Travel has been part of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s DNA from the very beginning. Just a few days after the orchestra had formed in 1882, the musicians set off on their first tour. To this day, concert tours are an important aspect of the orchestra’s life.
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We take you on tour with us on our blog.
Fixed points in the tour calendar at the beginning of each concert season include guest appearances at the Salzburg Festival, the Lucerne Festival and one other venue. In addition, there is a major November tour, which usually takes the orchestra overseas, and the Europakonzert, which takes place every year on 1 May at a culturally significant venue and is followed by further concerts in the host country. The benefits and appeal of the tours are many. For example, the continuous work on the tour programme is an opportunity for the Berliner Philharmoniker and its chief conductors to work together in a particularly concentrated manner. No less important for the musicians is the encounter with their global audience.
Impressions of the last tours
On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Bedřich Smetana
Má vlast (My Homeland)
On tour
Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
On tour
Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Bedřich Smetana
Má vlast (My Homeland)
On tour
Royal Albert Hall, London
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Works by
Robert Schumann and Bedřich Smetana
Robert Schumann
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Bedřich Smetana
Má vlast (My Homeland)
On tour
Royal Albert Hall, London
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
BBC Singers choir
Works by
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner
Os justi, WAB 30
Anton Bruckner
Locus iste, WAB 23
Anton Bruckner
Christus factus est, WAB 11
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
On tour
Alte Oper Frankfurt
Guest performance Frankfurt
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
On tour
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington
USA tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Hilary Hahn violin
Works by
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Antonín Dvořák
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Isle of the Dead, Symphonic Poem, op. 29
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Hilary Hahn violin
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70
On tour
Carnegie Hall, New York
USA tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Hilary Hahn violin
Works by
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Antonín Dvořák
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Isle of the Dead, Symphonic Poem, op. 29
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Hilary Hahn violin
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70
Carnegie Hall, New York
USA tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
On tour
Carnegie Hall, New York
USA tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Hilary Hahn violin
Works by
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Antonín Dvořák
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Isle of the Dead, Symphonic Poem, op. 29
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Hilary Hahn violin
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70
On tour
Symphony Hall, Boston
USA tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
On tour
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor
USA tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Hilary Hahn violin
Works by
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Antonín Dvořák
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Isle of the Dead, Symphonic Poem, op. 29
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Hilary Hahn violin
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70
On tour
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor
USA tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
On tour
Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago
USA tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Eleonora Buratto soprano (Cio-Cio-San)
Jonathan Tetelman tenor (Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton)
Tassis Christoyannis baritone (Sharpless)
Aksel Daveyan baritone (Yamadori)
Teresa Iervolino mezzo-soprano (Suzuki)
Didier Pieri tenor (Goro)
Giorgi Chelidze bass (The Bonze)
N. N. vocal soloists (Kate Pinkerton, Imperial Commissioner, Official Registrar)
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Sergei Rachmaninoff and Richard Strauss
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), op. 64
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Jakub Hrůša conductor
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Works by
Leoš Janáček, Ludwig van Beethoven and Béla Bartók
Leoš Janáček
Osud.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in E flat major, op. 73
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Interval
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Eleonora Buratto soprano (Cio-Cio-San)
Jonathan Tetelman tenor (Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton)
Tassis Christoyannis baritone (Sharpless)
Aksel Daveyan baritone (Yamadori)
Teresa Iervolino mezzo-soprano (Suzuki)
Didier Pieri tenor (Goro)
Giorgi Chelidze bass (The Bonze)
N. N. vocal soloists (Kate Pinkerton, Imperial Commissioner, Official Registrar)
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Justus Barleben chorus master
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Sergei Rachmaninoff and Richard Strauss
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), op. 64
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Eleonora Buratto soprano (Cio-Cio-San)
Jonathan Tetelman tenor (Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton)
Tassis Christoyannis baritone (Sharpless)
Aksel Daveyan baritone (Yamadori)
Teresa Iervolino mezzo-soprano (Suzuki)
Didier Pieri tenor (Goro)
Giorgi Chelidze bass (The Bonze)
N. N. vocal soloists (Kate Pinkerton, Imperial Commissioner, Official Registrar)
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Justus Barleben chorus master
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125
On tour
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Guest performance Amsterdam
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
On tour
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Guest performance Amsterdam
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Barenboim conductor
Works by
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 10: 1st Movement Adagio
Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
On tour
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Guest performance Brussels
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
On tour
Kölner Philharmonie
Guest performance
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
On tour
Philharmonie Essen
Guest performance
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9