JÖRG WIDMANN & KINAN AZMEH

NIGHT OF THE CLARINETS

Pierre Boulez Saal

Fellow composers and clarinetists Jörg Widmann and Kinan Azmeh invite audiences on a musical journey of discovery through three centuries, in a program that will include works from three continents by Mozart, Stravinsky, Poulenc, Elliot Carter, Steve Reich, Solhi al-Wadi, and Kareem Roustom, as well as Widmann and Azmeh.

Born in Damascus in 1976 and based in New York, Kinan Azmeh has appeared as a soloist, composer, and improvisor at many of the world’s leading concert halls. His compositions include solo, chamber, and orchestral works, in addition to music for film and electronics. He has worked with a variety of international ensembles, including the Trio Hewar and the Damascus Festival Chamber Players, with both of which he is heard at the Pierre Boulez Saal this season, as well as Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. He is a former member of Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Jörg Widmann, born in Munich in 1973, is among the most prominent German composers of the younger generation. He has written a wide range of chamber, symphonic, and stage works, and has appeared around the world as a clarinetist and recently also as a conductor. His Viola Concerto premiered in October 2015 at the Paris Philharmonie. He is a frequent collaborator of Daniel Barenboim.

Artists

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

Please note there is a construction site across from the hall on Französische Straße. The street is narrowed, and cars or taxis are not allowed to stop in front of the Pierre Boulez Saal entrance.

More information on getting there by public transport, bike, or car is available on our Getting there page.

Opening Hours

Box Office

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.