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Daniel Harding is standing in front of a reddish wooden wall, wearing a blue T-shirt and a blue jacket over it. His hands are tucked into his trousers and he looks neutrally into the camera
Daniel Harding | Picture: Julian Hargreaves
Diyang Mei stands slightly to one side in front of a bright yellow background. He has his viola under his arm. He has short black hair and is wearing a suit. He smiles into the camera.
Diyang Mei | Picture: Stefan Höderath
Ludwig Quandt is sitting on a chair, his right arm resting on the backrest. He holds his cello in his other hand. He is wearing a black suit and smiling slightly into the camera. The background is bright yellow.
Ludwig Quandt | Picture: Stefan Höderath
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    Concert information

    Tickets

    05. Mar 26, 20:00 06. Mar 26, 20:00 07. Mar 26, 19:00

    Info

    They are an unlikely duo: the idealistic Don Quixote and his pragmatic servant Sancho Pansa. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ famous novel of the knight, Richard Strauss captures the pair’s absurd adventures in his symphonic poem Don Quixote with sensitity and humour; his sound effects include windmill blades in battle, and a tramping herd of sheep. To open the concert, Daniel Harding conducts Richard Wagner’s festive Tannhäuser overture and Hans Werner Henze’s orchestral work Barcarola, which portrays the transition from life to death with sombre sounds.

    Artists

    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Daniel Harding conductor
    Diyang Mei viola
    Ludwig Quandt cello

    Programme

    Richard Wagner
    Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg: Overture

    Hans Werner Henze
    Barcarola für großes Orchester

    Interval

    Richard Strauss
    Don Quixote, Symphonic Poem, op. 35

    Additional information

    Duration ca. 2 hours (incl. 20 minutes interval)

    Event information

    As part of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s 2025/26 season theme Controversy, the Philharmonie Berlin, Galerie Judin and the Deutsche Bank invite you to a public conversation between Britta Färber, Head of Art and Culture at Deutsche Bank, and the artist Cornelia Schleime. Two series of works from the Deutsche Bank Collection, on display in the Philharmonie’s Green Room until June 2026, form the starting-point for their discussion. Can art probe conflicts between ethical ideals and lived reality? They share both personal and political experiences, and reflect on the ways in which controversies can foster dialogue, reflection and understanding.

    Artist talk with Cornelia Schleime
    Thursday, 5 March 2026, 6–7 pm
    Meeting point: 5:45 pm at the artists’ entrance to the Main Auditorium, towards Potsdamer Platz
    Free admission, no registration required, seating is limited


    Main Auditorium

    27 to 86 €

    Introduction
    19:15

    Series H: Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker


    Main Auditorium

    27 to 86 €

    Introduction
    19:15

    Series D: Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker


    Main Auditorium

    27 to 86 €

    Introduction
    18:15

    Series L: Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker

    Stream

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