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.
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We take you on tour with us on our blog.
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.
Impressions of the last tours
On tour
Weinbrennersaal, Weinbrennersaal
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Philharmonisches Streichquartett:
Dorian Xhoxhi violin
Helena Madoka Berg violin
Tobias Reifland viola
Christoph Heesch cello
Alexander Krichel piano
Works by
Antonín Dvořák and César Franck
Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, op. 96 String Quartet No. 12 in F major, op. 96 “American Quartet”
César Franck
Piano Quintet in F minor
Alexander Krichel piano
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Justus Barleben chorus master
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125
On tour
Malersaal Dorint Hotel, Malersaal Dorint Hotel
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
Diyang Mei viola
Stephan Koncz cello
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven, Rezsö Kókai and Ernö von Dohnányi
Ludwig van Beethoven
Serenade for String Trio in D major, op. 8
Rezsö Kókai
Serenade for String Trio
Ernö von Dohnányi
Serenade for String Trio in C major, op. 10
Weinbrennersaal, Benazet Saal
National Youth Orchestra of Germany
Patrick Lange conductor
Midori violin
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Detlev Glanert
Johannes Brahms
Variations for Piano on a theme by Schumann, op. 9 (arr. for octet by Detlev Glanert)
Detlev Glanert
Detlev Glanert
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 ‟An die Unsterbliche Geliebteˮ
Midori violin
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25 (orch. Arnold Schoenberg): 2nd Movement Intermezzo
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25 (orch. Arnold Schoenberg): 4th Movement Rondo alla zingarese
On tour
Weinbrennersaal, Weinbrennersaal
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berlin Philharmonic Winds
Works by
Franz Krommer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Krommer
Partita in F major, op. 57
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in C minor, K. 388 “Nacht Musiqueˮ
Ludwig van Beethoven
Octet in E flat major, op. 103
Weinbrennersaal, Hectors
Yaeko Heinisch tea ceremony
Daishin Kashimoto violin
Kotowa Machida viola
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duo für Violine und Viola G-Dur KV 423
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Sergei Rachmaninoff and Richard Strauss
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), op. 64
On tour
Weinbrennersaal, Weinbrennersaal
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Pangaea Trio:
Marlene Ito violin
Uladzimir Sinkevich cello
Yannick Rafalimanana piano
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Maurice Ravel
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Maurice Ravel
Piano Trio in A minor
On tour
Weinbrennersaal, Weinbrennersaal
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Simon Roturier violin
Cornelia Gartemann violin
Christoph von der Nahmer violin
Harry Ward violin
Martin von der Nahmer viola
Julia Gartemann viola
Bruno Delepelaire cello
Knut Weber cello
Works by
Dmitri Shostakovich and Felix Mendelssohn
Dmitri Shostakovich
Two Pieces for String Octet, op. 11
Felix Mendelssohn
String Octet in E flat major, op. 20
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Eleonora Buratto soprano (Cio-Cio-San)
Jonathan Tetelman tenor (Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton)
Tassis Christoyannis baritone (Sharpless)
Aksel Daveyan baritone (Yamadori)
Teresa Iervolino mezzo-soprano (Suzuki)
Didier Pieri tenor (Goro)
Giorgi Chelidze bass (The Bonze)
Lilia Istratii mezzo-soprano (Kate Pinkerton)
Jasurbek Khaydarov bass (Kaiserlicher Kommissar)
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Justus Barleben chorus master
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125
On tour
Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari, Italy
Europakonzert
Berliner Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti conductor
Works by
Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi and Johannes Brahms
Gioacchino Rossini
William Tell: Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
I vespri siciliani: Le Quattro Stagioni, Ballet Music
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
On tour
PalaDozza, Bologna
Guest performance Bologna Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti conductor
Works by
Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi and Johannes Brahms
Gioacchino Rossini
William Tell: Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
I vespri siciliani: Le Quattro Stagioni, Ballet Music
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
On tour
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Guest performance Amsterdam
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
On tour
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Guest performance Amsterdam
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sakari Oramo conductor (replacing Daniel Barenboim)
Dorottya Láng mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Bruns tenor
Works by
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler
Symphonie Nr. 10 Fis-Dur. 1. Satz Adagio (Aufführungsfassung von Deryck Cooke)
Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
On tour
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Guest performance Brussels
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
On tour
Kölner Philharmonie
Guest performance
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
On tour
Philharmonie Essen
Guest performance
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
On tour
CARMEN WÜRTH FORUM, Künzelsau
Guest performance Künzelsau
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Wenzel Fuchs clarinet
Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622
Wenzel Fuchs clarinet
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”
On tour
Osaka Expo, Japan
Japan tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Christina Landshamer soprano
Masumitsu Miyamoto baritone
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Ludwig van Beethoven
Incidental Music to Goethe's Egmont, op. 84
Christina Landshamer soprano, Masumitsu Miyamoto baritone
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64
On tour
Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Nagoya, Japan
Japan tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Christina Landshamer soprano
Masumitsu Miyamoto baritone
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Ludwig van Beethoven
Incidental Music to Goethe's Egmont, op. 84
Christina Landshamer soprano, Masumitsu Miyamoto baritone
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64
On tour
Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater, Kawaguchiko, Japan
Japan tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Works by
Gabriela Ortiz, Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington, Arturo Márquez, Evencio Castellanos, Roberto Sierra and Leonard Bernstein
Gabriela Ortiz
Kauyumari
Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington
Three black kings: Martin Luther King
Arturo Márquez
Danzón No. 2
Evencio Castellanos
Santa Cruz de Pacairigua
Interval
Roberto Sierra
Alegría
Arturo Márquez
Danzón No. 8 “Homenaje to Maurice Ohana”
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
On tour
Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater, Kawaguchiko, Japan
Japan tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Works by
Gabriela Ortiz, Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington, Arturo Márquez, Evencio Castellanos, Roberto Sierra and Leonard Bernstein
Gabriela Ortiz
Kauyumari
Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington
Three black kings: Martin Luther King
Arturo Márquez
Danzón No. 2
Evencio Castellanos
Santa Cruz de Pacairigua
Interval
Roberto Sierra
Alegría
Arturo Márquez
Danzón No. 8 “Homenaje to Maurice Ohana”
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances