Kirill Petrenko tonight ended the last Berlin Philharmonic with 4’33” by John Cage – four and a half minutes of silence. The video is presently being edited.
The following statement was made before the performance:
Nach Beschlüssen von Bund und Ländern zur Eindämmung der Corona-Pandemie wird die Philharmonie Berlin vom 2. bis 30. November 2020 geschlossen. Vor diesem Hintergrund haben die Berliner Philharmoniker und Chefdirigent Kirill Petrenko das heutige Konzertprogramm um ein weiteres Werk ergänzt.
Following measures taken by the Federal and regional authorities in Germany to contain the corona pandemic, the Philharmonie Berlin will be closed from 2 to 30 November 2020. In view of this, the Berliner Philharmoniker and their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko have added another work to today’s concert programme.
Watch here (when available).
The rest of the programme consisted of Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen, Shostakovich Ninth Symphony and Andrew Norman’s Sabina.