Ring in the New Year with Kirill Petrenko and Alexander Malofeev

Can “serious music” be humorous? Absolutely! The Berlin Philharmonic and Principal Conductor Kirill Petrenko will demonstrate this in the 2026 New Year’s Eve Concert: In his lively *Symphonie classique*, Sergei Prokofiev parodies the music of Haydn and Mozart. Dmitri Shostakovich also had Viennese Classicism in mind when he wrote his witty Double Concerto for Piano and Trumpet. Alongside principal trumpeter David Guerrier, pianist Alexander Malofeev—born in 2001—makes his debut here. Kirill Petrenko also sets off a fireworks display of mischief with Richard Strauss’s *Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks*. Experience this lively New Year’s celebration live in the theater!

Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko, conductor
Alexander Malofeev, piano
David Guerrier, trumpet

Otto Nicolai
The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich
Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra in C minor, Op. 35
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 “Classical Symphony”
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Johann Strauss (Son)
The Gypsy Baron: Overture

Time: 5:00 p.m.
Cost: approx. 24€
Location: Euskirchen, Cineplex Euskirchen, Berliner Str. 23
Info Phone: 030. 206246931
Email: kino@berliner-philharmoniker.de