CHRISTMAS CONCERT OF THE RUNDFUNK-SINFONIEORCHESTER BERLIN (rsb)
VLADIMIR JUROWSKI
Participating artists:
Olga Pasichnyk (soprano), Jan Petryka (tenor), Christopher Purves (bass baritone), Andreas Scholl (countertenor & altus)
Berliner Singakademie (musical supervision: Achim Zimmermann)
Berlin Girls Choir – concert choir (musical supervision: Sabine Wüsthoff)
Boys of the Staats- und Domchor Berlin (muscial supervision: Kai-Uwe Jirka)
Christmas Works
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY Psalm 23 for mixed choir and orchestra op. 14
ARVO PÄRT „Wallfahrtslied“ for countertenor and string orchestra on text of psalm 121
ARVO PÄRT „Lord’s prayer“ for countertenor and string orchestra
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH „Christen, ätzet diesen Tag“ – Cantata Nro 63 for soli, boys choir and orchestra BWV 63
WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI „Dwadzieścia kolęd“ (20 Christmas carols) for soprano, girls choir and orchestra (excerpts)
ARTHUR HONEGGER „Une Cantate de Noël“ for bass baritone, mixed choir, children choir, organ and orchestra
The concert will be broadcast live on Deutschlandfunk Kultur.