• One of the annually recurring highlights in the calendar of every lover of classical music is the New Year concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker. The New Year Concert 2018 was under the direction of Daniel Barenboim, who can look back on a more than fifty years artistic partnership with the Berlin Philharmonic.

• The Berliner Philharmoniker played works by Maurice Ravel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

• Mozart's festive piano concerto in D major, KV 537, featuring Daniel Barenboim as a piano soloist, is a work of sparkling beauty and nuanced expression. • The glamorous evening also included four famous works by Maurice Ravel. They created an impressive synthesis of elegance and originality. The final highlight was the Boléro, which is perhaps the most stunning crescendo in music history.

W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D-Major, KV 537 "Coronation"

Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso, Pavane pour une infante défunte, Boléro, Rapsodie espagnole

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 1