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
Students of the Rostock University of Music and Drama
Works by
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
Willkommen und Abschied, D 767
Franz Schubert
Die Gebüsche, D 646
Franz Schubert
Lachen und Weinen, D 777
Franz Schubert
Die Männer sind méchant, D 866 No. 3
Franz Schubert
Licht und Liebe, D 352
Franz Schubert
An die Musik, D 547
Franz Schubert
Nachtviolen, D 752
Franz Schubert
Über Wildemann, D 884
Franz Schubert
Suleika II, D 717
Franz Schubert
Der Hochzeitsbraten, D 930
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Nexus Trio:
Hande Küden violin
Çağ Erçağ cello
Birsen Ulucan piano
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Oğuzhan Balcı
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in C minor, op. 1 No. 3
Oğuzhan Balcı
Piano Trio No. 1
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Yiwei Gu violin
Beatrice Colombis violin
Jimin Jang viola
Takehiro Konoe viola
Seung Jae Lee cello
Noel Wilde cello
Works by
Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms
Richard Strauss
Capriccio, op. 85: String Sextet
Johannes Brahms
String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, op. 18
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Wind Academy of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig
Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fernande Decruck, Franz Wilhelm Tausch, Ruth Dorothy Louisa Gipps and Franz Krommer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Ouvertüre (arr. for harmoniemusik by Johann Nepomuk Wendt)
Fernande Decruck
Sonate en trio
Franz Wilhelm Tausch
13 Pièces en quatuor, op. 22: No. 8 Allemande (Allegretto)
Franz Wilhelm Tausch
13 Pièces en quatuor, op. 22: No. 11 Andante moderato
Franz Wilhelm Tausch
13 Pièces en quatuor, op. 22: No. 13 Allegro molto
Ruth Dorothy Louisa Gipps
Wind Octet, op. 65
Franz Krommer
Harmoniemusik No. 8 in B flat major, op. 78