Opening concert with Fazil Say & "Berlin im Licht" Chansons by Hanns Eisler & Kurt Weill
Line up
- Piano
Program
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
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“Goldberg Variations”, Aria with 30 variations BWV 988 | 45'
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
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Sonata No. 11 in A major, KV 331 «alla Turca» | 22'
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Event Description
2. Akt
«BERLIN IM LICHT»
BALLADS AND CHANSONS OF THE 20S AND 30S
Speaker
HK Gruber
Piano
Kirill Gerstein
Composers & Pieces
Pieces of
Hanns Eisler (1898 – 1962)
and Kurt Weill (1900 – 1950)
Weill / Weill: Berlin im Licht
Eisler / David Weber: Ballade von der Krüppelgarde
Eisler / Brecht: Bei der Kanone dort
Eisler / Tucholsky: Rückkehr zur Natur
Weill / Brecht: Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen
Weill / W.Mehring: Bankenlied
Eisler / Tucholsky: Wohltätigkeit
Eisler / Jaroslav Hašek: Zeitungsausschnitte op. 11
Eisler / Arendt: Ballade von den Säckeschmeissern
Weill / Brecht: «Morgenchoral des Peachum» from Die Dreigroschenoper
Weill / Georg Kaiser: «Lied des Lotterieagenten» (Was zahlen Sie für einen Rat?) from Der Silbersee
Weill / Felix Gasbara: Die Muschel von Margate
Weill / Brecht: «Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens» from Der Dreigroschenoper
Weill / Brecht: «Bilbao Song» from Happy End
Weill / Brecht: «Matrosen Song» from Happy End
Weill / Brecht: «Song von Mandelay» from Happy End
Weill / Brecht: «Ballade von der Höllen-Lili» from Happy End
Duration of the second Act approximately 60 Minutes
Exclusive “Dine & Concert” offer in the restaurant of the festival hotel

More details here.
FOOD OFFER DURING BREAK IN THE KKL
Menu Ground floor: Potato and leek soup, CHF 7.50
Menu Panorama Foyer, 3rd floor: Risotto, kumquat, kale, CHF 11.00
Important Ticket Information
Thank you for your interest in the concert City Lights.
In a first phase, this offer is reserved for young people and young adults U28. U28 means: born in 1998 or later. Thanks to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation, we can offer tickets free of charge for this target group.
If you were born in 1997 or earlier, we look forward to welcoming you at the concert the following day, Thursday, 21 May.