The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Rings in the New Year.
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Release Date
1997-12-31
Run time
92min
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the Berliner Philharmoniker invite an exceptional soloist for a festive gala. Together, the musicians bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. The 1997 concert was conducted by Claudio Abbado and featured Roberto Alagna (tenor), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzosoprano), Bryn Terfel (baritone), Gil Shaham (violin), Mikhail Petnev (piano) performing: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Excerpts), Sergej Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25, Maurice Ravel: Rhapsody Espagnole, Manuel de Falla: El Amor Brujo - Ritual Fire Dance, Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5.
