Berliner Philharmoniker Konzert am 21.12.2006 Konzert am 22.12.2006 Programmhefttexte Bluhende Opernwelten John Adams: A Flowering Tree Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1 A girl with a magical gift, a noble prince and a great love which is almost shattered upon the thoughtlessness, ignorance and jealousy of others - this stuff, based on an old south Indian folktale, inspired the American composer John Adams for his newest work A Flowering Tree. Just as in Mozart's The Magic Flute, which served as Adams' model, this piece revolves around a deeply human theme: the realisation of one's own moral responsibility. Pamela Rosenberg, the Managing Director of the Berliner Philharmoniker, met the composer on the occasion of the Vienna premiere and spoke with him about the spiritual aspects of the subject and its musical setting, as well as about Mozart as an example => http://tinyurl.com/y47xow. Janos Gereben/SF www.sfcv.org [log in to unmask]