Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin performs Dark with Excessive Bright at Konzerhaus Berlin in Berlin, Germany

Chief Conductor Joana Mallwitz describes the evening: “It is a program with different sound languages ​​from different composers, yet united by a fundamental principle of music, the so-called chiaroscuro , the question of light and dark. This is a principle that was already part of the style in classical music, in contrasts in the smallest of spaces; we hear it, for example, in Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 102. In Wagner’s Lohengrin Overture, this process is expanded much more extensively, and ultimately, with Missy Mazzoli, we experience it as the central theme of the piece itself. For this, she uses the double bass as her solo instrument, which is still a real rarity in symphony concerts. In this piece, it offers an extreme range of expression, from strong and dark colors to breathy harmonics. It is, of course, wonderful, and I am thrilled to be working with our principal double bassist, Maria Krykov! There is always a special energy when one of our fantastic orchestral musicians steps forward.” and is accompanied by all colleagues.”