The Berliner Philharmoniker's 2000 Europakonzert — Berlin
With Claudio Abbado and Mikhail Pletnev
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Cast
Mikhail Pletnev — Pianist
Karita Mattila — Soprano
Violeta Urmana — Soprano
Thomas Moser — Tenor
Eike Wilm Schulte — Baritone
Swedish Radio Choir
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Tonu Kaljuste — Chorus director
Claudio Abbado — Music director
Program notes
The prestigious Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Claudio Abbado for a concert dedicated to Beethoven.
Claudio Abbado conducts two emblematic works composed by Beethoven in the breathtaking Berliner Philharmonie concert hall. The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 with the Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev whose dazzling technique adding to a delicate sensitivity merges instinct and intellectual rigour, and the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 with the exceptional soloists Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser and Eike Wilm Schulte.
