Tour blog overview
The Berliner Philharmoniker is at home all over the world. Follow the musicians on tour with this blog! Photos and videos will give you an impression of their travels to the great concert halls and of their work both on-stage and behind the scenes.
2025 Japan Tour with Gustavo Dudamel
To round off the season, the Berliner Philharmoniker travel to Japan – with concerts in Osaka, Nagoya and a spectacular open-air performance at the foot of Mount Fuji.
Mahler Tour 2025
To conclude the prestigious Mahler Festival at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Berliner Philharmoniker will perform Gustav Mahler’s final two symphonies on 17 and 18 May. Kirill Petrenko conducts the Ninth Symphony, while Sakari Oramo takes the podium for the unfinished Tenth and Das Lied von der Erde. The tour then continues, as the orchestra travels with Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko and Mahler’s Ninth to Brussels, Cologne, Essen and Künzelsau.
On 1 May, the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrate their annual Europakonzert – this year from the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari. At the podium: Riccardo Muti, who has worked with the orchestra for over 50 years. The programme features works by Rossini, Verdi and Brahms. A musical bridge between Italy and Germany – live from Apulia.
Easter Festival 2025
Our Baden-Baden grand finale is coming! After 13 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker make one last trip to the spa town in the Black Forest for the 2025 Easter Festival.
Back in the USA
The Berliner Philharmoniker are on tour in the USA: Washington, New York, Boston, Ann Arbor and Chicago are the stops on this year’s USA tour.
Festival Tour 2024
It is a long-standing tradition for the Berliner Philharmoniker give concerts at the Salzburg and Lucerne Festivals immediately after opening the new season in Berlin. This year, the orchestra will go on to perform at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Residency in Shanghai
After an acclaimed season finale at the Waldbühne, the Berliner Philharmoniker, together with their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko and pianist Yuja Wang, travel to Shanghai from 25 to 30 June.
Performance at the “Prague Spring” Festival
The Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko open the traditional festival for the first time. On the programme: Bedřich Smetana’s cycle “Má vlast”.
Europakonzert in Tsinandali
A new country for our traditional European concert: for the first time ever, the Berliner Philharmoniker will travel to Georgia, the home of Lisa Batiashvili. In the picturesque setting of the Tsinandali Estate, our Artist in Residence will perform Brahms' Violin Concerto under the baton of Daniel Harding.
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2024
The Berliner Philharmoniker and their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko are once again making a guest appearance in Baden-Baden – with Richard Strauss‘ “Elektra” and a diverse concert programme.
Tour of Asia 2023
For the first time, the Berliner Philharmoniker will travel with its chief conductor Kirill Petrenko to South Korea and Japan.
Guest performance Munich 2023
50 years of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung – a reason to celebrate! At the invitation of the “musica viva” concert series and the concert initiative “räsonanz”, Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker present a birthday concert at the Isarphilharmonie in Munich.
Festival tour 2023
After the season opening concert in Berlin, it's time for the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko to pack their bags! As usual, they are off to the Salzburg Festival and the Lucerne Festival. Afterwards, the orchestra will make guest appearances at the Philharmonie de Paris and the Philharmonie Luxembourg.