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.
Up close and personal!
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
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Festival
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On tour
Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Albrecht Mayer oboe
Works by
Robert Schumann, Bernd Alois Zimmermann and Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, op. 115
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra
Albrecht Mayer oboe
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the Lucerne Festival
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On tour
Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
Ticket sales through the Lucerne Festival
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On tour
Philharmonie de Paris
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
Ticket sales through the Philharmonie de Paris
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On tour
Luxemburg Philharmonie
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
Ticket sales through the Philharmonie Luxembourg
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On tour
Kulturpalast
Guest performance Dresden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Albrecht Mayer oboe
Works by
Pascal Dusapin, Bernd Alois Zimmermann and Johannes Brahms
Pascal Dusapin
Exeo, Solo No. 5 for orchestra
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the Dresdner Musikfestspiele
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On tour
Alte Oper Frankfurt
Guest performance
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, op. 115
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the Alte Oper Frankfurt
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On tour
Arts Center, Korea, Republic of
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Sunwook Kim piano
Works by
Richard Wagner, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Robert Schumann
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54
Sunwook Kim piano
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the Seoul Arts Center
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On tour
Arts Center, Korea, Republic of
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Leoš Janáček, Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky
Leoš Janáček
Lašské tance (Lachian Dances)
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz 73
Interval
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (Version from 1947)
Ticket sales through the Seoul Arts Center
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On tour
Arts Center, Korea, Republic of
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Sunwook Kim piano
Works by
Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, op. 115
Robert Schumann
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54
Sunwook Kim piano
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the Seoul Arts Center
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On tour
National Concert Hall, Taipeh, Taiwan
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Leoš Janáček, Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky
Leoš Janáček
Lašské tance (Lachian Dances)
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz 73
Interval
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (Version from 1947)
Ticket sales through the National Theater & Concert Hall Taipei
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On tour
National Concert Hall, Taipeh, Taiwan
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, op. 115
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the National Theater & Concert Hall Taipei
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On tour
National Concert Hall, Taipeh, Taiwan
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, op. 115
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the National Theater & Concert Hall Taipei
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On tour
Shanghai Oriental Art Center, China
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Leoš Janáček, Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky
Leoš Janáček
Lašské tance (Lachian Dances)
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz 73
Interval
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (Version from 1947)
Ticket sales through the Shanghai Oriental Art Center
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On tour
Shanghai Oriental Art Center, China
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, op. 115
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the Shanghai Oriental Art Center
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On tour
Suntory Hall, Tokio, Japan
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Leoš Janáček, Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky
Leoš Janáček
Lašské tance (Lachian Dances)
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz 73
Interval
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (Version from 1947)
Ticket sales through the Suntory Hall
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On tour
Minato Mirai Hall, Yokohama, Japan
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Leoš Janáček, Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky
Leoš Janáček
Lašské tance (Lachian Dances)
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz 73
Interval
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (Version from 1947)
Ticket sales through the Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
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On tour
Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Japan
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, op. 115
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall
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On tour
Suntory Hall, Tokio, Japan
Asia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture, op. 115
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Ticket sales through the Suntory Hall
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On tour
Felsenreitschule
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Christian Gerhaher baritone (Wotan)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Donner)
Thomas Atkins tenor (Froh)
Brenton Ryan tenor (Loge)
Leigh Melrose baritone (Alberich)
Thomas Cilluffo tenor (Mime)
