Programme

Die 12
C llisten
der Berliner Philharmoniker

Grand Auditorium
Sat
Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker holding their cellos, arranged in a circle.
©: Uwe Arens

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Julius Klengel Hymnus
  • Jean Françaix Aubade pour douze violoncelles
  • Vincent Scotto «Sous les ponts de Paris» (arr. Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann)
  • Henri Bourtayre «Fleur de Paris (arr. Ludwig Quandt)
  • Louiguy «La vie en rose» (arr. Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann)
  • Stephan Koncz Swing on Dvorak
  • Giovanni Sollima Dust on the bow
  • Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol «Caravan»
  • John Williams Catch me if you can (arr. D. Riniker)
  • Herman Hupfeld «As Time Goes By» (arr. W. Kaiser- Lindemann)
  • George Gershwin «Clap Yo’ Hands» (arr. Michael Zigutkin)
  • Astor Piazzolla Tres Minutos con la Realidad (arr. David Riniker) Adiós Nonino (arr. Julio Medaglia et Jacques Ammon) Fuga y misterio (María de Buenos Aires) (arr. J. Carli)

The artists

  • Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker

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12 cellists gathered on one stage

may strike you as the perfect recipe for a dull evening, but wait until you hear the Berliner Philharmoniker’s cello section, which, ever since the ensemble was founded in 1972 as an offshoot of the famous orchestra, has been moving with virtuosity from jazz to tango, and from French chanson to film music.