Europa Konzert 2003 (2003)

The founding of the Berliner Philharmoniker on the 1st May in 1882, is annually celebrated with a concert in a European city of cultural significance. As has been done every year since 1991, in 2003 the Berliner Philharmoniker commemorate their founding by performing at the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the former Hieronymite monastery in the vicinity of Lisbon. This performance features great artists such as pianist Maria João Pires, whom is known as one of the greatest Mozart interpreter of our time and joined by maestro Pierre Boulez. The repertoire includes pieces by meaningful composers such as Maurice Ravel, Béla Bartók, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Claude Debussy.