Open Day

On Sunday, 26 May 2024, we will open the Berliner Philharmoniker’s home for an open day full of highlights; admission is free. Experience the musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker in moderated orchestral and chamber concerts in a wide variety of venues throughout the building. The orchestral members will also provide exciting insights into their craft through masterclasses and interviews. Every nook and cranny of Hans Scharoun’s visionary architecture can be explored on guided tours. To ensure that even the youngest music-lovers have fun, there will be a colourful range of activities including arts and crafts, hands-on experience with instruments, family tours and much more.

The Digital Concert Hall will provide a free live stream for all those who cannot be there.

You can experience various activities throughout the day at a total of nine different locations: from concerts to instrument-making, from a treasure hunt to guided tours. On this page you will find the most important dates. Our PDF flyer lists the complete programme.

• 11 a.m.: Opening concert
  Berliner Philharmoniker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Beatrice Rana (piano)
  
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor op. 67:
  1st movement: Allegro con brio
  Clara Schumann
  Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 7
   
• 1 pm: Meet the Berlin Phil Horns
  Paula Ernesaks, László Gál, Johannes Lamotke, Stefan de Leval Jezierski, Georg Schreckenberger, Una Weske (guest), Sarah Willis, Yun Zeng (Horn)
  Works by Gioachino Rossini, The Beatles and others.
   
• 3 pm: Chamber
  Vincent Vogel (timpani), Wieland Welzel (timpani)
  Wieland Welzel 
  Im Moment (world premiere)
   
• 4 pm: Organ concert
  Sebastian Heindl (organ)
  Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Clara Schumann and Sebastian Heindl
   
• 6 pm: Closing concert
  Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Karajan Academy and guests: Johannes Lamotke (horn), Yael Fiuza Souto (trumpet), Adrià Ortega Ribera (trumpet), Olaf Ott (trombone), Elias Samuel Rodehorst (tuba), Riccardo Caruso (percussion), Sebastian Heindl (organ)
  Works by Sergei Prokofiev, Edward Elgar and others.

• 12 pm: Chamber concert
  Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Holger Groschopp (piano)
  
  Germaine Tailleferre Concertino for harp
   
• 2 pm: Chamber concert
  Jelka Weber (flute), Marlene Ito (violin), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)
  Works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Jacques Ibert and others.
   
• 3 pm: Chamber concert
  Martin Stegner (viola), Andraž Golob (clarinet), Tomoko Takahashi (piano)
  Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Max Bruch and others.
   
• 4 pm: Chamber concert
  Marlene Ito (violin), Uladzimir Sinkevich (cello)
  Works by Maurice Ravel and Georg Friedrich Händel
   
• 5 pm: Chamber concert
  Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Daniele Damiano (bassoon), Yoko Kikuchi (piano)
  Works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Francis Poulenc

• 12.30 pm: Public masterclass
  Olaf Ott (Trombone)
  Students of the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin
  Insights into individual works and their development
   
• Try out orchestral instruments
  with members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Karajan Academy
  2pm and 4pm: violin and percussion
  2.30 and 4.30 pm: flute and trombone
  3 and 5 pm: double bass and harp
  3.30 pm and 5.30 pm: violoncello and horn

• 12 and 2 pm: Vocal heroes concert
  Johannes David Wolff, Judith Kamphues (choir director)
  Songs from all over the world to sing along to
   
• 1.30 pm: Vocal heroes singing workshop
  The vocal heroes make all the guests in the garden sing
   
• 3 pm: Horn flash mob
  Horn players of the Berliner Philharmoniker and guests
  Invitation to all horn players to play along
   
• 4 and 5.30 pm: Silent Disco
  Egor Egorkin (live electronics and DJ set)
  Dance in silence but not in secret in the garden - headphones are available on site.

• 1 pm: Latin Jazz
  Trio Stegner, Morello, Nitsch, Martin Stegner (viola), Paulo Morello (guitar), Peter Nitsch (double bass)
  Works by Pixinguinha, Antônio Carlos Jobim and others.
   
• 2pm and 4pm: Join in concert ‘Hopp, hopp, hopp’
  Víctor Álvarez Alegría (trombone), Elias Samuel Rodehorst (tuba), Gisela de Paz Solvas, Annalisa Piccolo (dance and choreography), Nora Bussenius (director), Sebastian Ellrich (stage design and set)
  Works by Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, Henry Mancini and others.
  Recommended for children from 3 to 5 years
   
• 5 pm: Concert on the Mighty Wurlitzer
  Jörg Joachim Riehle (organ)
  Works by Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Max Steiner and others.

• 12 pm: VeloStage concert
  Adrià Ortega Ribera (trumpet), Sayaka Matsukubo (trumpet), Victor Álvarez Alegría (trombone), Elias Samuel Rodehorst (tuba).  
  Works by John Williams, Henry Mancini and others.
   
• 1.30 pm: VeloStage concert
  Olaf Ott (trombone), students of the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin
   
• 3.30 - 5 p.m.: Interviews on the VeloStage
  Conversations with musicians, the artistic director and the Friends of the Berliner Philharmoniker e.V.