Vokalhelden Annual Concert 2026 – A Sea of Colours
Chamber Music Hall
The power of silence
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla was already making waves when she was appointed the chief conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the age of only twenty-nine. For her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker the Lithuanian conductor has put together an unusual programme made up of music by Mieczysław Weinberg, Sergei Prokofiev and the legendary film composer John Williams. A portrait.
Beware of acoustic incense
For Herbert Blomstedt, Anton Bruckner is “the greatest symphonist since Beethoven”. In our interview, he provides an insight into his lifelong preoccupation with the composer.
“It’s like making music with your family”
Interview with Noah Bendix-Balgley and Bruno Delepelaire
Orchestra history
Discover more than 140 years of history of the Berliner Philharmoniker!
Witiko Adler has died
The long-standing owner and managing director of Konzertdirektion Adler shaped Berlin’s musical life from 1948 onward.
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson passes probationary period
Solo flautist Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson has successfully completed his probationary period with the Berliner Philharmoniker and is now an official member of the orchestra. Congratulations!
Death of Paul Hümpel
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s tuba player passed away at the age of 80