Type: Classical, Folk
Orchestra: The Berlin Philharmonic
Soloist: Cecilia Bartoli, Maxim Vengerov
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Composer: Brahms Hungarian Dances plus Ravel, Rossini and Berlioz
Location: Philharmonie Berlin, Germany
Year: 1996

This Gala is an unusual and distinctive concert that brings together dance-based and Romani-inspired classical works in a cohesive program. This music is rarely presented in full because it sits between classical and folk traditions while the historical label “Gypsy music” is now used more sensitively. The concert takes the repertoire seriously, emphasizing rhythm, color, and expressive freedom, and preserves a style of music that is iconic yet uncommon and not widely available, even online.