The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet was founded during the era of Herbert von Karajan in 1988, and is the first permanently established wind quintet in the famous orchestra's rich tradition of chamber music. The program will feature the Boston premiere of a new work by Kalevi Aho, composed in 2015 for the Quintet.

PROGRAM:

MOZART - Fantasy in F minor for Mechanical Organ, K.594

KALEVI AHO - Quintet No. 2 (Boston premiere)

GYÖRGY LIGETI - Six Bagatelles

CARL NIELSEN - Wind Quintet, Opus 43

"These are performances of integrity and technical accomplishment. This is real chamber music ... irresistible." —BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

“Breathtakingly perfect…an astonishing experience.”

—THE HERALD (GLASGOW)