Barenboim conducts in an empty State Opera in Berlin

The concert was broadcast live by the cultural channel 3sat. “May 8th is not just a day of liberation for Germany, but for all of Europe,” said Barenboim before the concert. At the same time, the conductor asked politics “on his knees” to enable a musical life again as soon as possible. He appreciated the efforts to contain the corona pandemic, but added: “Music is created in the room, the audience has to be there.”

The start of a series of concert streams

Because of the pandemic, there were no listeners in the solemnly lit hall. The musicians played at a distance from each other on a music stand. The program included Mozart’s “Little Night Music” and Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll”, which were performed by 14 and 13 musicians in an expanded chamber music line-up.

The concert should be the start of a series of concert streams, which are now to be shown regularly on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. on the website of the State Opera.

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