News | Berliner Philharmoniker

Four musicians pass probationary period

27 Apr 2023

Congratulations to Paula Ernesaks, László Gál, Andraž Golob and Matic Kuder

Linard Vrielink takes over for Mauro Peter in Mozart’s “Coronation Mass”

25 Apr 2023

Mauro Peter cancels for health reasons – Linard Vrielink takes over tenor part in Mozart’s “Coronation Mass” conducted by Kirill Petrenko

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Death of Rudolf Weinsheimer

12 Apr 2023

The Berliner Philharmoniker mourn the passing of Rudolf Weinsheimer, who was a cellist with the orchestra for four decades.

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The Berliner Philharmoniker become patrons of Ukrainian orchestras

12 Apr 2023

The Berliner Philharmoniker become patrons of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

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Over €26,000 raised for UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe

21 Mar 2023

Over €26,000 have been raised as part of the UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe winter campaign, which the Berliner Philharmoniker have supported as ambassadors. We would like to thank all donors for their generosity!

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Berliner Philharmoniker against the austerity plans of the ORF for its Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

20 Mar 2023

Berliner Philharmoniker protest against the austerity plans of the ORF for its Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Julia Lezhneva takes over for Franco Fagioli

03 Mar 2023

Franco Fagioli forced to cancel due to health reasons – Julia Lezhneva takes over the role of Piacere in George Frideric Handel’s Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm.

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New 1st Concertmaster: Vineta Sareika-Völkner wins audition

17 Feb 2023

Violinist is first woman to hold this post with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

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Three scholarship holders of the Karajan Academy win auditions

09 Feb 2023

Three scholarship holders of the Karajan Academy have qualified for auditions for positions in the violin section of the Berliner Philharmoniker: Eva Rabchevska, Roxana Wisniewska and Harry Ward.

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Promotional Award for the Vokalhelden

08 Feb 2023

The choral programme “Vokalhelden”, founded by the Berliner Philharmoniker, receives the Pill-Mayer Foundation's Promotion Prize for Intercultural Dialogue.

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Sir Simon Rattle forced to cancel concerts. Matthias Pintscher takes over

06 Feb 2023

Sir Simon Rattle forced to cancel concerts with Berliner Philharmoniker. Matthias Pintscher takes over.

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Kirill Petrenko forced to cancel concerts in February 2023

27 Jan 2023

Kirill Petrenko forced to cancel concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2023 – Daniel Harding to take over.

The premiere of the commissioned work by Miroslav Srnka now postponed

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Jonathon Ramsay wins audition for position of principal trombone

13 Jan 2023

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Return of the Berliner Philharmoniker to the Salzburg Easter Festival from 2026

09 Jan 2023

The Berliner Philharmoniker will return to the Salzburg Easter Festival from 2026.

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Change of programme on 6, 7 and 8 January (Barenboim, Argerich)

03 Jan 2023

There has been a last-minute change to the programme of the Berliner Philharmoniker concerts conducted by Daniel Barenboim from 6 to 8 January

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Karajan Academy concert: Kent Nagano conducts instead of Christian Thielemann

15 Nov 2022

Christian Thielemann cancels his appearance conducting the concert of the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker due to scheduling issues. Kent Nagano to take over.

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