Join the Berliner Symphoniker as they embark on a captivating musical journey throughout 2024 and 2025. From the resounding beats of New Year’s Eve Concerts to the rhythmic explorations in 'Rhapsody & Rhythm,' this season is set to be an auditory delight. With world-class performers and an array of timeless compositions, the Berliner Philharmonie will be the stage for unforgettable performances that marry classic and contemporary sounds, ensuring that each concert is a unique experience for all music lovers.

Symphonic Journeys: Exploring the Berliner Symphoniker's 2024-2025 Season

The Berliner Symphoniker invites you on a symphonic journey through diverse rhythms, youthful collaborations, and timeless masterpieces. From the vibrant beats of Bernstein’s 'West Side Story' to the rich tapestries of Brahms and Beethoven, these captivating events at the Berliner Philharmonie promise an unforgettable experience. Each concert showcases unique creative works, featuring renowned artists and composers who bring classical music to life. Join us as we delve into the symphonic dances of North and South America, the melodies of Europe, and the harmonious blend of Heaven, Earth & Humanity.

Symphonic Sojourns: A Celebration of Rhythms, Youth, and Masterpieces

In the heart of Berlin, a symphony of events promises to captivate music enthusiasts from around the globe. The Berliner Philharmoniker hosts a series of concerts that celebrate the vibrancy of classical compositions, from the passionate undertones of 'Misa Tango' to the introspective journey of Beethoven's 'Eroica'. Conductors Nuno Côrte-Real, Hansjörg Schellenberger, and Samuel Gal Alterovich lead the Berliner Symphoniker in performances that transcend time and space, bringing timeless pieces to life in a modern setting.

A Symphony of Cultures: Berlin's Philharmonic Showcases Musical Masterpieces

The Berliner Philharmonie is set to host a series of captivating musical events that promise to delight classical music enthusiasts. From the German premiere of Nuno Côrte-Real's 'Sinfonia 2022' to Beethoven's iconic 'Eroica', this lineup showcases the timeless beauty and complexity of European music. With performances by renowned conductors like Nuno Côrte-Real and Hansjörg Schellenberger, alongside talented performers such as Takuma Ishii, these events are not to be missed. Join us as we explore the rich tapestry of musical heritage presented by the Berliner Symphoniker.

Sinfonia & Sehnsucht: A Journey Through European Classics

Embark on a melodious journey with the Berliner Symphoniker in 2025, as they present an extraordinary series of concerts at the famed Berliner Philharmonie. From the German premiere of Nuno Côrte-Real's 'Sinfonia 2022' to the timeless allure of Beethoven’s 'Eroica', these events promise a captivating blend of classical brilliance and modern innovation. Join celebrated conductors and virtuoso performers in a celebration of music that transcends time and culture, offering an unforgettable experience for all attendees.

A Symphony of Sounds: Exploring the Berliner Symphoniker's 2025 Concerts

The Berliner Symphoniker has curated an eclectic mix of symphonic events for 2025, each offering a unique journey through music and emotion. From Beethoven's intense overtures to festive holiday performances, the calendar is filled with concerts featuring timeless classics and contemporary narratives. Notable performances include Takuma Ishii's piano mastery, synergies between youth and seasoned musicians, and thematic concerts that traverse the world of orchestral storytelling. Whether it's the vibrant 'New Year's Eve Concerts' or the serene 'Luminous Night,' there's something for every music lover in Berlin this year.

Symphonic Journeys in Berlin: A Year of Musical Narratives

The Berliner Symphoniker is set to captivate audiences with a trio of orchestral concerts, each with its unique theme and flair. From virtuosic violin fantasies to classical masterpieces, and from childhood-inspired dances to thrilling narratives, these events promise an unforgettable musical journey. Featuring renowned musicians like Maria Solozobova on the violin and Xinyu Peng on the piano, each concert offers a dive into the depths of cultural and artistic expression, promising a vibrant exploration of sounds and stories at the iconic Berliner Philharmonie.

