Travel has been part of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s DNA from the very beginning. Just a few days after the orchestra had formed in 1882, the musicians set off on their first tour. To this day, concert tours are an important aspect of the orchestra’s life.
Fixed points in the tour calendar at the beginning of each concert season include guest appearances at the Salzburg Festival, the Lucerne Festival and one other venue. In addition, there is a major November tour, which usually takes the orchestra overseas, and the Europakonzert, which takes place every year on 1 May at a culturally significant venue and is followed by further concerts in the host country. The benefits and appeal of the tours are many. For example, the continuous work on the tour programme is an opportunity for the Berliner Philharmoniker and its chief conductors to work together in a particularly concentrated manner. No less important for the musicians is the encounter with their global audience.
Tour Blog: Special insights into tour life
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2024
23 Mar 2024,
18:00
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Tour
Easter Festival Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Nina Stemme soprano (Elektra)
Elza van den Heever soprano (Chrysothemis)
Michaela Schuster mezzo-soprano (Klytämnestra)
Johan Reuter bass-baritone (Orest)
Richard Strauss Elektra
24 Mar 2024,
18:00
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Tour
Easter Festival Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan Sokhiev conductor
Jan Lisiecki piano
Works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Anton Bruckner
25 Mar 2024,
18:00
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Tour
Easter Festival Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Vida Miknevičiūtė soprano (Sieglinde)
Brandon Jovanovich tenor (Siegmund)
Kwangchul Youn bass
Works by Richard Wagner
26 Mar 2024,
18:00
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Tour
Easter Festival Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Nina Stemme soprano (Elektra)
Elza van den Heever soprano (Chrysothemis)
Michaela Schuster mezzo-soprano (Klytämnestra)
Johan Reuter bass-baritone (Orest)
Richard Strauss Elektra
29 Mar 2024,
18:00
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Tour
Easter Festival Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Lisa Batiashvili violin
Works by Jean Sibelius and Johannes Brahms
30 Mar 2024,
18:00
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Tour
Easter Festival Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan Sokhiev conductor
Jan Lisiecki piano
Works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Anton Bruckner
31 Mar 2024,
18:00
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Tour
Easter Festival Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Nina Stemme soprano (Elektra)
Elza van den Heever soprano (Chrysothemis)
Michaela Schuster mezzo-soprano (Klytämnestra)
Johan Reuter bass-baritone (Orest)
Richard Strauss Elektra
01 Apr 2024,
11:00
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Tour
Easter Festival Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Lisa Batiashvili violin
Works by Jean Sibelius and Johannes Brahms
Europakonzert
01 May 2024,
13:00
(Local time)
Amphitheatre Tsinandali
Tour
Europakonzert
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Barenboim conductor
Lisa Batiashvili violin
Works by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven
Guest performance Prague
12 May 2024,
20:00
Smetana Hall, Prag
Tour
Guest performance Prague
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Bedřich Smetana Má vlast (My Homeland)
13 May 2024,
20:00
Smetana Hall, Prag
Tour
Guest performance Prague
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Bedřich Smetana Má vlast (My Homeland)