – 8 & 9 December 1979

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Strauss, R. Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung), Op. 24

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Concerts 28, 29 & 30 – 14, 15 & 16 December 1979

Erich Bergel, conductor

Angelica May, cello

Thomas Brandis, violin

Hans-Joachim Westphal, violin

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

Handel Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10

Hindemith Cello Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 3

Franck Symphony in D minor

Concerts 31 & 32 – 18 & 19 December 1979

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Krystian Zimerman, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concerts 33 & 34 – 22 & 23 December 1979

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor/violin

Anthony Ridley, conductor (Delius)

Marius May, cello

Handel Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10

Delius Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Suite, Op. 71a

Concert 35 – 31 December 1979

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Mark Zeltser, piano

Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 36 – 1 January 1980

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Strauss, J. II Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture

Strauss, Josef Delirien-Walzer, Op. 212

Strauss, J. II Annen-Polka, Op. 117

Strauss, J. II Künstlerleben, Op. 316

Strauss, J. II Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257

Strauss, J. II An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Strauss, J. II Du und Du (Fledermaus-Walzer), Op. 367

Strauss, J. I Radetzky March, Op. 228

Concert 37 – 7 January 1980

Reinhard Schwarz, conductor

Franz Grundheber, baritone

Zimmermann, Udo Symphonia come un grande lamento

Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Gesangsszene

Hindemith Mathis der Maler Symphony

Concerts 38 & 39 – 9 & 10 January 1980

André Previn, conductor

Hans-Christian Wille, piano

Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Concerts 40, 41 & 42 – 16, 17 & 18 January 1980

Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Radu Lupu, piano

Orchestral Soloists

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Concerts 43 & 44 – 26 & 27 January 1980

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Edith Mathis, soprano

Berg Lyric Suite: Three Pieces (arr. String Orchestra)

Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Concerts 45 & 46 – 30 & 31 January 1980

Václav Neumann, conductor

Josef Suk, violin

Barber Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Martinů Violin Concerto No. 1, H. 226

Roussel Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42

Concerts 47 & 48 – 3 & 4 February 1980

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Ottomar Borwitzky, cello

d'Albert, Eugen Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 20

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Concerts 49 & 50 – 6 & 7 February 1980

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Peter Serkin, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Concerts 51 & 52 – 15 & 16 February 1980

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concert 53 – 17 February 1980

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Berg Lyric Suite: Three Pieces (arr. String Orchestra)

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Concerts 54, 55 & 56 – 22, 24 & 25 February 1980

Karl Böhm, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concerts 57 & 58 – 27 & 28 February 1980

James Conlon, conductor

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Dvořák Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 13

Concerts 59 & 60 – 4 & 5 March 1980

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Leon Spierer, violin

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Strauss, R. A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40

Concerts 61 & 62 – 7 & 8 March 1980

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Nadine Denize, mezzo-soprano

Jean Dupouy, tenor

Jules Bastin, bass

Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

Concert 63 – 12 March 1980

Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Heinz Holliger, oboe

Maderna, Bruno Grande Aulodia

Balassa, Sándor Iris, Op. 22

Beyer, Frank Michael Streicherfantasien zu einem Motiv von J. S. Bach

Schoenberg Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34

Concerts 64, 65 & 66 – 14, 15 & 16 March 1980

Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor

Mark Zeltser, piano

Ishii, Maki Faint Dawn

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concerts 67, 68 & 69 – 11, 12 & 13 April 1980

Hubert Soudant, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Ravel Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose), M. 60

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Bruckner Symphony in D minor, 'Nullte', WAB 100

Concert 70 – 14 April 1980 (Senioren-Konzert)

Bruno Weil, conductor

Martin Kretzer, trumpet

Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe:1

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 71 & 72 – 17 & 18 April 1980

Colin Davis, conductor

Emil Gilels, piano

Berlioz King Lear: Overture, Op. 4

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concerts 73 & 74 – 21 & 22 April 1980

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

Mark Kaplan, violin

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1

Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 75 – 25 April 1980

Michel Tabachnik, conductor

Jörg Baumann, cello

Klaus Stoll, double bass

Edelgard Neubert-Imm, soprano

Frauke Wobit, soprano

Marcus Creed, tenor

Martin Lorenz, bass

Milhaud Little Symphonies Nos. 1-6, Op. 43, 49, 71, 74, 75, 79

Eder, Helmut Double Concerto for Cello, Double Bass and Orchestra, Op. 70

Honegger Mouvement symphonique No. 3, H. 83

Concerts 76 & 77 – 29 & 30 April 1980

Daniel Nazareth, conductor

Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 78, 79 & 80 – 3, 4 & 5 May 1980

James Levine, conductor/piano

Kathleen Battle, soprano

Maria Ewing, mezzo-soprano

Philip Creech, tenor

José van Dam, bass-baritone

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Overture, K. 492

Mozart Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, K. 418

Mozart Ch'io mi scordi di te?, K. 505

Mozart Misero! o sogno, K. 431

Mozart Mentre ti lascio, K. 513

Mozart Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

Concerts 81 & 82 – 8 & 9 May 1980

Ali Rahbari, conductor

Michel Block, piano

Horst Göbel, piano (Stravinsky)

