Jurowski marks Hans Werner Henze’s centenary at the Elbphilharmonie

Vladimir Jurowski

The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and Rundfunkchor Berlin at the Elbphilharmonie

By Mengguang Huang, 01 June 2026

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“an intellectually fierce programme with an unmistakable intention to explore the human condition”

Reviewed at Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg on 31 May 2026

Beethoven, Leonore Overture no. 1, Op.138

Brahms, Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for Chorus and Orchestra, Op.54

Henze, Symphony no. 9

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rundfunkchor Berlin

Florian Helgath, Conductor

Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor

Saariaho’s Notes on Light receives its Berlin premiere

Elena Luporini, 29th April

Sakari Oramo and Annsi Karttunen bring Northern lights and folklore to the Philharmonie, closing on a touch of Czech optimism with Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony.

***11

Vibrant Brahms from Jurowski, Chen and the Berlin RSO in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 3rd May

At the Seoul Arts Center, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra achieves a luminous balance of historically informed insight and modern orchestral splendour, delivering performances that feel at once deeply rooted and thrillingly alive.

****1

A searing Shostakovich 8 from Jurowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony

Alexander Hall, 4th May

One of the glories of the German musical landscape are its radio orchestras. Up there with the finest, Vladimir Jurowski’s Berliners impress in Martinů and Shostakovich, while Christian Tetzlaff forays into Suk.

*****

Old and new from Vladimir Jurowski and the Berlin RSO

Dominic Lowe, 31st August

Typically interesting programming from Jurowski gave us the Proms premiere of Adès’ Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, combined with saucy Weill and forcefully modern Rachmaninov.

****1

Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Berlin RSO with panache

Edward Sava-Segal, 5th May

Celebrating its centenary the orchestra and its chief conductor proposed a programme consisting of works (mostly) composed in the last 100 years.

****1

Vladimir Jurowski holds all the aces at Berlin's Konzerthaus

Elena Luporini, 10th December

Jurowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra give the Konzerthaus a night to remember with pungent renditions of Goldmann, Weill and Stravinsky's Jeu de cartes.

*****

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Mengguang Huang

Mengguang Huang is a Hamburg-based project manager in the construction industry. With a strong passion for classical music, he was introduced to the world of early music during his time in the UK, where he developed a particular fondness for renaissance and Baroque vocal music. Driven by his love for this genre, he now makes it a priority to attend major Baroque opera productions and concerts across Western Europe whenever possible, continuing to deepen his appreciation for this rich musical tradition.

Neither rescue nor transcendence: Jurowski marks Henze’s centenary at the Elbphilharmonie