The Berliner Philharmoniker played for the first time at the New Year's Eve concert under the baton of their new principal conductor Kirill Petrenko, presenting a lively facet of his repertoire.
The program takes us on a musical journey to the USA, with dances from Bernstein's West Side Story and Gershwin's An American in Paris. Star soprano Diana Damrau will also perform captivating musical songs. With this program, Kirill Petrenko presented himself to the audience of the Berliner Philharmoniker from a new musical angle - as an interpreter of catchy Broadway melodies.