Live concerts
Paavo Järvi conducts Berg and Bruckner
Photo: Julia Baier
In this concert with Paavo Järvi, we experience sensuously delicate tonal beauty, composed by two pioneers of Modernism. Anton Webern’s richly coloured arrangement of a ricercare by Bach is followed by Alban Berg’s Seven Early Songs (soloist: Mojca Erdmann), which capture the tender mood of young love. Bruckner’s Second Symphony concludes the programme – an early work which already has unmistakable Brucknerian power.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Paavo JärviMojca Erdmann
Johann Sebastian Bach
Musical Offering, BWV 1079: No. 2 Ricercar a 6 (arranged by Anton Webern)Alban Berg
Seven Early Songs (version for soprano and orchestra)Mojca Erdmann soprano
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 2 in C minor (2nd version from 1877)
Michael Sanderling conducts Haydn and Shostakovich
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Joseph Haydn’s Second Cello Concerto is one of the most important works of Viennese Classicism. Its warm, melodious solo part is captivating, excitingly alternating between melancholy and cheerfulness. At this concert it is played by Bruno Delepelaire, first principal cellist of the Berliner Philharmoniker. At his debut with the Philharmoniker, Michael Sanderling also conducts Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony: a nightmarishly brutal panorama of the Second World War.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Michael SanderlingBruno Delepelaire
Joseph Haydn
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2Bruno Delepelaire cello
Dmitri Shostakovich
Sympnony No. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”
Constantinos Carydis conducts Mozart and Shostakovich
Photo: Thomas Brill
It is always exciting to hear the expressive range that can be achieved even with a small orchestra. That is demonstrated in this concert, at which Constantinos Carydis makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The programme is framed by Mozart’s Symphonies No. 34 and 38, in which tonal radiance is combined with delicate expressive nuances. We also hear works by Dimitri Shostakovich, including his Chamber Symphony op. 110a, which sensitively and movingly reflects the horror of war.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Constantinos CarydisWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 34 C major, K. 338Dmitri Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony in C minor, op. 110a (orch. Barshai)Dmitri Shostakovich
Two Pieces for String Octet, op. 11 (version for string orchestra)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 K. 504 “Prague”
Andris Nelsons and Daniil Trifonov
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
Alexander Scriabin’s Piano Concerto is a work that is performed with surprising infrequency. During this concert you can discover the work for yourself: its drama and passion, its boundless wealth of emotional nuances. The soloist is Daniil Trifonov, “perhaps the most exciting pianist to have emerged internationally in the last 30 years” (The Guardian). Andris Nelsons also conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11, which impresses listeners with the vividness of a film score.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris NelsonsDaniil Trifonov
Alexander Scriabin
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F sharp minor, op. 20Daniil Trifonov piano
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, op. 103 “The Year 1905”
Tugan Sokhiev conducts Prokofiev and Ravel at the Waldbühne
Photo: Holger Kettner
The Berliner Philharmoniker and conductor Tugan Sokhiev – music director of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater – distinguish themselves as storytellers at this outdoor concert. We hear Prokofiev’s humorous music for the film satire Lieutenant Kijé, travel to the Orient with Maurice Ravel’s shimmering, sensuous song cycle Shéhérazade (soloist: Marianne Crebassa) and witness the most famous love story of all time in Prokofiev’s ballet music Romeo and Juliet.
From the Berlin Waldbühne
Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan SokhievMarianne Crebassa
Sergei Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kije Suite, op. 60Maurice Ravel
Shéhérazade, song cycle after Tristan KlingsorMarianne Crebassa mezzo-soprano
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, ballet, op. 64 (arranged in the form of a suite by Tugan Sokhiev)
Inaugural concert: Kirill Petrenko conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoMarlis Petersen
Alban Berg
Lulu SuiteMarlis Petersen soprano
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 with Final Chorus “Ode to Joy”Marlis Petersen soprano, Elisabeth Kulman mezzo-soprano, Benjamin Bruns tenor, Kwangchul Youn bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin choir, Gijs Leenaars chorus master
Live at the Brandenburg Gate: Kirill Petrenko conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Photo: Andrey Popov
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoLudwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 with Final Chorus “Ode to Joy”Marlis Petersen soprano, Elisabeth Kulman mezzo-soprano, Benjamin Bruns tenor, Kwangchul Youn bass, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gijs Leenaars chorus master
Peter Eötvös and Isabelle Faust
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Berliner Philharmoniker
Peter EötvösIsabelle Faust
Peter Eötvös
Alhambra, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3 – commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation together with the Granada Festival, Orchestre de Paris and BBC Proms German PremièreIsabelle Faust violin
Iannis Xenakis
Shaar for large String OrchestraEdgard Varèse
Amériques (1st Version from 1918 − 1922, revised 1997)
Daniel Harding conducts Berlioz’s “Roméo et Juliette”
Photo: Julian Hargreaves
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel HardingHector Berlioz