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Stravinsky Petrushka

Concerts 83 & 84 – 12 & 13 May 1980

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concerts 85 & 86 – 30 & 31 May 1980

Christof Prick, conductor

Rafael Orozco, piano

Wagner Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concerts 87, 88 & 89 – 3, 4 & 5 June 1980

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

Thomas Brandis, violin

Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 (Complete)

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Concert 90 – 7 June 1980 (German Catholics Day)

Aldo Ceccato, conductor

Teresa Żylis-Gara, soprano

Carol Wyatt, mezzo-soprano

Siegmund Nimsgern, bass-baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Hummel, Bertold Visionen, Op. 73

Szymanowski Stabat Mater, Op. 53

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version), WAB 103

Concerts 91 & 92 – 9 & 10 June 1980

Aldo Ceccato, conductor

Teresa Żylis-Gara, soprano

Carol Wyatt, mezzo-soprano

Siegmund Nimsgern, bass-baritone

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Hummel, Bertold Visionen, Op. 73

Szymanowski Stabat Mater, Op. 53

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version), WAB 103

Concerts 93 & 94 – 25 & 26 June 1980

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Arleen Auger, soprano

Rüdiger Wohlers, tenor

Jonathan Summers, baritone

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Knabenchor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183

Orff, Carl Carmina burana

Concerts 95 & 96 – 28 & 30 June 1980

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Messiaen Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum

Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D 944

Berliner Philharmoniker

1980–1981

Season 100

Concerts 1 & 2 – 18 & 19 September 1980

Charles Dutoit, conductor

Martha Argerich, piano

Berlioz Le Carnaval romain (Roman Carnival): Overture, Op. 9

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Stravinsky Petrushka (1911 Version)

Concerts 3, 4 & 5 – 7, 8 & 9 October 1980

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

Babette Hierholzer, piano

Pfitzner Das Käthchen von Heilbronn: Overture, Op. 17

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Concerts 6 & 7 – 12 & 13 October 1980

Lovro von Matačić, conductor

Smetana Má vlast (My Country)

Concerts 8, 9 & 10 – 4, 5 & 6 November 1980

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor/violin

Nigel Kennedy, violin

Bach, J.S. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, 'Drumroll', Hob. I:103

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Concerts 11 & 12 – 11 & 12 November 1980

Zdeněk Mácal, conductor

Homero Francesch, piano

Haydn Symphony No. 91 in E-flat major, Hob. I:91

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83

Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60

Concert 13 – 15 November 1980

Cristóbal Halffter, conductor

Christiane Edinger, violin

Berio Variazioni su Boccherini

Badinski, Nikolai Violin Concerto No. 3

Halffter, Cristóbal Elegias a la muerte de tres poetas españoles

Concert 14 – 23 November 1980

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105

Concerts 15 & 16 – 25 & 26 November 1980

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Annabelle Bernard, soprano

Gene Bullard, tenor

Benjamin Luxon, baritone

Wolfgang Meyer, organ

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Knabenchor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Freiburger Domsingknaben

Britten War Requiem, Op. 66

Concerts 17 & 18 – 29 & 30 November 1980

Michel Plasson, conductor

Kurt Guntner, violin

Angelica May, cello

Leonard Hokanson, piano (Odeon Trio)

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Martinů Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra, H. 232

Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, 'Tragic', D 417

Concerts 19 & 20 – 6 & 7 December 1980

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Michel Schwalbé, violin

Stravinsky Apollon musagète

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Concert 21 – 8 December 1980 (Italian Earthquake Relief Concert)

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 22, 23 & 24 – 11, 12 & 13 December 1980

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Edith Wiens, soprano

Cornelia Wulkopf, contralto

Rüdiger Wohlers, tenor

Victor von Halem, bass

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Bach, J.S. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major (orch. Schoenberg), BWV 552

Bach, J.S. Chorale Preludes: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (orch. Schoenberg), BWV 654

Bach, J.S. Chorale Preludes: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist (orch. Schoenberg), BWV 667

Bach, J.S. Musical Offering: Ricercar a 6 (orch. Webern), BWV 1079

Bach, J.S. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Concerts 25 & 26 – 16 & 17 December 1980

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425

Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 27 – 20 December 1980

Antoni Wit, conductor

Karlheinz Zöller, flute

Matthus, Siegfried Concerto for Flute and Orchestra

Szymanowski Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

Concerts 28 & 29 – 22 & 23 December 1980

Gustav Kuhn, conductor

Salvatore Accardo, violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (orch. Schoenberg), Op. 25

Concert 30 – 31 December 1980

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Wolfram Christ, viola

Strauss, R. Four Last Songs (Vier letzte Lieder), Op. posth.

