Hans Werner Henze had already become a legend during his lifetime. To mark the centenary of his birth, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conducted by Alan Gilbert marks its debut at Musikfest Berlin alongside pianist Tamara Stefanovich with a performance of Henze’s Preludes for piano, tapes and orchestra with the enigmatic title Tristan. This is poignant funeral music containing quotations from works such as Johannes Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 which also features in this concert. 

Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) 
Tristan 
Préludes for piano, tapes and orchestra (1973, rev. 1991)

I Prologue – II Lament – III Prelude and Variations – IV Tristan’s Folly – V Adagio: Burla I, Burla II, Ricercare I, Burla III, Ricercare II – VI Epilogue

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) 
Symphony No. 1 in C minor op. 68 (1862–77)

Tamara Stefanovich – piano
Holger Busse – sound director (Henze)

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Alan Gilbert – conductor