Season Opening
Kirill Petrenko conducts Elgar and Tchaikovsky
Main Auditorium
Brett Dean conducts Brett Dean
Composer in Residence, Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Matinee: Organ & Harp
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Tag im Grünen 2026
Summer festival at the Kulturform Berlin
Kulturforum Berlin
Sir Simon Rattle conducts de Falla, Janáček and a World Premiere
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Late Night “Down Under”
Musikfest Berlin
Main Auditorium
Daniel Harding conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker Ensembles
Beethoven and Mendelssohn
Chamber Music Hall
“It was love at first note”
How does chief conductor Kirill Petrenko introduce the Berliner Philharmoniker’s 2026/27 season? At a press conference in the Philharmonie, he spoke about the works that matter most to him — from little-known musical depictions of nature to an “Everest of music” and music “as if from another world”.
One season. Countless stories
Behind every concert programme lie numerous stories. On this page we tell them. Discover the 2026/27 season in interviews, portraits and background stories.
“I threw my tailcoat into the audience and said ‘Adieu!’”
There is no one quite like Brett Dean in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker. He played viola in the orchestra for 14 years – while also improvising in Kreuzberg clubs during that time. He left the Philharmoniker in 1999 and became an internationally sought-after composer. For the 2026/27 season, Brett Dean will be Composer in Residence with his former orchestra.
New to the orchestra: Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
Meet our new principal flautist, Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, who successfully completed his probationary period during the 2025/26 season.
