Salzburg Easter Festival 2026
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Be Phil Orchestra – A look back

Music-lovers rehearse and perform with the Berliner Philharmoniker. At the Easter Festival Salzburg, it is Be Phil again. For this video, we spoke with participants, orchestra members, and Tugan Sokhiev about high expectations, inspiring rehearsals, and the unique connection that grows from a shared passion for music.

Thank you, Salzburg!

The final evening of the Salzburg Easter Festival concluded with standing ovations for Wagner’s “Das Rheingold”. We look back on the festival with pride and gratitude.

BPhil in Town

With “BPhil in Town”, the Education & Outreach programme of the Berliner Philharmoniker brought music to nine different locations across Salzburg during the Easter Festival.

Concert featuring Artist in Residence Janine Jansen

Our Artist in Residence, violinist Janine Jansen, also appears at the Salzburg Easter Festival – performing Violin Concerto No. 1 by Max Bruch.

The power of the small ensemble

Chamber music is at the heart of the Salzburg Easter Festival — performed by members of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Discover all the concerts at a glance.

Be Phil Orchestra Live Ticker

75 amateur musicians from nine countries join members of the Berliner Philharmoniker to work together on a concert programme. Our live ticker follows every moment up close …

Karajan’s Salzburg “Rheingold” in the Digital Concert Hall

With Wagner’s “Ring”, Herbert von Karajan sensationally launched the Salzburg Easter Festival in 1967. A recording of “Das Rheingold” in the Digital Concert Hall now offers a fascinating retrospective.

Beyond grand: Mahler’s Eighth

Kirill Petrenko conducts Mahler’s colossal Eighth Symphony at the Salzburg Easter Festival. Impressions of the concert and peeks behind the scenes ...

Inside “Das Rheingold” – Part 2

Wagner’s “Rheingold” can be staged in many different ways. In this video, we explore the interpretation for the Salzburg Easter Festival.

The Sound of Salzburg

Why is Salzburg such a special place for the Berliner Philharmoniker? Why is the orchestra back after a 13-year absence? And what does Herbert von Karajan have to do with it? Violinist Eva-Maria Tomasi and violist Walter Küssner, both members of the orchestra’s board, explain.

Inside “Das Rheingold” – Part 1

Ahead of the “Rheingold” premiere at the Salzburg Easter Festival, we went behind the scenes and spoke to some of those involved: baritone Christian Gerhaher, our Wotan, director Kirill Serebrennikov, and of course members of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Orchestral Concert with Tugan Sokhiev

Few things show the range of musical Romanticism more clearly: at the Festspielhaus, Tugan Sokhiev conducted Brahms’s Double Concerto alongside Berlioz’s “Symphonie fantastique”.

“The Creation” with Daniel Harding

Alongside opera, the Salzburg Easter Festival also features great choral works: last night, the Berliner Philharmoniker brought the world into being anew with Haydn’s *The Creation*.

The gold has been stolen (twice) and bartered, the Ring forged, and its curse unleashed upon the world: Images from the evening…

“It’s like making music with your family”

Interview with Noah Bendix-Balgley and Bruno Delepelaire

“Many threads of my life come together here”

For three decades, Kirill Petrenko has been deeply engaged with Wagner’s “Ring des Nibelungen”. With “Das Rheingold”, a new cycle begins under his baton – marking at the same time the return of the Berliner Philharmoniker to the Salzburg Easter Festival. At a press conference, the Chief Conductor offered insights into this monumental project.

Myth, might and music — “Das Rheingold” in 7 stories

From rash decisions by the gods to the development of new instruments and audacious swimming contraptions. Discover in seven fascinating stories about why “Das Rheingold” is so much more a mere prologue.

First Encounter with the Felsenreitschule

During their first rehearsal at the Salzburg Easter Festival, the Berliner Philharmoniker familiarize themselves with a fascinating venue: the Felsenreitschule, where Wagner’s “Rheingold” will premiere on 27 March

In matters large and small

Chamber music means dialogue on equal footing and the development of a shared artistic identity. No wonder the members of the Berliner Philharmoniker are so passionate about this art form — also at the Salzburg Easter Festival. Here’s why you won’t want to miss it…

“Upbeat”: Mahler’s Symphony No. 8

In Salzburg, Mahler’s monumental Eighth Symphony is on the program. “Mahler combines madness, genius, and an incredible gift for very beautiful, long melodies,” says Principal Oboist Albrecht Mayer, who introduces the piece in this video.

The return to Salzburg

The 2026 Salzburg Easter Festival represents both a return and a new beginning for the Berliner Philharmoniker. After 13 years in Baden-Baden, the orchestra returns to the place where a unique success story began in 1967.