European Concert

An annual event of the Berlin Philharmonic is the concert on the first of May, to commemorate the founding of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on 1 May 1882. Each year a venue of cultural importance in a different European city is chosen for the concert, and the perfomance is broadcast around the world. Most European Concerts are by now available on DVD.

• 1991
  Prague, Smetana Hall - Claudio Abbado
• 1992 
  Madrid, El Escorial - Daniel Barenboim
• 1993
  London, Royal Albert Hall - Bernard Haitink
• 1994
  Meiningen, Hoftheater - Claudio Abbado
• 1995
  Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, Salone dei Cinquecento - Zubin Mehta
• 1996
  St. Petersburg, Mariinskij Theatre - Claudio Abbado
• 1997
  Versailles, Opéra Royal - Daniel Barenboim
• 1998
  Stockholm, Vasa Museum - Claudio Abbado
• 1999
  Cracow, Church of St. Mary - Bernard Haitink
• 2000
  Berlin, Philharmonie - Claudio Abbado
• 2001
  Istanbul, Church of St. Irene - Mariss Jansons
• 2002
  Palermo, Teatro massimo - Claudio Abbado
• 2003
  Lisbon, St. Jerome Monastery - Pierre Boulez
• 2004
  Athens, Herodes Atticus - Sir Simon Rattle
• 2005
  Budapest, Hungarian State Opera - Sir Simon Rattle
• 2006
  Prag, Estates Theatre - Daniel Barenboim
• 2007
  Berlin, Kabelwerk Oberspree - Sir Simon Rattle
• 2008
  Moscow, Tchaikovsky Conservatory - Sir Simon Rattle
• 2009
  Naples, Teatro di San Carlo - Riccardo Muti
• 2010
  University of Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre - Daniel Barenboim
• 2011
  Madrid,Teatro Real - Sir Simon Rattle