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Date
27.03. – 06.04.26

Opera
Wagner: Das Rheingold
With Christian Gerhaher

Concert
Haydn: Die Schöpfung
Mahler: “Symphony of a Thousand”
Bruch: Violin concerto a. o. 

Conductors and soloist
Kirill Petrenko · Daniel Harding
Tugan Sokhiev · Janine Jansen

Picture: Mathias Vef

The Berliner Philharmoniker will return to the Salzburg Easter Festival – in grand style. Kirill Petrenko will conduct Das Rheingold, the “preliminary evening” of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, a cycle of works that explores every major theme ­ from world domination to undying love. The director is Kirill Serebrennikov. There are also concerts showcasing works from the orchestra’s repertoire: Haydn’s Die Schöpfung under Daniel Harding, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique under Tugan Sokhiev, and, with Kirill Petrenko, Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”. Listeners who enjoy hearing members of the orchestra in more intimate settings will have ample opportunity to do so at a series of chamber recitals.

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On tour
Felsenreitschule

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Christian Gerhaher baritone (Wotan)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Donner)
Thomas Atkins tenor (Froh)
Brenton Ryan tenor (Loge)
Leigh Melrose baritone (Alberich)
Thomas Cilluffo tenor (Mime)
Patrick Guetti bass (Fafner)
Le Bu bass-baritone (Fasolt)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Sarah Brady soprano (Freia)
Jasmin White contralto (Erda)
Louise Foor soprano (Woglinde)
Yajie Zhang mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde)
Jess Dandy contralto (Floßhilde)

Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold

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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding conductor
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano
Andrew Staples tenor
Konstantin Krimmel bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Joseph Haydn
The Creation Hob. XXI:2

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Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival

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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan Sokhiev conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
Bruno Delepelaire cello

Works by
Johannes Brahms and Hector Berlioz

Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op. 102

Noah Bendix-Balgley violin, Bruno Delepelaire cello

Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

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Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival

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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jacquelyn Wagner soprano (Sopran I)
Golda Schultz soprano (Sopran II)
Liv Redpath soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Beth Taylor contralto (Alt I )
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano (Alt II)
Benjamin Bruns tenor (Tenor )
Le Bu bass (Bass | Pater Profundus)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Pater Ecstaticus)
Bachchor Salzburg choir
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor choir

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”

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Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival

Close-up portrait of a person with fair skin, textured white hair and beard and freckles, looking slightly upwards with a neutral expression against a dark background.

On tour
Felsenreitschule

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Christian Gerhaher baritone (Wotan)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Donner)
Thomas Atkins tenor (Froh)
Brenton Ryan tenor (Loge)
Leigh Melrose baritone (Alberich)
Thomas Cilluffo tenor (Mime)
Patrick Guetti bass (Fafner)
Le Bu bass-baritone (Fasolt)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Sarah Brady soprano (Freia)
Jasmin White contralto (Erda)
Louise Foor soprano (Woglinde)
Yajie Zhang mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde)
Jess Dandy contralto (Floßhilde)

Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold

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Konzertreise
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

Easter Festival Salzburg

Be Phil Orchestra Austria
Tugan Sokhiev conductor

Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonín Dvořák

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchester in E flat major K., Anh. 9

Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88

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An older woman with deep wrinkles and dark make-up around her eyes looks seriously straight ahead. She is wearing a dark veil and her facial expression is sombre and evokes sadness.

On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jacquelyn Wagner soprano (Sopran I)
Golda Schultz soprano (Sopran II)
Liv Redpath soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Beth Taylor contralto (Alt I )
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano (Alt II)
Benjamin Bruns tenor (Tenor )
Le Bu bass (Bass | Pater Profundus)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Pater Ecstaticus)
Bachchor Salzburg choir
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor choir

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”

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Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival

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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan Sokhiev conductor
Janine Jansen violin

Works by
Max Bruch and Hector Berlioz

Max Bruch
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Janine Jansen violin

Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

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Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival

Black and white close-up of a wilting flower with crinkled, detailed petals and prominent veins against a dark, blurred background. The image emphasises the flower structure and dramatic folds.

On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding conductor
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano
Andrew Staples tenor
Konstantin Krimmel bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Joseph Haydn
The Creation Hob. XXI:2

Read more

Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival

Close-up portrait of a person with fair skin, textured white hair and beard and freckles, looking slightly upwards with a neutral expression against a dark background.

On tour
Felsenreitschule

Easter Festival Salzburg

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Christian Gerhaher baritone (Wotan)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Donner)
Thomas Atkins tenor (Froh)
Brenton Ryan tenor (Loge)
Leigh Melrose baritone (Alberich)
Thomas Cilluffo tenor (Mime)
Patrick Guetti bass (Fafner)
Le Bu bass-baritone (Fasolt)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Sarah Brady soprano (Freia)
Jasmin White contralto (Erda)
Louise Foor soprano (Woglinde)
Yajie Zhang mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde)
Jess Dandy contralto (Floßhilde)

Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold

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