Next month, on May 15, Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in the Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall.
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Berlin is an ultra competitive market for concert performances. The city boasts seven state-funded major orchestras. The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO Berlin), the one that Nobu will be performing with, is among the seven, but the Berliner Philharmoniker is by far the most famous and clearly the hometown favorite. It is not hard to see why the market of concert performances there is extremely competitive. The Berliner Philharmoniker itself hosts performances in numerous subscriber series that receive the lion's share of public attention. In May alone, there are two Berliner Philharmoniker concerts at the Berliner Philharmoniker Hall on May 7 and 8, with conductor Simon Rattle, both sold out. Veteran pianist András Schiff holds a recital in the chamber hall on May 11 . Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs with Berliner Philharmoniker and Conductor Semyon Bychkov on May 12, 13 and 14. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada on May 18, 19 and 20. You get the idea.
Nobu's performance comes on May 15, and as of now (April 8 2017) tickets are far from sold out, but the choice seats are well occupied, and it will be a good crowd overall.
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I plan to be in the audience. I have in fact attended past performances of Nobu and Vladirmir Ashkenazy playing this concerto with another orchestra, in Japan back in 2013. But to be in Berlin in mid-May, a city that I have never visited, is too good a thing to pass up.
I look forward to seeing Nobu perform in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, and will file an eyewitness account to share my experience. Please stay tuned.
Berlin is an ultra competitive market for concert performances. The city boasts seven state-funded major orchestras. The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO Berlin), the one that Nobu will be performing with, is among the seven, but the Berliner Philharmoniker is by far the most famous and clearly the hometown favorite. It is not hard to see why the market of concert performances there is extremely competitive. The Berliner Philharmoniker itself hosts performances in numerous subscriber series that receive the lion's share of public attention. In May alone, there are two Berliner Philharmoniker concerts at the Berliner Philharmoniker Hall on May 7 and 8, with conductor Simon Rattle, both sold out. Veteran pianist András Schiff holds a recital in the chamber hall on May 11 . Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs with Berliner Philharmoniker and Conductor Semyon Bychkov on May 12, 13 and 14. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada on May 18, 19 and 20. You get the idea.
Nobu's performance comes on May 15, and as of now (April 8 2017) tickets are far from sold out, but the choice seats are well occupied, and it will be a good crowd overall.
I plan to be in the audience. I have in fact attended past performances of Nobu and Vladirmir Ashkenazy playing this concerto with another orchestra, in Japan back in 2013. But to be in Berlin in mid-May, a city that I have never visited, is too good a thing to pass up.
I look forward to seeing Nobu perform in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, and will file an eyewitness account to share my experience. Please stay tuned.