Rattle and Hagen delight Munich with Takemitsu, Britten, and Rachmaninoff
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Sir Simon Rattle and Julia Hagen unfold musical sound worlds at the Isarphilharmonie
On Thursday, November 5, 2026, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra meets Sir Simon Rattle and cellist Julia Hagen at the Isarphilharmonie. The concert evening connects Tōru Takemitsu's atmospheric modernism, Benjamin Britten's rarely performed Cello Symphony, and Sergei Rachmaninoff's emotionally charged Third Symphony.
A musical dream to start
Tōru Takemitsu's A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden opens the program with finely calibrated orchestration. Delicate timbres, floating transitions, and a precise synchronization of instrumental groups create an atmospheric panorama. Sir Simon Rattle counts Takemitsu among his favorite composers and shapes a sound language with the BRSO in which every note appears like a light reflection in the space.
Julia Hagen between solo voice and orchestral sound
Benjamin Britten's Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 does not merely pit the soloist against a tutti. The cello remains closely intertwined with the orchestra and constantly seeks its own path from this sonic connection. Julia Hagen shapes this demanding stage performance with great presence, while Rattle's conducting consolidates the changing tensions between lyrical intimacy and dramatic compression.
Rachmaninoff's longing in grand symphonic gesture
After the intermission, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony leads into a late-Romantic sound world full of melancholy, warmth, and dramatic pull. The work was composed in exile and carries the composer's longing for his Russian homeland. Broad melodic arcs, dark orchestral colors, and powerful crescendos give the concert evening its emotional climax.
Live atmosphere in the Isarphilharmonie
The audience can expect a concert experience between delicate sound painting and great symphonic energy. The acoustics of the Isarphilharmonie provide space for Takemitsu's transparent colors as well as for Britten's nuanced cello part and Rachmaninoff's orchestral force. The concert introduction begins at 18:45, and the concert starts at 20:00.
Conclusion: Three sound languages, an extraordinary concert evening
Sir Simon Rattle, Julia Hagen, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra connect three distinct musical perspectives that evening. Those who want to experience modern sound poetry, expressive cello music, and grand Romantic symphonics live will find a program with particular dramatic tension in the Isarphilharmonie. Mark your calendars for the concert evening in Munich and experience the music directly in the hall.
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