Brahms Ensemble Berlin
Bruckner meets Brahms – and Mendelssohn
Chamber Music Hall
Organ matinee
Main Auditorium
Kirill Petrenko and Janine Jansen with Brahms’ Violin Concerto
Artist in Residence
Main Auditorium
Portrait of Petr Popelka
Petr Popelka’s rise to the top of his profession as a conductor has been nothing if not meteoric. Until only a few years ago he was the principal double bass player with the Dresden Staatskapelle but is now the principal conductor with both the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. In January the Czech conductor makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here is a portrait of him.
Portrait of Jordi Savall
The viol player and conductor Jordi Savall is exceptional in every respect. This season, we honor him with a homage. Learn more about Jordi Savall in his portrait.
“A big chest and a big mouth”
For centuries tenors have been at the centre of the musical world and were all fêted as if they were pop stars. But far more is involved here than mere vocal acrobatics. We examine the myth of the tenor.
Orchestra history
Discover more than 140 years of history of the Berliner Philharmoniker!
Remembering Wolfgang Herzfeld
Violinist and former member of the Berliner Philharmoniker Wolfgang Herzfeld has died at the age of 88.
In memory of Ulrich Eckhardt
The former General Manager of the Berliner Philharmoniker has passed away at the age of 91.
A Christmas edition with Berlin Philharmonic Brass
As international as the line-up of Berlin Philharmonic Brass is, so too is the repertoire of this vinyl edition: in 17 Christmas carols personally selected by the musicians, it leads from Europe all the way to America and Australia.