A Symphony of Cultures: Berlin's Orchestral Odyssey

The fourth symphony concert warms the cold season with two fiery, virtuosic concert fantasies for violin: soloist Maria Solozobova plays Camille Saint-Saëns' Introduction et Rondo capriccioso and Pablo de Sarasate's spirited Carmen Fantasy. Then it's a classical turn with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's cheerful Piano Concerto No. 23, which surprised audiences at the time of its composition in 1786 with its use of clarinets instead of oboes. Ludwig van Beethoven's fourth symphony, which is heard relatively rarely compared to his other symphonies, sounds equally cheerful, bright, and friendly.

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Before the champagne corks pop on New Year's Eve, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra will be banging the drums one last time! And not only that. With highlights from films, musicals, and operettas, they ignite a musical fireworks display that is in no way inferior to the sparkling spectacle at midnight. Of course, there will also be some Strauss classics in three-quarter time! Together with singer Nadja Mchantaf, conductor and presenter Ulrich Kern will provide the necessary momentum to start the new year in a good mood.

New Year's Eve concerts 2025

Christmas Oratorio

It couldn't be more Christmassy! The anticipation of the upcoming holidays is audible in this concert full of Christmas tunes, sleigh rides, and Christmas wishes. The focus is on the music for Erich Wolfgang Korngold's fairytale ballet "The Snowman": Colombine and her admirer Pierrot attempt to escape from the clutches of Uncle Pantaloon – and succeed with the help of a snowman. The story is narrated. Finally, things get particularly festive with Otto Nicolai's Christmas Overture, featuring ever-changing variations of the chorale "Vom Himmel hoch."

Christmas & Fairy Tales

The second symphony concert, in which the symphony orchestra performs Joseph-Maurice Ravel's "Kaddish" – a setting of the most important prayer in Judaism – oscillates between major and minor, hard and soft, exhilaration and sadness on the occasion of November 9th. Also featured is Antonín Dvořák's now-famous Cello Concerto in B minor, which the composer created under the influence of great grief for his childhood sweetheart, Josefine. A fluctuation between major and minor, tension and relaxation, characterizes Johannes Brahms's Third Symphony. "... all movements seem to be cast from one mold, a heartbeat, each movement a jewel!" praised Clara Schumann in 1884.

Major & Minor

What an opening! The Berlin Symphony Orchestra kicks off the new season and its first symphony concert with the overture to Richard Wagner's opera "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg." The rest of the program more than lives up to its motto "Piano & Forte." Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 impresses with its famous, expansive opening theme. Sergei V. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 begins no less impressively, with eight chords reminiscent of the tolling of bells.

Piano & Forte

The Symphony of Inspirational Elements

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Luminous Night | Autumn Concert

St. John's Church, Berlin

Members of the Cornerstone Youth Orchestra will play with members of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Cornerstone Youth Orchestra

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Heaven, Earth & Humanity

All three works are drumbeats in European music history. It starts with the energetic beats of the play overture that Beethoven composed for the drama "Coriolanus" by Heinrich Joseph von Collin. The musical picture of an ambivalent hero, his deep fall and tragic end. This is followed by the piano concerto by Schumann and finally the "Eroica", which Beethoven, as an ardent admirer

Beethoven & Beat

Music reaches into the unspeakable. It is intensely connected to the soul and spirit of the people of its time. The parish of St. Marien-Friedrichswerder, together with its singing congregation and the choirs under the direction of its cantors and organists, preserves, cultivates, and brings to life Berlin's church music tradition and sets the tone for contemporary church music.

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

St. Mary's Church, Berlin

Symphony Concert

Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval

Universidade de Lisboa

After the opening with the overture to Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni", a work by Nuno Côrte-Real, born in 1971, will have its German premiere in the Berlin Philharmonie: the "Sinfonia 2022", which will also be recorded on CD on this occasion. The composer, who comes from Portugal, will be conducting himself. For the second part of the concert, he chose Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor, which took the composer a long time to get started with. Plagued by self-doubt, Brahms had slowly approached the composition of a first symphony through serenades, chamber music and choral works.

