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Quatuor Ébène | Picture: Julien Mignot

Beethoven Cycle with the Quatuor Ébène, Part 1


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George Benjamin and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie


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Richard Strauss, photographed by Rudolph Dührkoop (1848-1918) | Picture:Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek / Dietmar Katz CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Richard Strauss and the Berliner Philharmoniker

On the first visit, the orchestra did not leave a good impression with Richard Strauss – they were to change that completely.

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Mozart and Salieri | Picture:Mikhail Vrubel (artist), Wikimedia Commons

Salieri vs Mozart

Murderers, envy, mediocrity – few composers have had as many accusations flung at them as Antonio Salieri. But are any of them actually true?

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Kotowa Machida: If I were not a musician ...

For violinist Kotowa Machida cooking is pure relaxation.

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Herbert von Karajan at the ground-breaking ceremony on 19 September 1960. | Picture:Archiv Berliner Philharmoniker

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Discover more than 140 years of history of the Berliner Philharmoniker!
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Janine Jansen has to withdraw from her concert with the Karajan-Akademie

Christophe Horák, principal of the 2nd violins with the Berliner Philharmoniker, will take her place.

Obituary: José van Dam

The musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker are saddened by the passing of José van Dam. The Belgian bass-baritone died on 17 February 2026 at the age of 85.

New Karajan Edition from Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings

The second volume of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s widely-acclaimed series of historic radio recordings conducted by Herbert von Karajan has been released.