The renowned Scharoun Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will offer two concerts to the AAR community and the city of Rome as the culminating events of a week-long residency. This will be the Scharoun Ensemble’s seventh annual visit and concert series at the American Academy. They will perform a classical repertoire and contemporary repertoire featuring work by Andy Akiho and Paula Matthusen, two current Rome Prize Fellows in musical composition, and Valerio Sannicandro, a former Italian Affiliated Fellow in musical composition.

February 6, 2015 at 9:00pm

Music by Andy Akiho, Luciano Berio, Paula Matthusen, Valerio Sannicandro, and Ernst Toch.

February 7, 2015 at 9:00pm

Music by Andy Akiho, Annie Gosfield, Paula Matthusen, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Seats available on a first-come, first-served basis. You are kindly requested to take your seat fifteen minutes before the beginning of the performance.

This program is made possible in part by the Fromm Music Foundation.