Thu, May 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM
BARBARA HANNIGAN & BERTRAND CHAMAYOU
Song Cycles by Olivier Messiaen and John Zorn
Pierre Boulez Saal
Soprano Barbara Hannigan is among today’s most adventurous artists and a renowned expert in contemporary music, having given the world premieres of more than 100 new works to date. The vocal cycle Jumalattaret by New York-born avantgarde composer John Zorn, however, seemed to pose impossible challenges even for her. She finally performed the highly virtuoso work, which is based on texts from the Finnish national epic Kalevala, in 2018. Together with pianist Bertrand Chamayou, she now presents it at the Pierre Boulez Saal, juxtaposed with Olivier Messiaen’s Chants de terre et de ciel of 1938. Selected piano works by Russian sound mystic Alexander Scriabin round out the evening’s program.
Artists
Piano
Soprano
Program
EVENT TIMELINE
WATCH
Barbara Hannigan and John Zorn’s collaboration to bring Jumalattaret to the stage is chronicled in Mathieu Amalric’s documentary Zorn III, now in movie theaters across Germany.
YOUR VISIT
How to get there
Pierre Boulez Saal
Barenboim-Said Akademie
Französische Straße 33d
10117 Berlin, Germany
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Public transport
U-Bahn U2 Hausvogteiplatz (350m) U5 Museumsinsel, U6 Unter den Linden (600m)
Tram M1, M12 Mitte / Am Kupfergraben
Bus 147 Werderscher Markt (100m), 100, 300, N5 Staatsoper (300m)
By Car
Q-PARK parking garage Unter den Linden / Staatsoper
Bebelplatz 2
10117 Berlin
Theater rate (5:30 pm – 11:30 pm by prepayment): €10
More information on getting there by public transport, bike, or car is available on our Getting there page.
Opening Hours
Box Office
During the summer, the box office will be closed from June 30 to August 1 and from August 11 to September 5, 2025.
Monday to Friday 2 pm to 6 pm
Closed on weekends and holidays
On performance days, the box office is open one hour prior to an event on weekdays and two hours on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Papagena Call Center
Ticket hotline +49 30 4799 7411
Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm
Sunday and public holidays 2pm to 8pm
Food & Drinks
Casalot Catering welcomes Pierre Boulez Saal visitors before and after concerts, serving a variety of dishes of Arab cuisine.
On concert nights, the catering opens one hour before the start of an event and remains open after the performance. You may also place pre-orders for intermission right at the counter.
More info on our catering here.
Accessibility
To book wheelchair-accessible seating, other seats for visitors with disabilities, or companion seats, please contact us directly.
+49 30 4799 7411 | tickets@boulezsaal.de
All wheelchair seats are accessible by elevator. All visitors, including patrons using a wheelchair, will enter the Pierre Boulez Saal through the main entrance. Tickets will be checked at the hall doors.
In order to make access as easy as possible, we kindly ask that you inform us of your requirements when booking your tickets.
Restrooms for visitors with disabilities are located in the basement and on the balcony level and are accessible by elevator.
Four parking spaces for visitors with disabilities are available on the street Hinter der Katholischen Kirche.
