The Berliner Philharmonikerâs New Yearâs Eve Concert: 2011
The annual New Yearâs Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Yearâs Eve, the Berliner Philharmoniker invite an exceptional soloist for a festive gala. Together, the musicians bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. The 2011 concert was conducted by Simon Rattle and featured Evgeny Kissin on piano. On the programme: AntonĂn DvoĹĂĄk: Slavonic Dance No. 1, Op. 46 in C Major, Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dance No. 2, Op. 64, Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso, Richard Strauss: Salomeâs dance from âSalomeâ, Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird, Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, AntonĂn DvoĹĂĄk: Slavonic Dance No. 7, Op. 72 in C Major.
