News

New programmes, more seating

18 Sep 2020

At a press conference, chief conductor Kirill Petrenko and general manager Andrea Zietzschmann presented the concerts for November and December.

Box offices open again

02 Sep 2020

Please observe the current hygiene and distancing rules.

Kirill Petrenko and Berliner Philharmoniker in Salzburg

31 Aug 2020

First guest performance by the orchestra after lockdown

Death of Erich Hartmann

07 Jul 2020

The double bass player was the last Berliner Philharmoniker of the Furtwängler era

Cancelled: USA tour with Kirill Petrenko

02 Jul 2020

Due of the corona pandemic

Advance booking postponed

15 May 2020

The start of advance ticket sales scheduled for 24 May has been postponed to a later date.

European Concert in aid of UNICEF

30 Apr 2020

The Berliner Philharmoniker support child refugees and appeal for donations.

Continuation of the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden planned

22 Apr 2020

The collaboration with the Festspielhaus will continue beyond 2022

Now online: Concert season 2020/21

20 Apr 2020

Now available in the concert calendar and online subscription sales

Death of Krzysztof Penderecki

30 Mar 2020

The Berliner Philharmoniker have performed many of his works, often under the direction of the composer.

Monika Grütters and Kirill Petrenko assume patronage of musicians’ emergency assistance

25 Mar 2020

A fund-raising drive of the German Orchestra Foundation supports freelancers in need

Death of Hellmut Stern

22 Mar 2020

The former concertmaster was a defining musician of the Karajan era.

Cancellation of the 2020 Easter Festival in Baden-Baden

16 Mar 2020

Concert-goers who have already bought tickets will be contacted by the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

Marlene Ito wins audition as 1st Principal of the 2nd Violins

06 Mar 2020

The violinist is the first woman in this position with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

In memoriam Mariss Jansons

02 Mar 2020

Memorial concerts by the Berliner Philharmoniker for their honorary member, who died in

December

Cancellation: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

24 Feb 2020

Lorenzo Viotti will step in to conduct the concerts in Berlin and Baden-Baden. He makes his debut with the orchestra.

Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Frankfurt and Dresden

17 Feb 2020

The Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko start their first joint tour of Germany

Erich Hartmann turns 100

24 Jan 2020

Congratulations to the former double bass player of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Scharounplatz opened

17 Dec 2019

New bus stop at the Philharmonie Berlin

The Berliner Philharmoniker mourn death of Mariss Jansons

01 Dec 2019

The conductor was an honorary member and highly regarded musical companion of the orchestra