Lunch concerts at the Philharmonie Berlin

A tuning fork and a knife are placed next to each other against a bright yellow background. The tuning fork is on the left, the knife on the right.

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.

Wed 23 April 2025, 13:00 Foyer Main Auditorium

Lunch concert

Beijing Floboe
Jingyi Cao flute
Boyi Ruan oboe
Lucia Lvjie Zhang piano

Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Goepfart and Guang Ren

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata for two Flutes and Piano in D major, K. 448

Karl Goepfart
Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano, op. 74

Guang Ren
Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon (arr. Tianyang Zhang)

Wed 30 April 2025, 13:00 Foyer Main Auditorium

Lunch concert

Students of the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere, Weimar:
Marie Mrosek violin
Magdalena Kleinjung violin
Paula Elsner viola
Robert Schlotter cello
Nepomuk Kranz flute
Eric Emmanuel Goitia Schmitt flute
Charlotte Clara Köhler flute
Ida Albrecht flute
Anna-Sofia Purdel clarinet
Paula Wettengel harp
Arne Schütz trombone
Emilian Hoffmann trombone

Works by
George Frideric Handel, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Marcel Tournier, Steven Verhelst and Johannes Brahms

George Frideric Handel
Solomon HWV 67. Einzug der Königin von Saba für 3 Flöten und Altflöte (arr. Hans Martin Zill)

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Konzert a-Moll für vier Flöten op. 15 Nr. 2

Marcel Tournier
“Féerie”, Prélude et danse for harp

Steven Verhelst
Devil's Waltz for two trombones

Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: 1st Movement Allegro

Wed 07 May 2025, 13:00 Foyer Main Auditorium

Lunch concert

Students of the Rostock University of Music and Drama:
Ina Leonore Böger soprano
Lea Simone Hartlaub mezzo-soprano
Maxine Moesta mezzo-soprano
Oliver Buck baritone
Tobias Fehlow baritone
Rin Watanabe piano
Diandian Zhang piano

Works by
Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann
Liederalbum für die Jugend, op. 79: No. 10 Mailied

Robert Schumann
Myrthen, op. 25: Selection

Robert Schumann
Four Duets, op. 78: No. 2 Er und Sie

Robert Schumann
Four Duets, op. 78: No. 1 Tanzlied

Wed 14 May 2025, 13:00 Foyer Main Auditorium

Lunch concert

Johannes Brzoska violin
Meriel Bizri violin
Álvaro Castello viola
Alexander Wollheim cello
Mon-Puo Lee cello
Gorka Plada piano

Works by
Gustav Mahler and Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Gustav Mahler
Quartet Movement for violin, viola, cello and piano

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Piano Quintet in E major, op. 15