Concerts in Berlin, 2026–27: Program Notes

Thu 5 Nov
Iván Fischer conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Iván Fischer · 20:00 Haydn · Mahler
Thu 12 Nov
Zubin Mehta and Pinchas Zukerman with Bruch’s First Violin Concerto Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Zubin Mehta · 20:00 Mozart · Bruch · Dvorak
Thu 19 Nov
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts Mendelssohn, Mozart and Haydn Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Maxim Emelyanychev · 20:00 Mendelssohn · Mozart · Haydn
Thu 26 Nov
Kirill Petrenko conducts Respighi and Martucci Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Respighi · Martucci

Thu 10 Dec
Marek Janowski conducts Bruckner’s Eighth Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Marek Janowski · 20:00 Bruckner
Thu 17 Dec
Maxime Pascal conducts Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Maxime Pascal · 20:00 Berlioz
Tue 29 Dec
New Year’s Eve Concert with Kirill Petrenko and Alexander Malofeev Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Nicolai · Shostakovich · Prokofiev · Strauss · Strauss II

Thu 7 Jan
Jakub Hrůša and Yuja Wang: Dvořák, Bartók and Brahms Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Jakub Hrůša · 20:00 Dvorak · Bartók · Brahms
Thu 14 Jan
Kirill Petrenko opens the Biennale: Messiaen, Nemtsov and Hindemith Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Messiaen · Nemtsov · Hindemith
Thu 21 Jan
François-Xavier Roth conducts Strauss, Berlioz and Boulanger Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · François-Xavier Roth · 20:00 Strauss · Berlioz · Boulanger
Thu 28 Jan
Kirill Petrenko conducts Beethoven’s Missa solemnis Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Beethoven

Thu 11 Feb
Sakari Oramo and Vilde Frang: Dean, Britten and Sibelius Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Sakari Oramo · 20:00 Dean · Britten · Sibelius
Thu 18 Feb
Markus Poschner and Christian Gerhaher: Mahler, Diepenbrock and Schubert’s Great C major Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Markus Poschner · 20:00 Mahler · Diepenbrock · Schubert
Thu 25 Feb
Lahav Shani and Martha Argerich: Debussy, Prokofiev and Pictures at an Exhibition Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Lahav Shani · 20:00 Debussy · Prokofiev · Mussorgsky

Sat 3 Apr
Die Walküre in Concert: Kirill Petrenko Continues the Ring Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 17:00 Wagner
Thu 8 Apr
Paavo Järvi and Christian Tetzlaff: Pärt, Shostakovich and Prokofiev’s Fifth Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Paavo Järvi · 20:00 Pärt · Shostakovich · Prokofiev
Thu 15 Apr
Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Seventh Symphony Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Gustavo Dudamel · 20:00 Mahler
Thu 22 Apr
Gustavo Dudamel and Mitsuko Uchida: Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto and Bruckner’s ‘Romantic’ Symphony Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Gustavo Dudamel · 20:00 Beethoven · Bruckner
Wed 28 Apr
Symphonic Landscapes: Kirill Petrenko and Leif Ove Andsnes in Sibelius, Grieg and the Pastoral Symphony Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Sibelius · Grieg · Beethoven

Thu 13 May
Tugan Sokhiev and Yefim Bronfman: Britten, Mozart’s C minor Concerto and Shostakovich’s ‘The Year 1917’ Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Tugan Sokhiev · 20:00 Britten · Mozart · Shostakovich
Thu 20 May
Klaus Mäkelä and Yunchan Lim: Larcher, Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto and Sibelius’s Seventh Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Klaus Mäkelä · 20:00 Larcher · Rachmaninoff · Sibelius
Thu 27 May
Kirill Petrenko Conducts Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Humperdinck

Thu 3 Jun
Dima Slobodeniouk and Yo-Yo Ma: Dean, Schumann and Mendelssohn Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Dima Slobodeniouk · 20:00 Dean · Schumann · Mendelssohn
Thu 10 Jun
Elim Chan and Seong-Jin Cho: Gubaidulina, Prokofiev and Lutosławski Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Elim Chan · 20:00 Gubaidulina · Prokofiev · Lutosławski
Thu 17 Jun
Alan Gilbert and Isabelle Faust: Brett Dean and Schumann’s Second Symphony Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Alan Gilbert · 20:00 Dean · Schumann
Sat 26 Jun
Season Finale at the Waldbühne with Daniel Harding and Augustin Hadelich Berliner Philharmoniker · Waldbühne · Daniel Harding · 20:15 Strauss II · Ravel · Stravinsky · Strauss · Sarasate

Thu 1 Oct
Storm and Sunrise: Brahms’s First Concerto and Also sprach Zarathustra Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Brahms · Strauss

Thu 28 May
Heroes and Tyrants: From Beethoven to Shostakovich Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Semyon Bychkov · 20:00 Beethoven · Shostakovich
Thu 21 May
A Universe in Sound: Mahler’s Third Symphony Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Yannick Nézet-Séguin · 20:00 Mahler
Thu 14 May
A Game of Thrones: New Music Meets the Firebird Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Klaus Mäkelä · 20:00 Norman · Stravinsky
Thu 7 May
Looking Back to Move Forward: Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Stravinsky · Tchaikovsky · Beethoven

Thu 23 Apr
Funeral Music for the Master Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Herbert Blomstedt · 20:00 Bruckner
Thu 16 Apr
From Puppets to Star-Crossed Lovers: A Lithuanian Debut Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla · 20:00 Weinberg · Williams · Prokofiev
Fri 10 Apr
Das Rheingold: The Beginning of the End Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 18:00 Wagner

Thu 5 Mar
Knights Errant: From Wagner’s Pilgrims to Strauss’s Windmills Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Daniel Harding · 20:00 Wagner · Henze · Strauss

Fri 27 Feb
Seascapes, Reconciliation, and a Descent into Madness Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Tugan Sokhiev · 20:00 Mendelssohn · Brahms · Berlioz
Thu 26 Feb
Seascapes, Reconciliation, and a Descent into Madness Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Tugan Sokhiev · 20:00 Mendelssohn · Brahms · Berlioz
Thu 19 Feb
Romantic Rivals and a Brotherhood at the Keyboard Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Michael Sanderling · 20:00 Liszt · Mozart · Brahms
Thu 12 Feb
A Frenchman in New York and a Lost Viennese Genius Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Paavo Järvi · 20:00 Ravel · Rott

Wed 28 Jan
From Earth to Heaven: Brahms and Scriabin Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Brahms · Scriabin
Thu 22 Jan
Questions and Answers: From America to the New World Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Lahav Shani · 20:00 Ives · Shostakovich · Dvorak
Fri 16 Jan
Symphony of a Thousand: Mahler’s Eighth Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Kirill Petrenko · 20:00 Mahler
Thu 8 Jan
A Spring Awakening: From Bohemia to Vienna Berliner Philharmoniker · Philharmonie Berlin · Petr Popelka · 20:00 Dvorak · Berg · Schumann

Concerts in Berlin