Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz with Katharine Mehrling

About the Event

In this highly‐anticipated concert, hear the mellifluous sounds of classical music by Richard Strauss and Kurt Weill at Berlin's treasured and world‐renowned Konzerthaus.

'Kurt Weill achieved something that only truly great composers succeed in doing — creating his own style. There is a sound and a harmony in him that one always recognizes, roughness and at the same time complexity, which I appreciate very much,' says Joana Mallwitz, explaining her preference for the composer. Like the first, his second symphony is a rarely performed work, so this season's Weill focus may bring you two discoveries at once. Weill's satirical ballet with song 'The Seven Deadly Sins,' on the other hand, is a well‐known masterpiece that corresponds thematically with the introductory 'Dance of the Seven Veils' from Richard Strauss' 'Salome.' 'I'm looking forward to the singer and actress Katherine Merling, who also expresses the wildness of the piece in scenic elements — an ideal casting!' says the chief conductor.