DVD + Blu-Ray:
New Year's Eve Concert 2008 – Gala from Berlin

To celebrate the New Year in 2008, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Simon Rattle invited world-class singers Thomas Quasthoff and Pauline Malefane

The Gala from Berlin 2008 features the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, and world-class singers Thomas Quasthoff and Pauline Malefane with an outstanding all-American program ranging from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” and “An American in Paris” to Copland’s “Old American Songs”.

Original title New Year's Eve Concert 2008 – Gala from Berlin
Genre Orchestral Music
Recording location Philharmonie Berlin
Production year 2008
Duration 81 mins
Video format DVD: 16:9 – NTSC | BD: 1080/60i-Full HD-16:9
Audio format DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 | BD: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Co-Production Company ZDF, EuroArts Music International, NHK
Composer John Adams, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, John Phillip Sousa
Orchestra / Band Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor Sir Simon Rattle
Soloist Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone; Pauline Malefane, soprano