Tue, February 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM
FABIAN MÜLLER
Solo Piano: Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, Obukhov
Pierre Boulez Saal
Fabian Müller’s solo recital is framed by two sonata masterworks of the Classical and Romantic repertoire. Brahms’s five-movement work is the last of the three pianos sonatas the composer, barely 20 years old, wrote in rapid succession in 1852–3. It shares its “mournful” key of F minor with Beethoven’s “Appassionata,” composed half a century earlier. Rounding out the program are Liszt’s meditation on Bach’s cantata “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen” and two pieces by Russian mystic Nikolai Obukhov, written in 1915.
Yefim Bronfman unfortunately had to cancel his concert, originally announced for this date, due to illness. We are grateful to Fabian Müller for stepping in at short notice.
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the artist
A multiple prizewinner of Germany’s 2017 ARD Music Competition as well as the 2013 Ferruccio Busoni Competition in Bolzano, Fabian Müller has established himself as one of the most promising pianists of his generation. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Munich’s Isarphilharmonie and Herkulessaal, the Cologne Philharmonie, and the festivals of Aldeburgh, Schleswig-Holstein, Schwetzingen, Heidelberg, as well as Beethovenfest Bonn and Klavier-Festival Ruhr. Among his musical partners have been leading ensembles including the Bavarian Radio Symphony, the Bavarian State Orchestra, Cologne’s WDR Symphony, Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, Berlin’s Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Last year, he founded his own chamber orchestra, The Trinity Sinfonia. He has also performed with artists such as Benjamin Appl, Albrecht Mayer, Bomsori, Julia Hagen, Igor Levit, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and Liisa Randalu. Among his recordings are works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Wolfgang Rihm. Next season, Fabian Müller will perform a concert cycle of Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas at the Pierre Boulez Saal.
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.
