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Europakonzert 2015

Rattle / Berliner Philharmoniker / Kavakos Release Date: 09/25/2015
Label: Euroarts Catalog #: 2060894
Number of Discs: 1

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The founding of the Berlin Philharmonic on the 1 May 1882 is annually celebrated in a European city of cultural significance. In 2015 the May Europakonzert, a smash hit with the assembled audience, took place for the second time since 2004 in Athens, Greece, with Leonidas Kavakos joining the Berlin Philharmonic for the Sibelius Violin Concerto and Bach’s “Largo” from the Sonata No. 3. Also heard were works by Rossini (“Semiramide” Overture) and Schumann (Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 97 ‘Rhenish’). Leonidas Read more Kavakos won the Echo Klassik Award in 2013 as ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’.

EUROPA-KONZERT 2015 FROM ATHENS
(Blu-ray Disc Version)

Gioacchino Rossini: Semiramide: Overture

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo

Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Rhenish”

Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor

Recorded live from the Megaron, Athens, 1 May 2015

Picture format: 1080i Full-HD
Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS- HD Master Audio 5.0
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 90 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (Blu-ray)
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