Romeo and Juliet, Dramatic Symphony, op. 17N. N. mezzo-soprano, Andrew Staples tenor, Shenyang bass baritone, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gijs Leenaars chorus master
Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Alice Sara Ott
Photo: Jonas Becker
Berliner Philharmoniker
Santtu-Matias RouvaliAlice Sara Ott
Uuno Klami
Kalevala Suite, op. 23: 4th Movement Cradle Song for LemminkäinenUuno Klami
Kalevala Suite, op. 23: 5th Movement The Forging of the SampoMaurice Ravel
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G majorAlice Sara Ott piano
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, op. 39
Mikko Franck and Anna Vinnitskaya
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Berliner Philharmoniker
Mikko FranckAnna Vinnitskaya
Einojuhani Rautavaara
ApotheosisSergei Prokofiev
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in G minor, op. 16Anna Vinnitskaya piano
Claude Debussy
Printemps (Version for Ochestra)Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
Adam Fischer and Julia Lezhneva
Photo: Attila Nagy
Berliner Philharmoniker
Adam FischerJulia Lezhneva
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425 “Linz”Joseph Haydn
“Berenice, che fai”, Cantata for Soprano and Orchestra, Hob. XXIVa No. 10Julia Lezhneva soprano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Chʼio mi scordi di te”, Recitative and Aria for Soprano, Piano obbligato and Orchestra, K. 505Adam Fischer conductor and piano, Julia Lezhneva soprano
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D major
Paavo Järvi and Janine Jansen
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Berliner Philharmoniker
Paavo JärviJanine Jansen
Jean Sibelius
Tapiola, Symphonic Poem, op. 112Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35Janine Jansen violin
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”
Emmanuelle Haïm conducts Handel and Purcell
Photo: Marianne Rostenstiehl
Berliner Philharmoniker
Emmanuelle HaïmLucy Crowe, Florian Sempey
Henry Purcell
Suite from The Fairy QueenGeorg Friedrich Händel
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351Georg Friedrich Händel
Apollo e Dafne, Cantata for Soprano, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Strings and Continuo, HWV 122Lucy Crowe soprano, Florian Sempey baritone
François-Xavier Roth and Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Berliner Philharmoniker
François-Xavier RothPierre-Laurent Aimard
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 59 in A major “Fire Symphony”Béla Bartók
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3, Sz 119Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano
Béla Bartók
Dance Suite, Sz 77Edgard Varèse
Arcana for large Orchestra (revised version from 1960)
“Late Night” concert with François-Xavier Roth
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
François-Xavier RothEdgard Varèse
Density 21.5 for Solo FluteEdgard Varèse
Hyperprism for Winds and Percussion InstrumentsEdgard Varèse
Intégrales for small Wind Orchestra and PercussionEdgard Varèse
Ionisation for 13 PercussionistsEdgard Varèse
Octandre for seven Winds and Double BassEdgard Varèse
Offrandes, 2 Pieces for Soprano and Chamber OrchestraEdgard Varèse
Poème électronique for Audio Tape
Zubin Mehta conducts Strauss and Beethoven
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin MehtaAmihai Grosz, Ludwig Quandt
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote, Symphonic Poem, op. 35Amihai Grosz viola, Ludwig Quandt cello
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 Eroica
Zubin Mehta conducts Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin MehtaAnton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd Version from 1890)
Christian Thielemann conducts works by Richard Strauss
Photo: Monika Rittershaus
Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian ThielemannAnja Kampe
Richard Strauss
Sonatina for 16 Winds No. 1 in F major, WoO 135 “From the Workshop of an Invalid“Richard Strauss
3 Hymns, op. 71Anja Kampe soprano
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier, Suite, op. 59
Jakub Hrůša conducts Kabeláč, Dvořák, Berlioz and Bartók
Photo: Pavel Hejnz
Berliner Philharmoniker
Jakub HrůšaStephanie d'Oustrac
Miloslav Kabelác
Mysterium času (Mystery of Time), Passacaglia for large Orchestra, op. 31Antonín Dvořák
Concert Overture “Othello”, op. 93Hector Berlioz
Cléopâtre, Lyric SceneStephanie d'Oustrac mezzo-soprano
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz 73
An invitation from the Vocala Heroes: Christmas singalong concert
Sarah Willis, Malte Arkona
Merry QUIZmas
Sarah Willis horn and presenter, Malte Arkona Presentation
Daniel Harding, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Christian Gerhaher
Photo: Irene Zandel
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel HardingFrank Peter Zimmermann, Christian Gerhaher
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Gustav Mahler
Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Selection)Christian Gerhaher baritone
New Year’s Eve concert with Kirill Petrenko and Diana Damrau
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoDiana Damrau
George Gershwin
An American in ParisLeonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from West Side StoryWorks by Cole Porter, Carl Loewe and Kurt Weill
Diana Damrau soprano
Kirill Petrenko and Daniel Barenboim
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoDaniel Barenboim
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, op. 37Daniel Barenboim piano
Josef Suk
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, op. 27 “Asrael”
Herbert Blomstedt and Leif Ove Andsnes
Photo: M. Lengemann
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert BlomstedtLeif Ove Andsnes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “Romantic” (2nd version from 1878/1880)
Kirill Petrenko conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoGustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6
Paavo Järvi conducts the “Symphonie fantastique”
Photo: Julia Baier
Berliner Philharmoniker
Paavo JärviStefan Dohr
Hans Abrahamsen
