Daniel Barenboim has to cancel concerts in May
Sakari Oramo takes over the baton from Daniel Barenboim for concerts in Berlin and Amsterdam in May
Zubin Mehta cancels concerts
Zubin Mehta cancels concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Himari. Sebastian Weigle takes over as conductor.
New principal flautist: Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
The principal flautist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been appointed
Mourning Heinz-Dieter Schwarz
The Berliner Philharmoniker mourn the loss of Heinz-Dieter Schwarz, who was a member of the orchestra as a trombonist for two decades from 1970.
2025 Biennale
The third Biennale on the theme “Paradise Lost? - On the Threat to Nature” was attended by over 30,000 visitors.
Exclusive Karajan edition featuring historic radio recordings
New from the Berliner Philharmoniker: A remarkable edition of previously-unreleased live radio recordings conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
David Robertson takes over as conductor for the concerts opening the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Biennale
It is with great regret that Kirill Petrenko also has to cancel the concerts from 13 to 15 February and the family concert on 16 February. On strict medical advice, he has to take a 3-week break for further treatment.
Kirill Petrenko has to cancel concerts at the end of January
Dima Slobodeniouk takes over as conductor
Award ceremony for Frank Peter Zimmermann and the Berliner Philharmoniker
Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings: The edition with four violin concertos received the German Record Critics’ Award
Digital album with harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet
Berliner Philharmoniker harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet plays works for harp and orchestra – exclusive on Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
Programme addition for the New Year’s Eve concert 2024
The concerts on 29, 30 and 31 December under the direction of Kirill Petrenko will be supplemented by the prelude to Act 1 from Richard Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”.
Cast change USA tour 2024
Hilary Hahn has had to cancel tour concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko in the USA due to ill health. Vilde Frang and Benjamin Beilman to step in.
Deutsche Bank and the Berliner Philharmoniker extend partnership until 2030
Together they will pursue the shared goal of inspiring people worldwide through music, enabling cultural participation, and advancing innovative ideas.
“This is surely one of the best jobs in the world”
Violinist of the Berliner Philharmoniker Alessandro Cappone retires
Seiji Ozawa and the Berliner Philharmoniker
New edition by Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
Digital album with Amihai Grosz
Our first principal violist plays Works for viola and orchestra by William Walton and Bohuslav Martinů – exclusive with Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
Stop cultural cutbacks – #BerlinIstKultur
Berlin’s opera houses and concert halls, orchestras and choirs as well as the Staatsballett call on Berlin politicians not to implement the planned budget cutbacks in the cultural sector.
New in the orchestra: David Guerrier and Jonathon Ramsay
Two soloist positions have been filled with the Berliner Philharmoniker
New album series with soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker
The series kicks off with an album by first concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley featuring three works under the direction of Kirill Petrenko.
Probationary period passed
Eva Rabchevska, Roxana Wisniewska and Harry Ward are new members of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
75 years of the German Constitution
The Berliner Philharmoniker will perform at the state ceremony on May 23 under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Change of line-up for the concerts on 26. and 27. April as well as for the Europakonzert 2024
Daniel Barenboim forced to cancel for health reasons – Daniel Harding to take over
Maurizio Pollini (1942-2024)
The Berliner Philharmoniker is saddened to hear of the death of Maurizio Pollini.
Peter Eötvös (1944-2024)
The Berliner Philharmoniker are saddened to hear of the death of Peter Eötvös on 24 March 2024.