Type: Classical Music
Composers: Dvorak, Grieg, Strauss, Stravinsky
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic
Location: Philharmonie Berlin
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle
Soloist: Evgeny Kissen
Year: 2011

Organized around the idea of dance, this delightful concert includes a varied program that moves from Dvoraks' Slavonic Dances to Grieg's Symphonic Dances full of color and characterization. Next is drama in the Dance of the Seven Veils by Strauss. The final section is Stravinsky's The Firebird which breaks dance into contrasting blocks of rhythm and texture. The concert closes with the gorgeous Hungarian Dances by Brahms, where abrupt tempo shifts and dynamic contrasts replace steady motion.