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra − commissioned jontly by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, the NHK Symphony Orchestra, the NTR Zaterdag Matinee, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia PremièreStefan Dohr french horn
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
Kirill Petrenko conducts Stravinsky, Zimmermann and Rachmaninov
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoIgor Stravinsky
Symphony in three MovementsBernd Alois Zimmermann
Alagoana. Caprichos Brasileiros, Ballet SuiteSergei Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances, op. 45
“Late Night” concert with Percussionists of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Photo: Sebastian Hänel
Percussionists of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Gérard Grisey
Le Noir de l'Étoile
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mahler’s Third Symphony
Photo: Holger Hage
Berliner Philharmoniker
Yannick Nézet-SéguinElīna Garanča
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D minorElīna Garanča mezzo-soprano, Ladies of the Rundfunkchor Berlin, Boys of the Berlin State and Cathedral Choir
Simon Rattle conducts Strauss and Beethoven
Photo: Oliver Helbig
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleJonathan Kelly
Richard Strauss
Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D major, o. op. 144Jonathan Kelly oboe
Ludwig van Beethoven
Christus am Ölberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), Oratorio, op. 85Iwona Sobotka soprano, Benjamin Bruns tenor, David Soar baritone, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey chorus master
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Berio and Bartók
Photo: Oliver Helbig
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon RattleLuciano Berio
Sinfonia for 8 Voices and OrchestraNeue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Kirill Petrenko conducts “Fidelio” at the Philharmonie
Photo: Stephan Rabold
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoMarlis Petersen, Matthew Polenzani, Peter Rose
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio, op. 72 (3rd version from 1814) Concert PerformanceMarlis Petersen soprano (Leonora), Matthew Polenzani tenor (Florestan), Peter Rose bass (Rocco), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano (Marzelline), Paul Schweinester tenor (Jaquino), Wolfgang Koch baritone (Don Pizzaro), Tareq Nazmi bass (Don Fernando), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gijs Leenaars chorus master
A Beethoven evening with the German National Youth Orchestra
Photo: Selina Pfrüner
German National Youth Orchestra
Christoph AltstaedtLudwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: 1st MovementBrett Dean
“Testament” – Music for 12 ViolasLudwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: 2nd MovementLudwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: 3rd MovementMark Barden
BTHVN 2020 – Work commissioned by the BundesjugendorchesterLudwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: 4th Movement
Iván Fischer conducts Haydn and Liszt
Photo: Akos Stiller
Berliner Philharmoniker
Iván FischerDaniel Stabrawa, Bruno Delepelaire, Stefan Schweigert
Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia concertante in B flat major, Hob. I:105Daniel Stabrawa violin, Bruno Delepelaire cello, N. N. bassoon, Stefan Schweigert bassoon
Franz Liszt
A Faust Symphony in three characteristic Pictures (version without final chorus from 1854)
European Concert from Tel Aviv with Kirill Petrenko
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill PetrenkoChristiane Karg, Elisabeth Kulman, Amihai Grosz
Gustav Mahler
Rückert LiederChristiane Karg soprano, Elisabeth Kulman mezzo-soprano, Amihai Grosz viola
Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei op. 47Christiane Karg soprano, Elisabeth Kulman mezzo-soprano, Amihai Grosz viola
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G majorChristiane Karg soprano, Elisabeth Kulman mezzo-soprano, Amihai Grosz viola
Mozart, Panufnik and Schubert with Daniel Stabrawa
Photo: Sebastian Hänel
Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel StabrawaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat major, K. 207Daniel Stabrawa violin and direction
Andrzej Panufnik
Concerto for Violin and String OrchestraDaniel Stabrawa violin and direction
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D 485Daniel Stabrawa violin and direction
Tugan Sokhiev and Emmanuel Pahud
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Berliner Philharmoniker
Tugan SokhievEmmanuel Pahud
Aram Khachaturian
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, transcr. by Jean-Pierre Rampal after the violin concerto in D minorEmmanuel Pahud flute
Igor Stravinsky
Le Sacre du printemps (revised version from 1947)
Mariss Jansons conducts Shostakovich and Stravinsky
Photo: Martin Walz
Berliner Philharmoniker
Mariss JansonsDenis Matsuev, Guillaume Jehl
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, op. 70Dmitri Shostakovich
Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor, op. 35Denis Matsuev piano, Guillaume Jehl trumpet
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird, Suite (version from 1919)
An education choir project with the Vocal Heroes
Photo: Dorothea Huber
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Programme to be announced
Choirs from the Vocal Heroes Choral Programme
Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony
Photo: Mark Hanauer
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo DudamelGustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”N. N. soprano, Rundfunkchor Berlin
A Latin American “Late Night” concert with Gustavo Dudamel
Photo: Mark Hanauer
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo DudamelLatin American Night
Programme to be announced
Gustavo Dudamel conducts an Olympic Night at the Waldbühne
Photo: Holger Kettner
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo DudamelOlympic Night
Programme to be announced
