Concertante: Kirill Petrenko with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”
Main Auditorium
The sound of an outcry
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is not just the story of an abandoned woman; it is also about the clash between different cultures and imperialist exploitation.
Richard Strauss’s “An Alpine Symphony”
Introduction to a monumental work. The Alpine Symphony, which was written between 1911 and 1915, is indeed huge.
Tradition and a New Beginning
The programme for the 2026 Salzburg Easter Festival
Designs for a period of reconstruction
What to discover on the new Karajan edition with exclusive radio recordings.
Zubin Mehta cancels concerts
Zubin Mehta cancels concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Himari. Sebastian Weigle takes over as conductor.
New principal flautist: Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
The principal flautist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been appointed
Mourning Heinz-Dieter Schwarz
The Berliner Philharmoniker mourn the loss of Heinz-Dieter Schwarz, who was a member of the orchestra as a trombonist for two decades from 1970.