Sinfonia & Sehnsucht

Misa Tango - Karl Forster Chor & Berliner Symphoniker

Philharmonie Berlin

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North and South American rhythms – in Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story" they characterize the two rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. Bernstein arranged some numbers from the now famous musical as a suite, which conquered the concert stage as "symphonic dances."
Just like George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," in which jazz elements, blues and symphonic music merge together. The African-American composer Florence Price is considered a rediscovery, and her "Suite of Dance" will be heard. Darius Milhaud's dance-like cinema fantasy "The Ox on the Roof" and the rhythmic piece "Huapango" by the Mexican José Pablo Moncayo will also be heard. 

Rhapsody & Rhythm

Before the champagne corks pop on New Year's Eve, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra will be banging the drums one last time! And not only that. With highlights from films, musicals and operettas, they will set off a musical fireworks display that is in no way inferior to the sparkling spectacle at midnight

New Year's Eve Concerts 2024 | New Year's Eve & Songs

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Beethoven: 9th Symphony

Berlin Cathedral

One of the most touching fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm is forever associated with the Christmas season thanks to the musical setting by Engelbert Humperdinck: »Hansel and Gretel«. The fairy tale opera premiered shortly before Christmas in 1893 at the Weimar Court Theatre under Richard Strauss. Several fairy tales inspired Maurice Ravel to compose, which he brought together in his ballet music »Ma mère l'oye«. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, in turn, used ETA Hoffmann's story of the »Mouse King and the Nutcracker« as the basis for his ballet »The Nutcracker«. Experience concert poet Timo Brunke with specially written "Nutcracker Poetry" for the whole family.

Christmas & Miracles

Join us in looking forward to Paulus – which was one of Mendelssohn's best known and most popular works even during his lifetime. " Arise, shine ", " Awake, the voice calls us " and " How lovely are the messengers who proclaim peace " are just some of the many highlights of the oratorio. The Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the soloists Esther Hilsberg , Bettina Schaeffer , Burkhard Solle and Manuel Nickert will be performing with us . Open now and secure your tickets !


Mendelssohn – Paulus

Inseparably linked to the "Rhine Romanticism" is the story of the Loreley, who combed her golden hair while singing on a rock so that sailors looked up at her and sailed towards dangerous reefs and shallows of the river. The myth inspired painters,
poets and musicians, including the Rhinelander Max Bruch, who composed "The Loreley" in 1863, a very rarely performed opera. The Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy is completely different; it has been an indispensable part of concert halls since its premiere in Leipzig in 1845. Just a few years later, in 1850 in Düsseldorf, Robert Schumann's "Rhenish Symphony" was written. It is not a portrait of the river - rather, it combines sound-painting elements in which the Rhineland can be rediscovered.

Rhein & Romantik

While hunting for the Firebird, Prince Ivan ends up in the garden of a magician, in whose magic tree he discovers the golden plumage. As a price for his freedom, the bird gives the prince a magic feather that will summon him when in danger. Igor Stravinsky tells how Ivan uses it and what the magician's dance of hell is all about in his ballet music "The Firebird".

The "Norwegian Dances" sound no less spirited, for which Edvard Grieg used the popular Sinklar March and three traditional bridal dances of young men. This is somewhat similar to the "Slavonic Dances" by Antonín Dvořák, whose 7th Symphony will open the concert.

Feuer & Flamme

Childhood memories of the music of the Sinti and Roma in his homeland inspired Zoltán Kodály's "Dances from Galánta," while Melanie Bonis's Suite en forme de valses exudes French lightness and elegance. This dance-like quality contrasts with the suspenseful music of Paul Dukas, who set Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ballad of the same name to music in his "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."

Magic & Dancing

In Francis Poulenc's "Peasant Concerto" from 1928, the harpsichord, which had disappeared since Mozart's time, experiences a magnificent resurrection. With its melodic charm and fragrant grace, the piece seems to dream itself back to the French Rococo era – albeit with gentle irony. Charles Gounod's "Funeral March for a Marionette" – a piano sonata that the composer later transcribed for orchestra – must have appealed to Alfred Hitchcock greatly: It became the theme song for the series "Hitchcock Presents." As thrilling as a crime thriller, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's tone poem about "Scheherazade," who used fairy tales to keep her husband, King Shahryar, from killing her, is as captivating as a Arabian Nights.

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