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First concertmaster Daishin Kashimoto and violist Matthew Hunter stand in front of the Royal Albert Hall in London and smile for the camera.
Picture: Stephan Rabold

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!
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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

Reisegruppe Berliner Philharmoniker, Erkennungszeichen: gelbe Fahne. | Picture: Rob Davidson
Taking photos in Central Park | Picture: Luisa Aha
Violinist Dorian Xhoxhi on the road in London. | Picture: Stephan Rabold
Whenever possible, they travel by train or bus. Cellist Knut Weber and piccolo flutist Egor Egorkin. | Picture: Stephan Rabold
The European concert takes our musicians to special venues, such as the Sagrada Família in Barcelona in 2023. | Picture: Monika Rittershaus
Every two to three years, they travel to Asia: Japan is already a second home, but the Berliner Philharmoniker also regularly visit other countries. Here, violinist Alessandro Cappone climbs the steps between the red tori. | Picture: Monika Ritterhaus
Japan is a kind of second home for many musicians, such as solo clarinettist Wenzel Fuchs. | Picture: Monika Rittershaus
In exchange with local musicians: violinist Angelo di Leo. | Picture: Katja Frei
Performances at Carnegie Hall in New York are always something special. Here most recently in 2022 with chief conductor Kirill Petrenko. | Picture: Stephan Rabold
A round of lightning chess before the performance: double bass player Edicson Ruiz and Alejandro Carreño Godoy. | Picture: Monika Ritterhaus
Tours bring the musicians to the best concert halls, such as the Philharmonie de Paris. Violist Martin von der Nahmer playing in. | Picture: Monika Ritterhaus
Also a premiere: as a guest in the idyllic concert hall in Evian-les-Bains. | Picture: Stephan Rabold

Forthcoming tours

The picture shows a magnificent, ornate building with an elaborate façade, symmetrical design and a central, arched entrance. It has three towers with clocks and stands against a bright blue sky.

Please note: This event does not take place in Berlin.

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

Stream
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A majestic, historic building with neoclassical architecture, columns and statues stands under a blue sky. It is surrounded by an open square with scattered people and modern urban elements.

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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

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Ticket sales through the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

A spacious, modern concert hall with black walls and rows of seats. A grand piano stands in the centre of the wooden stage and is illuminated by ceiling lights. The steps and seats are designed in simple, minimalist lines.

Please note: This event does not take place in Berlin.

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

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Ticket sales through the BellArte Konzertdirektion

A modern glass concert hall in a wide green meadow

Please note: This event does not take place in Berlin.

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

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Ticket sales through the Carmen Würth Forum, Künzelsau