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Classical Music

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Classical Music

28/05/2026 + 2 additional dates

Semyon Bychkov and Víkingur Ólafsson with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5

Classical Music

28/05/2026 + 2 additional dates

While the Napoleonic Wars raged, Ludwig van Beethoven composed one of his most radiant works: the Fifth Piano Concerto. With its heroic, optimistic character, it faces the challenges of the time, yet also transports the listener with transcendent melodies to…

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Philharmonie Berlin Philharmonie Berlin

20:00 pm

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

16/10/2025 + 2 additional dates

Sir Simon Rattle and Janine Jansen with Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1

Classical Music

16/10/2025 + 2 additional dates

Violinist Janine Jansen, Artist in Residence for the 2025/26 season, has won acclaim around the world for the emotional depth and musical intelligence of her playing. Under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, she performs Sergei Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto, a…

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20:00 pm

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

15/12/2025

School Concert: “Holy Viola!”

Classical Music

15/12/2025

In the school concerts, young listeners experience how great operatic stories are brought to life and captivatingly on stage.

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Philharmonie Berlin Philharmonie Berlin

11:00 am

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

09/12/2025

Khatia Buniatishvili, piano recital

Classical Music

09/12/2025

The program will be announced soon.

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20:00 pm

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

16/01/2026 + 1 additional date

Kirill Petrenko conducts Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”

Classical Music

16/01/2026 + 1 additional date

“To me, to write a symphony is to build a world using all the means of available technique,” wrote Gustav Mahler. Nowhere does he implement this credo more overwhelming than in his “Symphony of a Thousand.” With eight soloists, three choirs, and a colossal…

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20:00 pm

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Concerts

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Concerts

07/09/2025

EnsembleKollektiv Berlin

Concerts

07/09/2025

The exploration of new paths, the exploitation of instrumental limits and the fascination of penetrating to the smallest details of a sound are qualities shared by the composers Lisa Streich and Helmut Lachenmann, the second of whom will be celebrating his…

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Philharmonie Berlin – Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie Berlin – Kammermusiksaal

16:00 pm

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

23/10/2025 + 2 additional dates

Emmanuelle Haïm conducts French Baroque music

Classical Music

23/10/2025 + 2 additional dates

“Nothing that could touch the heart,” grumbled a critic after the premiere of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opera Hippolyte et Aricie. Rameau’s impassioned, harmonically bold music divided audiences accustomed to the more elegant, reserved style of Jean-Baptiste…

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20:00 pm

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Concerts

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Concerts

21/09/2025

From Bauhaus to Broadway

Concerts

21/09/2025

The moderated concert given by the pianist Michal Friedländer and the musicologist Kai Hinrich Müller transports the audience into the musical world associated with the Bauhaus.

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Philharmonie Berlin – Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie Berlin – Kammermusiksaal

16:00 pm

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

15/10/2025

Originalklang: Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon

Classical Music

15/10/2025

The trauma of the Thirty Years’ War was still palpable in the late 17th century: life could end abruptly and unexpectedly. Responding to these fears, composers created comforting, meditative, and spiritual music.

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20:00 pm

https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/56326
Classical Music

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Classical Music

11/11/2025

Mandelring Quartett

Classical Music

11/11/2025

In this program, the Mandelring Quartet dedicates itself to the late works of great composers—music that condenses maturity, retrospective reflection, and radical innovation. With their characteristic depth and intensity, the four musicians impressively bring…

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20:00 pm

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

11/01/2026

Bundesjugendorchester, Anu Tali, Stephen Waarts

Classical Music

11/01/2026

The German National Youth Orchestra brings together Germany's best young musicians in a musical ensemble of impressive energy, precision, and joy.

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11:00 am

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

02/12/2025

Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Lahav Shani, Martha Argerich

Classical Music

02/12/2025

The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra delights Berlin audiences with its energetic performances and a repertoire spanning a wide range of styles.

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20:00 pm

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

28/09/2025

Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Chamber Orchestra of the New Philharmonic Hamburg

Classical Music

28/09/2025

Experience not just one, but all four seasons in a single concert! Vivaldi's world-famous "Le quattro stagioni" is the climax of an unforgettable evening, complemented by other masterpieces of classical music.

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Philharmonie Berlin – Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie Berlin – Kammermusiksaal

15:30 pm

https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/56604

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Classical Music

© Oliver Helbig

Classical Music

22/04/2026

Simon Rattle & Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Classical Music

22/04/2026

Simon Rattle and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe masterfully blend refinement and expressiveness in their performances, their unique collaboration imbuing contemporary classical music with unmistakable brilliance.

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20:00 pm

https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/56420
Classical Music

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Classical Music

21/05/2026 + 2 additional dates

Mahler’s Third with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Joyce DiDonato

Classical Music

21/05/2026 + 2 additional dates

Mahler’s Third Symphony is a kind of musical creation story: The piece, wrote the composer, “gives all of nature a voice,” even the most secretive aspects. The work tells of plants, animals, and humans – and of divine love as the highest form of all being.

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20:00 pm

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

11/06/2026 + 2 additional dates

Franz Welser-Möst conducts Schubert, Deutsch, and Strauss

Classical Music

11/06/2026 + 2 additional dates

Franz Schubert was only 18 years old when he composed his Third Symphony – a fresh, sparkling work that exudes romantic warmth and sensitivity. It opens a programme offering varying perspectives on Austrian music.

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Family

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Family

29/05/2025 – 01/06/2025

BERLIN CACTUS DAYS 2025 in the Botanic Garden

Family

29/05/2025 – 01/06/2025

Whether thorny or fluffy, green or blue, tiny or several metres high - from 29 May to 1 June 2025, the Botanic Garden Berlin will be setting the stage for the most popular and unusual cacti and succulents.

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Classical Music

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Classical Music

14/05/2026 + 2 additional dates

Klaus Mäkelä conducts Stravinsky’s “The Firebird”

Classical Music

14/05/2026 + 2 additional dates

With his ballet music The Firebird, the young Igor Stravinsky revolutionized the dance theatre – through an unusual fusion of Russian folk music with shimmering timbres and powerful rhythms.

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20:00 pm

https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/56430
Lectures & Readings

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Lectures & Readings

20/05/2025

35 Jahre Frauenbewegung in Ost und West – eine Zwischenbilanz mit Astrid Landero, Brigitte Kowas und Peggy Piesche

Lectures & Readings

20/05/2025

Astrid Landero, Brigitte Kowas und Peggy Piesche tauschen sich zu den vielen Facetten von Frausein in Ost und West zwischen Realitäten und Zuschreibungen aus, und laden zum Zuhören und Mitdenken ein.

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Humboldt-Bibliothek Humboldt-Bibliothek

19:30 pm
Classical Music

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Classical Music

25/09/2025 + 2 additional dates

Thomas Guggeis debuts with “Also sprach Zarathustra”

Classical Music

25/09/2025 + 2 additional dates

Music meets literature: Richard Strauss’ tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra – freely inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s work of the same name – depicts the triumph of light over darkness.

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Philharmonie Berlin Philharmonie Berlin

20:00 pm

https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/56323