In 2015, the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Europakonzert could hardly have been more European, taking the orchestra to Greece, the country the name “Europe” comes from, and the cradle of democracy. In the Athens concert hall Megaron, Sir Simon Rattle conducted a programme which takes us on a whistle-stop tour of Europe with works by Gioacchino Rossini, Robert Schumann and Jean Sibelius. The soloist is the Greek star violinist Leonidas Kavakos.
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 Bachs 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 Kavakos won the Echo Klassik Award in 2013 as Instrumentalist of the Year.

Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868)
- "Semiramide"
-- Overture
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
- Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
-- Allegro moderato
-- Adagio di molto
-- Allegro ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Sonata No.3 in C major, BWV 1005
-- Largo
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
-- Lebhaft
-- Scherzo: Sehr mäßig
-- Nicht schnell
-- Feierlich
-- Lebhaft
 

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

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