Tugan Sokhiev conducts Mahler’s First
Main Auditorium
Kirill Petrenko with Rachmaninov’s “Francesca da Rimini”
Main Auditorium
“Ausklang” (Finale)
Daniel Harding conducts Holst’s “Planets”
Main Auditorium
Beware of acoustic incense
Herbert Blomstedt in conversation about Anton Bruckner
How composers celebrated Christmas
Have you ever wondered how composers might have spent Christmas? We looked into this question, and discovered a wealth of anecdotes. One is added every Advent Sunday.
A scherzo with a fatal conclusion
Richard Strauss’ opera Salome bears a reputation for scandal (even today). No wonder, as it was censored at times and the soprano at the premiere initially refused to take part.
11 Facts about the Viennese Waltz
A compact guide to the waltz for the concert interval
Programme addition for the New Year’s Eve concert 2024
The concerts on 29, 30 and 31 December under the direction of Kirill Petrenko will be supplemented by the prelude to Act 1 from Richard Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”.
Cast change USA tour 2024
Hilary Hahn has had to cancel tour concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko in the USA due to ill health. Vilde Frang and Benjamin Beilman to step in.
Deutsche Bank and the Berliner Philharmoniker extend partnership until 2030
Together they will pursue the shared goal of inspiring people worldwide through music, enabling cultural participation, and advancing innovative ideas.