The Berliner Philharmoniker on tour Join us on our travels!
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
Forthcoming tours
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Edward Elgar and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, op. 36
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Alexander Scriabin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, op. 37
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Alexander Scriabin
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 43 ‟Le divin poèmeˮ
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Festival
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On tour
Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Edward Elgar and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, op. 36
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Ticket sales through the Lucerne Festival
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On tour
Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Augustin Hadelich violin
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Alexander Scriabin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Augustin Hadelich violin
Interval
Alexander Scriabin
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 43 ‟Le divin poèmeˮ
Ticket sale through the Lucerne Festival
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On tour
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Edward Elgar and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, op. 36
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Ticket sale through the Edinburgh International Festival
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On tour
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Augustin Hadelich violin
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Alexander Scriabin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Augustin Hadelich violin
Interval
Alexander Scriabin
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 43 ‟Le divin poèmeˮ
Ticket sale through the Edinburgh International Festival
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On tour
Royal Albert Hall, London
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Edward Elgar and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, op. 36
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
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On tour
Royal Albert Hall, London
Festival tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Augustin Hadelich violin
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Alexander Scriabin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Augustin Hadelich violin
Interval
Alexander Scriabin
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 43 ‟Le divin poèmeˮ
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Carnegie Hall, New York
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Works by
Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Cilèa, Umberto Giordano, Ottorino Respighi and Ruggero Leoncavallo
Giuseppe Verdi
La forza del destino: Overture
Francesco Cilèa
L'Arlesiana: “È la solita storia”, Aria of Frederico
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Umberto Giordano
Fedora: “Amor ti vieta”, Aria of Loris
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Ottorino Respighi
Fontane di Roma
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci: "Si, può?", Prologue of Tonio
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci: Intermezzo
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci: “Recitar ... Vesti la giubba”, Aria of Canio
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Ottorino Respighi
Pini di Roma
Ticket sale through the Carnegie Hall
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Carnegie Hall, New York
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Daniil Trifonov piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus spoke Zarathustra), op. 30
Ticket sales through the Carnegie Hall
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Carnegie Hall, New York
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Edward Elgar and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, op. 36
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Ticket sale through the Carnegie Hall
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Carnegie Hall, New York
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Daniil Trifonov piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus spoke Zarathustra), op. 30
Ticket sale through the Carnegie Hall
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On tour
Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Bogotá, Colombia
New York & South America tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Edward Elgar and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, op. 36
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Ticket sales through the Teatro Mayor
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On tour
Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Bogotá, Colombia
New York & South America tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Daniil Trifonov piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus spoke Zarathustra), op. 30
Ticket sales through the Teatro Mayor
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On tour
Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
New York & South America tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Daniil Trifonov piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus spoke Zarathustra), op. 30
Ticket sales through the promoter
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On tour
Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
New York & South America tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Edward Elgar and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, op. 36
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Ticket sales through the promoter
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Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Daniil Trifonov piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus spoke Zarathustra), op. 30
Ticket sales through the Teatro Colón
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Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Edward Elgar and Piotr Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, op. 36
Interval
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Ticket sales through the Teatro Colón
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Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Daniil Trifonov piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus spoke Zarathustra), op. 30
Ticket sales through the Teatro Colón
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On tour
Alte Oper Frankfurt
Guest performance Frankfurt
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Works by
Ottorino Respighi, Francesco Cilèa, Umberto Giordano, Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ottorino Respighi
Fontane di Roma
Francesco Cilèa
L'Arlesiana: “È la solita storia”, Aria of Frederico
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Umberto Giordano
Fedora: “Amor ti vieta”, Aria of Loris
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Ottorino Respighi
Pini di Roma
Interval
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso”, Scene Turiddu
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci: Intermezzo
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci: “Recitar ... Vesti la giubba”, Aria of Canio
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Ottorino Respighi
Feste romane
Ticket sales through the Alte Oper Frankfurt
