Lunch concerts at the Philharmonie Berlin
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.
Upcoming dates
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Beijing Floboe:
Jingyi Cao flute
Boyi Ruan oboe
Chelsey Padilla piano
Works by
Guang Ren, Georg Philipp Telemann, Gary Schocker, Gang Chen and He Zhanhao
Guang Ren
Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon (arr. Tianyang Zhang)
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in E minor TWV 52:e1 (arr. for Konzert e-Moll TWV 52:e1 (arr. for flute, oboe and piano by Jingyi Cao, Boyi Ruan and Lucia Lvjie Zhang)
Gary Schocker
Three Dances for two Flutes and Piano (arr. for flute, oboe and piano by Jingyi Cao, Boyi Ruan and Lucia Lvjie Zhang)
Gang Chen
He Zhanhao
Konzert für Violine und Orchester »Liang Zhu« (The Butterfly Lovers) (arr. für Flöte, Oboe, Klavier)
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Triton Quartett:
Eva Wetzel violin
Noemie Kurth violin
Hannah Teufel viola
Jakob Solle cello
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in C sharp minor, op. 131
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Preisträger:innen des Bundeswettbewerb »Jugend musiziert«
Diospyros Quartett
Katharina Sattarov piano
Hornoktett der Musikschule City-West
Works by
Grażyna Bacewicz, Frédéric Chopin, Georges Bizet and Klaus Wallendorf
Grażyna Bacewicz
Quartet for 4 Violis
Frédéric Chopin
Ballad No. 4 in F minor, op. 52
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite, op. 31: Allegro vivo
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite, op. 31: Intermezzo
Klaus Wallendorf
Eine kleine ACHTmusik