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.
Behind the music: the Philharmonie Luxembourg
An exclusive walk through an impressive concert hall
Festivaltournee 2023: Best of backstage
Our favourite moments behind the scenes
Behind the music: Hande Küden
How violinist Hande Küden stays focused and relaxed on tour
Music that shines
A brilliant concert at the Philharmonie de Paris
From folk to the experimental
Luxembourg and its music
Behind the music: Egor Ergorkin
Our piccolo player and his “terribly loud mosquito”
See above
Music from a bird‘s eye
Water, ships, reflections and music in between
Two concerts in one architectural gem: the KKL.
Of rescued school concerts and garden hoses
Music education on tour
Behind the music: Andraž Golob and Matic Kuder
Our new clarinettists about feelings of home, tricky clarinet reeds and their probationary …
Rain outside, standing ovations inside
Salzburg welcomes the Berliner Philharmoniker with pouring rain, the Salzburgers on the other hand with enthusiastic applause.
“Servus Salzburg!”
We have arrived at the Grosses Festspielhaus and immediately feel right at home.
Concert stage quartet for our festival tour
One tour - four unique venues. Which concert hall holds the most seats? Which is the oldest? Our first-ever, unofficial concert stage quartet gives you the perfect overview.
A “hero” on tour
With a large orchestration, this piece is not exactly light tour luggage. Nevertheless, it has long been part of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s touring repertoire