Festival Tour 2022: Salzburg, Lucerne, London

On 28 August, the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko start this year's festival tour, which traditionally takes them to the Salzburg and the Lucerne Festivals. The tour will conclude with a guest performance at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London. The first concert programme, conducted by Kirill Petrenko, features Mahler's Seventh Symphony. In the second concert programme, Daniel Harding will conduct Bruckner's Fourth Symphony and Schnittke's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra with soloist Tabea Zimmermann.

05 Sep 2022

Behind the Scenes at the Royal Albert Hall

Impressions from the last rehearsal of the Festival Tour.

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04 Sep 2022

Mahler at the BBC Proms ...

... and a more than sold-out Royal Albert Hall!

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03 Sep 2022

Ahead of the concert in London

Moments captured backstage at the Royal Albert Hall.

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02 Sep 2022

Behind the music: Percussion in Mahler's Seventh.

Percussionist Raphael Haeger walks us through the 10 percussion instruments used in this work.

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02 Sep 2022

Schnittke and Bruckner in Lucerne

Our photos from the second concert in Lucerne.

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01 Sep 2022

At the rehearsal in Lucerne

Impressions from the rehearsal for the second concert in Lucerne.

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01 Sep 2022

Mahler in Lucerne

In front of a sold out venue, the Berliner Philharmoniker played Mahler's Seventh.

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01 Sep 2022

„Berlin Beats Luzern!˝

A very special concert for children.

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31 Aug 2022

Backstage in Lucerne

Let's take a peek behind the scenes at the KKL Luzern.

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31 Aug 2022

Happy Birthday, Stefan Dohr!

Principal horn Stefan Dohr celebrates his birthday today!

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31 Aug 2022

Happy Birthday, Daniel Harding!

Daniel Harding celebrates his birthday today!

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31 Aug 2022

Happy Birthday, Christhard Gössling!

Principal trombone Christhard Gössling celebrates his birthday today!

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31 Aug 2022

Train ride to Lucerne

Today, the Berliner Philharmoniker reach their next tour stop: the Lucerne Festival.

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30 Aug 2022

Behind the music: Schnittke

Soloist Tabea Zimmermann about Schnittke's Viola Concerto, where hope and resignation collide.

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29 Aug 2022

An evening full of emotions

Tabea Zimmermann and Daniel Harding with Schnittke and Bruckner in Salzburg.

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29 Aug 2022

Schnittke and Bruckner

Dress rehearsal with Tabea Zimmermann and Daniel Harding in the Großes Festspielhaus.

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28 Aug 2022

Mahler in Salzburg

With Mahler's Seventh Symphony, the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko opened their Festival…

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28 Aug 2022

Salzburg Behind the Scenes

Upon arriving in Salzburg, the orchestra went straight into the last rehearsal before the concert at the Großes…

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28 Aug 2022

Welcome in Salzburg!

First impressions from the first stop of the Berliner Philharmoniker festival tour.

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26 Aug 2022

Festivalreise 2022

Find all information on the Berliner Philharmoniker Festival Tour here.

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