Past Event

Thu, April 6, 2017 at 7:30 PM

BELCEA QUARTET

WEBERN, SCHOSTAKOWITSCH, BEETHOVEN

Pierre Boulez Saal

A classical master and two 20th-century giants are united in the concert of the Belcea Quartet, with Shostakovich’s expansive, five-movement Third String Quartet as the centerpiece. Composed the year following the end of the Second World War, it is here complemented by Webern’s youthful quartet movement, a highly expressive piece of late Romanticism written while the composer was studying with Arnold Schoenberg, and the second of Beethoven’s three "Razumovsky" Quartets, in which he brought symphonic scale to chamber music for the first time.

Founded in 1994 at London’s Royal College of Music, the Belcea Quartet is equally known for its performances of the Classical and Romantic repertoire and for numerous world premieres. For the 2017–18 season, the four musicians will be artists-in-residence at the Pierre Boulez Saal.

This concert is part of the Quartet Festival.

Artists

EVENT TIMELINE

Bar opens
18:30
Hall opens
19:00
Start
19:30
Intermission
End
21:15
Bar closes
22:15
Times are approximate.

YOUR VISIT

How To Get There

Pierre Boulez Saal
Barenboim-Said Akademie
Französische Straße 33d
10117 Berlin

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Public Transport

U-Bahn U2 Hausvogteiplatz, U5 Museumsinsel, U6 Unter den Linden

S-Bahn S / U Friedrichstraße

Tram M1, 12 Mitte / Am Kupfergraben

Bus 147 Werderscher Markt; 100, 300, N5 Staatsoper

 

Bicycle
Bicycle racks are available on the street “Hinter der Katholischen Kirche.”

Car 
Q-PARK parking garage Unter den Linden / Staatsoper
Bebelplatz 2
10117 Berlin

Theater rate (5.30 pm – 11.30 pm, paid in advance): €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 opens 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 bar 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 informantion on our catering can be found here.

Coat Check

Small bags up to a maximum size of A4 (21x30 cm) and jackets may be taken into the concert hall. Luggage, helmets, large umbrellas, and other bulky items must be stored at the coat check.

The coat check is free and located behind the staircase in the foyer, on the left-hand side.

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.

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