Berliner Philharmoniker Ensembles

This season, our Berliner Philharmoniker Ensembles series is dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven; 2027 marks the 200th anniversary of his death. Beethoven’s “Große Fuge” is a work of astonishing modernity and expressive power – qualities that many of his contemporaries found bewildering. Yet the work left a profound impression on the young Felix Mendelssohn: shortly after Beethoven’s death, the 18-year-old composed his Opus 13, in which he repeatedly alludes to the music of his great predecessor, including the Große Fuge. The programme opens with Beethoven in a lighter mood – with the Serenade in D major and the Duet with Two Obligato Eyeglasses.

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven
Serenade for String Trio in D major, op. 8

Ludwig van Beethoven
Duet with two Obbligato Eyeglasses in E flat major, WoO 32

Ludwig van Beethoven
Große Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major, op. 133

Interval

Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in A minor, op. 13