Patrick Guetti bass (Fafner)
Le Bu bass-baritone (Fasolt)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Sarah Brady soprano (Freia)
Jasmin White contralto (Erda)
Louise Foor soprano (Woglinde)
Yajie Zhang mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde)
Jess Dandy contralto (Floßhilde)
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding conductor
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano
Andrew Staples tenor
Konstantin Krimmel bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Joseph Haydn
The Creation Hob. XXI:2
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan Sokhiev conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
Bruno Delepelaire cello
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Hector Berlioz
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op. 102
Noah Bendix-Balgley violin, Bruno Delepelaire cello
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jacquelyn Wagner soprano (Sopran I)
Golda Schultz soprano (Sopran II)
Liv Redpath soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Beth Taylor contralto (Alt I )
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano (Alt II)
Benjamin Bruns tenor (Tenor )
Le Bu bass (Bass | Pater Profundus)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Pater Ecstaticus)
Bachchor Salzburg choir
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor choir
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Felsenreitschule
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Christian Gerhaher baritone (Wotan)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Donner)
Thomas Atkins tenor (Froh)
Brenton Ryan tenor (Loge)
Leigh Melrose baritone (Alberich)
Thomas Cilluffo tenor (Mime)
Patrick Guetti bass (Fafner)
Le Bu bass-baritone (Fasolt)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Sarah Brady soprano (Freia)
Jasmin White contralto (Erda)
Louise Foor soprano (Woglinde)
Yajie Zhang mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde)
Jess Dandy contralto (Floßhilde)
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold
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Konzertreise
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Easter Festival Salzburg
Be Phil Orchestra Austria
Tugan Sokhiev conductor
Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonín Dvořák
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchester in E flat major K., Anh. 9
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jacquelyn Wagner soprano (Sopran I)
Golda Schultz soprano (Sopran II)
Liv Redpath soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Beth Taylor contralto (Alt I )
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano (Alt II)
Benjamin Bruns tenor (Tenor )
Le Bu bass (Bass | Pater Profundus)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Pater Ecstaticus)
Bachchor Salzburg choir
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor choir
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan Sokhiev conductor
Janine Jansen violin
Works by
Max Bruch and Hector Berlioz
Max Bruch
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Janine Jansen violin
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding conductor
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano
Andrew Staples tenor
Konstantin Krimmel bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Joseph Haydn
The Creation Hob. XXI:2
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
Please note: This event does not take place in Berlin.
On tour
Felsenreitschule
Easter Festival Salzburg
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Christian Gerhaher baritone (Wotan)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Donner)
Thomas Atkins tenor (Froh)
Brenton Ryan tenor (Loge)
Leigh Melrose baritone (Alberich)
Thomas Cilluffo tenor (Mime)
Patrick Guetti bass (Fafner)
Le Bu bass-baritone (Fasolt)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Sarah Brady soprano (Freia)
Jasmin White contralto (Erda)
Louise Foor soprano (Woglinde)
Yajie Zhang mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde)
Jess Dandy contralto (Floßhilde)
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold
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On tour
Schloß Esterhazy, Eisenstadt, Austria
Europakonzert
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gautier Capuçon cello
Works by
Joseph Haydn, Igor Stravinsky, Piotr Tchaikovsky and Ludwig van Beethoven
Joseph Haydn
Overture in D major, Hob. Ia:7
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella, Suite (revised version from 1949)
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra in A major, op. 33
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36
Information about the VVK will be announced at a later date.
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On tour
Musikverein, Wien
Guest performance Vienna
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gautier Capuçon cello
Works by
Igor Stravinsky, Piotr Tchaikovsky and Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella, Suite (revised version from 1949)
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra in A major, op. 33
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36
Ticket sales through the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien
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On tour
Isarphilharmonie, München
Guest performance Munich
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gautier Capuçon cello
Works by
Igor Stravinsky, Piotr Tchaikovsky and Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella, Suite (revised version from 1949)
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra in A major, op. 33
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36
Ticket sales through the BellArte Konzertdirektion
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On tour
Carmen Würth Forum, Reinhold Würth Saal, Künzelsau
Guest performance Künzelsau
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Gautier Capuçon cello
Works by
Igor Stravinsky, Piotr Tchaikovsky and Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella, Suite (revised version from 1949)
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra in A major, op. 33
Gautier Capuçon cello
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36
Ticket sales through the Carmen Würth Forum, Künzelsau