When
September to June every Wednesday at 1 pm
Duration
approx. 40 to 50 minutes
Admission
free
You can simply go to a concert at the Philharmonie, spontaneously, during your lunch break – and with free admission: every Wednesday at 1 pm between September and June. Then the foyer of the main auditorium fills up for the lunch concert with a mixed audience of all ages, from Berlin tourists to business people.
The programme lasts 40 to 50 minutes: often chamber music, piano works or a percussion duo – everything from Tchaikovsky to tango. Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Karajan Academy regularly perform, as well as guests from the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Berlin music conservatories. As you would expect of a lunchtime concert, a catering service is also available which is of equal quality and value for money.
Lunch concerts
Everything you need to know
When: September to June every Wednesday at 1 pm
Duration: approx. 40 to 50 minutes
Admission: free. For security reasons, however, the number of listeners at the lunch concerts is limited. Each visitor receives a chip at the entrances to the Philharmonie. This chip must be returned when passing through the barrier to the foyer. It is not possible to reserve chips or to have a chip handed over to you in order to then leave the Philharmonie again.
If you require assistance to enter the hall because of physical or mental disabilities, please contact us via e-mail in advance.
Seating: There is no seating. For safety reasons, folding chairs are not permitted. A limited number of seats are available for visitors with a valid disabled pass.
Food Offer: From 12 pm to 12:50 pm, you can enjoy various affordable dishes. From pasta to salads, soups, and falafel bowls, there are always vegetarian options available. Please note that it is not permitted to bring your own food and drinks.
Age recommendation: Visitors of all ages are welcome at the Lunch concerts as a rule. Please note, however, that the Lunch concerts are not aimed explicitly at children. Out of consideration for the performing artists and the other concert guests, we would ask parents who wish to bring their children to consider before visiting a Lunch concert if their child is in a position to remain quietly seated for approx. 45 minutes.
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Zoja Syguda violin
Michiko Feuerlein violin
Bohumil Bondarenko viola
David Pěruška cello
Ziyang Zhao cello
Tomáš Jamník cello
Piotr Zimnik double bass
Saho Akiyama piano
Works by
Antonín Dvořák, Oskar Nedbal and Ernest Chausson
Antonín Dvořák
From the Bohemian Forest op. 68: No. 5 Silent Woods (arr. for cello and piano)
David Pěruška cello, Saho Akiyama piano
Antonín Dvořák
Rondo for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 94
Ziyang Zhao cello, Saho Akiyama piano
Oskar Nedbal
Romantic Piece, op. 18
Bohumil Bondarenko viola, Saho Akiyama piano
Ernest Chausson
Poème Es-Dur op. 25 (arr. for violin and piano)
Zoja Syguda violin, Saho Akiyama piano
Antonín Dvořák
Nocturne in B major, op. 40
Zoja Syguda violin, Michiko Feuerlein violin, Bohumil Bondarenko viola, Tomáš Jamník cello, Piotr Zimnik double bass
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Beijing Floboe:
Jingyi Cao flute
Boyi Ruan oboe
Lucia Lvjie Zhang piano
Works by
Antonio Salieri, Madeleine Winefride Isabelle Dring, Piotr Tchaikovsky, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Gary Schocker and Huanzhi Li
Antonio Salieri
Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra in C major (arr. Johannes Wojciedhowski)
Madeleine Winefride Isabelle Dring
Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano
Piotr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a (arr. Beijing Floboe)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Trio Sonata for Flute, Oboe and Continuo in A minor, Wq 148
Gary Schocker
Three Dances for two Flues and Piano
Huanzhi Li
Spring Festival Ouverture (arr. for Flute, Oboe and Piano by Tianyang Zhang)
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Adele Bitter cello
Holger Groschopp piano
Works by
Felix Mendelssohn and Henriëtte Bosmans
Felix Mendelssohn
Variations concertantes in D major, op. 17
Henriëtte Bosmans
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Žilvinas Brazauskas clarinet
Marlene Heiß piano
Works by
Henry Cowell, Robert Schumann, Mieczysław Weinberg, Rebecca Clarke and Igor Stravinsky
Henry Cowell
Six Casual Developments: No. 3 Andante
Henry Cowell
Six Casual Developments: No. 5 Adagio cantabile
Robert Schumann
Three Romances, op. 94
Mieczysław Weinberg
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, op. 28: 1st Movement Allegro
Mieczysław Weinberg
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, op. 28: 2nd Movement Allegretto
Rebecca Clarke
Morpheus
Igor Stravinsky
Suite italienne: 1st Movement Introduzione
Samuel Dushkin
Igor Stravinsky
Suite italienne: 3rd Movement Tarantella
Samuel Dushkin
Igor Stravinsky
Suite italienne: 2nd Movement Serenata
Samuel Dushkin
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Eva Rabchevska violin
Bettina Sartorius violin
Ludwig Quandt cello
Yu Kosuge piano
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Suite for two Violins, Cello and Piano Left Hand, op. 23
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Carlo Lay cello
Ana Bakradze piano
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Benjamin Britten
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major, op. 69
Benjamin Britten
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 65