Strauss, R. Don Quixote, Op. 35

Concert 31 – 1 January 1981

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74

Concerts 32 & 33 – 7 & 8 January 1981

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 24 in B-flat major, K. 182

Penderecki Symphony No. 1

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 34 & 35 – 10 & 11 January 1981

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Linz Version), WAB 101

Concerts 36 & 37 – 16 & 17 January 1981

Ogan D'Narc, conductor

Gerhard Oppitz, piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Reger Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Hiller, Op. 100

Concert 38 – 21 January 1981

Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

Siegfried Palm, cello

Schubert German Dances (orch. Webern), D 820

Sinopoli, Giuseppe Cello Concerto (Tombeau d'Armor III)

Berg Lulu: Symphonic Pieces

Concerts 39, 40 & 41 – 25, 31 January & 1 February 1981

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concerts 42 & 43 – 3 & 4 February 1981

Huang Yijun, conductor

Liu Teh-Hai, pipa

Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia

Wu Zuqiang Pipa Concerto, 'Little Sisters of the Grassland'

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95

Concerts 44 & 45 – 10 & 11 February 1981

Neville Marriner, conductor

Norma Sharp, soprano

Cornelia Wulkopf, contralto

Eberhard Büchner, tenor

Wolfgang Schöne, bass

Hansjörg Schellenberger, oboe

Günter Piesk, bassoon

Leon Spierer, violin

Eberhard Finke, cello

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Haydn Sinfonia concertante in B-flat major, Hob. I:105

Haydn Mass in D minor, 'Nelson Mass', Hob. XXII:11

Concerts 46 & 47 – 13 & 14 February 1981

Hubert Soudant, conductor

André Watts, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 48 – 19 February 1981

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Penderecki Polymorphia

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concerts 49 & 50 – 28 February & 1 March 1981

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Barbara Hendricks, soprano

Janet Perry, soprano

Peter Schreier, tenor

Benjamin Luxon, baritone

David Bell, organ

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Mozart Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

Verdi Te Deum (from Quattro pezzi sacri)

Concert 51 – 4 March 1981

Witold Lutosławski, conductor

Halina Łukomska, soprano

Roman Jabłoński, cello

Lutosławski Symphony No. 1

Lutosławski Five Songs for Soprano and Orchestra

Lutosławski Cello Concerto

Lutosławski Mi-Parti

Concerts 52 & 53 – 6 & 7 March 1981

Georg Solti, conductor

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concerts 54, 55 & 56 – 9, 10 & 11 March 1981

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 Version), WAB 108

Concerts 57 & 58 – 13 & 14 March 1981

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Julia Varady, soprano

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Zemlinsky Lyric Symphony, Op. 18

Concerts 59 & 60 – 24 & 25 March 1981

Gary Bertini, conductor

Claudio Arrau, piano

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite, Sz. 73

Concerts 61 & 62 – 27 & 28 March 1981

Gary Bertini, conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 7 in E minor

Concerts 63 & 64 – 30 & 31 March 1981

Emil Tchakarov, conductor

Jeremy Menuhin, piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 65 – 14 April 1981 (Senioren-Konzert)

Bruno Weil, conductor

Martin Kretzer, trumpet

Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe:1

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concerts 66, 67 & 68 – 24, 25 & 26 April 1981

Colin Davis, conductor

Augustin Dumay, violin

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concerts 69 & 70 – 29 & 30 April 1981

Daniel Nazareth, conductor

Edward Zienkowski, violin

Stravinsky Scherzo à la russe

Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 14

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Concerts 71 & 72 – 4 & 5 May 1981

Horst Stein, conductor

János Starker, cello

Egk, Werner French Suite after Rameau

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Concerts 73, 74 & 75 – 7, 8 & 9 May 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Ken Noda, piano

Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Concerts 76 & 77 – 12 & 13 May 1981

Jesús López Cobos, conductor

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Kammerchor Ernst Senff

Pfitzner Palestrina: Three Preludes

Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Reger Die Weihe der Nacht, Op. 119

Wolf Penthesilea

Concerts 78 & 79 – 19 & 21 May 1981 (20 May Savings Banks Congress)

Ali Rahbari, conductor

Shlomo Mintz, violin

Schumann Carnaval (orch. Ravel), Op. 9

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Conconcert 80 – 20 May 1981 (World Congress of Savings Banks)

Ali Rahbari, conductor

Shlomo Mintz, violin

Schumann Carnaval (orch. Ravel), Op. 9

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concerts 81 & 82 – 15 & 16 June 1981

Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Cherubini Symphony in D major

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36

Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Concerts 83, 84 & 85 – 20, 21 & 22 June 1981

Jerzy Semkow, conductor

Ivo Pogorelich, piano

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Concerts 86 & 87 – 24 & 25 June 1981

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Brigitte Engerer, piano

Mozart The Impresario: Overture, K. 486

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Debussy Images pour orchestre: Ibéria, L. 122

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concerts 88 & 89 – 28 & 29 June 1981

Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

Orchestral Soloists

Schumann Symphony in G minor, 'Zwickau'

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9

Joachim, Joseph Overture to a Comedy by Gozzi, Op. 13

Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D 759

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