Munich Philharmonic: Avni / Mahler
On 8 May 2025, the Munich Philharmonic will look back both on the day of liberation from the horrors of Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War, and on the beginning of the reconciliation between Germany and Israel. To mark the occasion, the Munich orchestra has invited members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to a joint concert performance under the baton of Lahav Shani.
On 8 May 2025, the Munich Philharmonic will look back both on the day of liberation from the horrors of Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War, and on the beginning of the reconciliation between Germany and Israel. To mark the occasion, the Munich orchestra has invited members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to a joint concert performance under the baton of Lahav Shani.
Members of the two orchestras share the stage to perform works that underline the fateful link between Germany and Israel. Prayer is a haunting musical prayer by Tzvi Avni. Born in Saarbrücken in 1927, he had to emigrate to Palestine with his parents at the age of eight, where he studied with Paul Ben-Haim, who was himself a pupil of Gustav Mahler’s close confidant Bruno Walter. Like no other work in the history of music, Mahler’s Sixth is an intense musical exploration of human suffering and emotional despair. Both works convey the importance of peace, respect and cooperation as prerequisites for a hopeful future.
Programme
- Tzvi Avni: Prayer for string orchestra
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 6 in A minor, Tragic
With
- Lahav Shani, conductor
- Members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- Munich Philharmonic
