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 13:00 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.
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 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., you can enjoy various dishes for under 10 euros. 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
Students of the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere, Weimar
Works by
Franz Krommer, Minas Borboudakis, Astor Piazzolla, Albert Lavignac, Johann Strauß jr. and Felix Mendelssohn
Franz Krommer
Allegro
Minas Borboudakis
Aulodia
Astor Piazzolla
Tango for violin and double bass (arrangement by Andreas Wiebecke-Gottstein)
Albert Lavignac
Galop Marche (arrangement by Gabriel van Calt)
Johann Strauß jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (arrangement for piano 6 hands by Tomislav Baynov)
Felix Mendelssohn
Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Students of the Rostock University of Music and Drama
"Die jungen Liebenden"
Lieder und Ensembles von Robert Schumann, Amy Beach, Fanny Hensel u.a.
Es singen und spielen Studierende der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Synthèse Quartet:
Javier Valero soprano saxophone
Ángela Romera alto saxophone
Ismael Arroyo tenor saxophone
Raúl Flox baritone saxophone
Foyer Main Auditorium
Lunch concert
Cornelia Gartemann violin
Solène Kermarrec cello
Özgür Aydin piano
Franz Schubert
Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D 929