Artists
Program
Franz Schubert
Rondo for Violin and Strings A major D 438
Benjamin Attahir
Jawb for String Octet
German Premiere - Commissioned by the Daniel Barenboim Foundation
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major BWV 1005
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Octet for Strings in E-flat major Op. 20

The West-Eastern Divan Ensemble—founded in 2019 for the 20th anniversary of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra by its concertmaster Michael Barenboim—unites members of the orchestra in an intimate chamber-music formation. Following its inaugural U.S. tour in the spring of 2020, the ensemble now comes to the Pierre Boulez Saal with a program that includes the German premiere of Benjamin Attahir’s string octet Jawb, a piece written for the ensemble.

Approximate running time: 1h 30m with one intermission
PROMOTER
Pierre Boulez Saal
Französische Straße 33 D
10117 Berlin
Season 2020/21,
WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ENSEMBLE & MICHAEL BARENBOIM
SCHUBERT, ATTAHIR, MENDELSSOHN
Past Event
Pierre Boulez Saal
Canceled
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