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On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Guest performance Baden-Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Works by
Ottorino Respighi, Francesco Cilèa, Umberto Giordano, Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ottorino Respighi
Fontane di Roma
Francesco Cilèa
L'Arlesiana: “È la solita storia”, Aria of Frederico
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Umberto Giordano
Fedora: “Amor ti vieta”, Aria of Loris
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Ottorino Respighi
Pini di Roma
Interval
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso”, Scene Turiddu
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci: Intermezzo
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci: “Recitar ... Vesti la giubba”, Aria of Canio
Jonathan Tetelman tenor
Ottorino Respighi
Feste romane
Ticket sales through the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
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On tour
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Guest performance Baden Baden
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Works by
Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Interval
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus spoke Zarathustra), op. 30
Ticket sales through the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
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On tour
Felsenreitschule, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jamez McCorkle tenor (Siegmund)
Christopher Maltman baritone (Wotan)
Brindley Sherratt bass (Hunding)
Christina Nilsson soprano (Sieglinde)
Lise Davidsen soprano (Brünnhilde)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Tessa McQueen soprano (Helmwige)
Aviva Fortunata soprano (Gerhilde)
Hedvig Haugerud soprano (Ortlinde)
Natalie Lewis mezzo-soprano (Waltraute)
Xenia Puskarz Thomas mezzo-soprano (Siegrune)
Fleuranne Brockway mezzo-soprano (Roßweiße)
Aytaj Shikhalizada contralto (Grimgerde)
Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein contralto (Schwertleite)
Works by
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre (concert performance)
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Le Concert d’Astrée choir
Emmanuelle Haïm conductor
Sabine Devieilhe soprano
Carlo Vistoli countertenor
Eric Ferring tenor
William Thomas bass
Works by
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Lahav Shani conductor
Martha Argerich piano
Works by
Sergei Prokofiev, Claude Debussy and Modest Mussorgsky
Sergei Prokofiev
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C major, op. 26
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Interval
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Golda Schultz soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl contralto
Sebastian Kohlhepp tenor
David Steffens bass
Gijs Leenaars chorus master
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Felsenreitschule, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jamez McCorkle tenor (Siegmund)
Christopher Maltman baritone (Wotan)
Brindley Sherratt bass (Hunding)
Christina Nilsson soprano (Sieglinde)
Lise Davidsen soprano (Brünnhilde)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Tessa McQueen soprano (Helmwige)
Aviva Fortunata soprano (Gerhilde)
Hedvig Haugerud soprano (Ortlinde)
Natalie Lewis mezzo-soprano (Waltraute)
Xenia Puskarz Thomas mezzo-soprano (Siegrune)
Fleuranne Brockway mezzo-soprano (Roßweiße)
Aytaj Shikhalizada contralto (Grimgerde)
Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein contralto (Schwertleite)
Works by
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre (concert performance)
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Lahav Shani conductor
Martha Argerich piano
Works by
Sergei Prokofiev, Claude Debussy and Modest Mussorgsky
Sergei Prokofiev
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C major, op. 26
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Interval
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Golda Schultz soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl contralto
Sebastian Kohlhepp tenor
David Steffens bass
Gijs Leenaars chorus master
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Le Concert d’Astrée choir
Emmanuelle Haïm conductor
Sabine Devieilhe soprano
Carlo Vistoli countertenor
Eric Ferring tenor
William Thomas bass
Works by
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
Please note: This event does not take place in Berlin.
On tour
Felsenreitschule, Salzburg
Salzburg Easter Festival
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jamez McCorkle tenor (Siegmund)
Christopher Maltman baritone (Wotan)
Brindley Sherratt bass (Hunding)
Christina Nilsson soprano (Sieglinde)
Lise Davidsen soprano (Brünnhilde)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Tessa McQueen soprano (Helmwige)
Aviva Fortunata soprano (Gerhilde)
Hedvig Haugerud soprano (Ortlinde)
Natalie Lewis mezzo-soprano (Waltraute)
Xenia Puskarz Thomas mezzo-soprano (Siegrune)
Fleuranne Brockway mezzo-soprano (Roßweiße)
Aytaj Shikhalizada contralto (Grimgerde)
Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein contralto (Schwertleite)
Works by
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre (concert performance)
Ticket sales through the Salzburg Easter Festival
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On tour
Gothenborg Concert Hall, Sweden
Scandinavia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Felix Mendelssohn, Edvard Grieg and Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides Overture, op. 26
Edvard Grieg
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 16
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”
Ticket sale through the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
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On tour
Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Scandinavia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Felix Mendelssohn, Edvard Grieg and Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides Overture, op. 26
Edvard Grieg
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 16
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”
Ticket sales through the Konserthuset Stockhom
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On tour
Musikhuset Aarhus, Denmark
Scandinavia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Felix Mendelssohn, Edvard Grieg and Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides Overture, op. 26
Edvard Grieg
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 16
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”
Ticket sales through the Musikhuset Aarhus
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On tour
DR Koncerthuset, Kopenhagen, Denmark
Scandinavia tour
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Felix Mendelssohn, Edvard Grieg and Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides Overture, op. 26
Edvard Grieg
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 16
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”
Ticket sales through the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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On tour
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
Guest performance
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Works by
Felix Mendelssohn, Edvard Grieg and Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides Overture, op. 26
Edvard Grieg
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 16
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”
Ticket sales through the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg