Advance booking 2025/26

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Picture: Monika Rittershaus

Chief conductor Kirill Petrenko opens the 2025/26 season with a richly-layered programme featuring works by Schumann, Brahms, and contemporary composers. In the weeks that follow, the Berliner Philharmoniker’s stage remains in distinguished hands, with guest conductors such as Thomas Guggeis, Emmanuelle Haïm, and honorary conductor Daniel Barenboim offering their unique perspectives on music from baroque to contemporary repertoire.

We are especially looking forward to the first appearance of our new Artist in Residence, Janine Jansen, who will perform under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. The 60th anniversary of the Philharmonie Berlin’s organ is another perfect occasion for celebration – with a solo recital by the young virtuoso Jan Liebermann. Our programme expands beyond the borders of classical repertoire, with powerful performers like Grammy Award winner Oumou Sangaré, who blends West African traditions with blues and rock, taking the stage.

Kirill Petrenko stands in front of the orchestra and raises both arms upwards in a grand gesture. He is wearing a black suit. Musicians can be seen from behind in the foreground. — Kirill Petrenko with the Berliner Philharmoniker | Picture: Monika Rittershaus

Season Opening with Kirill Petrenko

Featuring works by Schumann, Zimmermann and Brahms.

Albrecht Mayer — Albrecht Mayer | Picture: Stefan Höderath

Kirill Petrenko and Albrecht Mayer

An evening spanning Brahms’s monumental First to the expressive modernism of Zimmermann and Dusapin.

Kirill Petrenko conducts the orchestra with a baton. He stands on a podium, with sheet music in front of him. Wearing a black suit, he has a focused expression, and in the background, there is a dimly lit audience. — Kirill Petrenko | Picture: Stephan Rabold

Kirill Petrenko conducts Janáček, Bartók und Strawinsky

Dance music of the 20th century – featuring works by Janáček, Bartók and Stravinsky.

François-Xavier Roth | Picture: Marco Borggreve

François-Xavier Roth conducts Strawinsky, Boulez and Adámek

An evening of primal scandal, radical sound art, and a homage to Boulez.

Thomas Guggeis | Picture: Simon Pauly

Thomas Guggeis and Maximilian Hornung

Thomas Guggeis and cellist Maximilian Hornung make their debut with works by Strauss, Ravel and Dutilleux.

Portrait of an older man in a dark suit, with a serious look and calm demeanour against a neutral background. — Daniel Barenboim | Picture: Peter Adamik

Daniel Barenboim contrasts Schubert with Beethoven

Honorary conductor Daniel Barenboim pairs Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony with Beethoven’s Seventh.

Daniele Gatti | Picture: Jess Frohman

From Romanticism to Modernism with Daniele Gatti

Daniele Gatti spans a musical arc from Brahms and Webern to Stravinsky.

Simon Rattle | Picture: Oliver Helbig

Simon Rattle and Janine Jansen

Sir Simon Rattle and Janine Jansen reveal the sensual side of modernism – with works by Prokofiev, Adams and Grainger.

A woman with reddish curls looks calmly into the camera, wearing a long black jacket and standing in front of a wood-panelled wall. — Emmanuelle Haïm | Picture: Marianne Rosenstiehl

Emmanuelle Haïm conducts French Baroque music.

Emmanuelle Haïm explores the contrasts between the two giants of French Baroque music: Lully and Rameau.

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A person dressed in black is sitting at a table with white stripes, holding a chalk and leaning his head on his other hand. The background is grey. — Fazıl Say | Picture: Fethi Karaduman

Fazıl Say performs Bach’s “Goldberg Variations”

With the Goldberg Variations and his own compositions, Say guides us through soundscapes of East and West.

Singer Oumou Sangaré with curly hair in an orange-coloured, patterned dress and shell necklace against a blue sky, surrounded by trees. — Oumou Sangaré | Picture: Holly Whittaker

Oumou Sangaré – a powerful voice from Mali

From the World series: In Timbuktu, the Malian singer blends blues and rock with West African sounds.

Portrait of the young man Jan Liebermann, sitting in a blue jumper and jeans in front of a background with blue, round glass windows. He is looking to the side. — Jan Liebermann | Picture: Max Lautenschläger

60 Years of the Philharmonie Berlin Organ – with Jan Liebermann

To mark the organ’s anniversary, the young exceptional talent brings virtuosity and depth to the stage.

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