Series L Concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker
Paul Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler Symphony – premiered in 1934 by the Berliner Philharmoniker – will be performed in January 2027 under the baton of chief conductor Kirill Petrenko as part of the Biennale Signs & Wonders. Added to this are major symphonies by Bruckner, Mahler, and Sibelius, each combining sonic richness with visionary design in very different ways. Under the direction of Lahav Shani, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition can be experienced – a work as colourful as it is idiosyncratic, inspired by paintings created by a close friend. The influence of other arts also shapes Brett Dean’s violin concerto The Lost Art of Letter Writing, in which letters by artists such as Vincent van Gogh and Hugo Wolf resonate. The soloist is violinist Isabelle Faust, renowned for her mastery across all musical styles and periods.
Concerts
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Iván Fischer conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
Bruno Delepelaire cello
Jonathan Kelly oboe
Stefan Schweigert bassoon
Works by
Joseph Haydn and Gustav Mahler
Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia concertante in B flat major, Hob. I:105
Noah Bendix-Balgley violin, Bruno Delepelaire cello, Jonathan Kelly oboe, Stefan Schweigert bassoon
Interval
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Marek Janowski conductor
Works by
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd Version from 1890)
Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Main Auditorium
Biennale Opening Concert
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Works by
Olivier Messiaen, Sarah Nemtsov and Paul Hindemith
Olivier Messiaen
Les Offrandes oubliées
Sarah Nemtsov
Antlitz (premiere), commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, commissioned by Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, th eLucerne Festival and the Bayerische Staatsoper
Interval
Paul Hindemith
Symphony Mathis der Maler
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Lahav Shani conductor
Martha Argerich piano
Works by
Claude Debussy, Sergei Prokofiev and Modest Mussorgsky
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Sergei Prokofiev
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C major, op. 26
Martha Argerich piano
Interval
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Yunchan Lim piano
Works by
Thomas Larcher, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Jean Sibelius
Thomas Larcher
New Work (German premiere), commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, the Orchestre de Paris, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Orchestra
Interval
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G minor, op. 40
Yunchan Lim piano
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major, op. 105
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Alan Gilbert conductor
Isabelle Faust violin
Works by
Brett Dean and Robert Schumann
Brett Dean
The Lost Art of Letter Writing for violin and orchestra
Isabelle Faust violin
Interval
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61
Prices & seating plan
| Price category | Block/row | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A
Row 1–12
B Row 1–3 E Row 1–2 |
528 € |
| 2 |
B
Row 4–10
E Row 3–4 |
471 € |
| 3 |
C
Row 1–3
D Row 1–2 E Row 5–6 |
411 € |
| 4 |
E
Row 7–8
F Row 1–2 |
351 € |
| 5 |
C
Row 4–7
D Row 3–4 F Row 3–5 H Row 1–2 |
291 € |
| 6 |
C
Row 8–11
D Row 5–6 H Row 3–5 |
228 € |
| 7 |
G
Row 1–4 right
K Row 1–2 |
180 € |
| 8 |
G
Row 1–5 left
K Row 3–4 Wheelchair positions |
180 € |