The Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, comprised of members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, specializes in a repertoire of classical, Romantic, twentieth-century modernist, and contemporary music. The year 2012 marks the fourth collaboration between the ensemble and the American Academy in Rome and will include performances of work by Samuel Barber Rome Prize Fellow Sean Friar and Elliott Carter Rome Prize Fellow Lei Liang, as well as work by Martin Brody (2002 Resident) Antonín Dvořák, Sergei Prokofiev, Franz Schreker, and Carl Maria von Weber.

March 9, 2012

Music by Martin Brody, RAAR’02, Lei Liang, Franz Schreker, Carl Maria von Weber

March 10, 2012

Music by Antonín Dvořák, Sean Friar, Sergei Prokofiev

Seats available on a first come, first served basis. You are kindly requested to take your seat 15 minutes before the beginning of the performance. Please present a form of identification at the entrance.

This program is funded, in part, by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation.