21 August 2026 – Season Opening
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor

 

Programme
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations on an Original Theme op. 36

 

Interval

 

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor op. 36

 

 

10, 11 and 12 September 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Brett Dean: Conductor
Jennifer France: Soprano

 

Programme
Brett Dean
Conversations with Schumann
Jennifer France: Soprano

 

Brett Dean
And Once I Played Ophelia
Jennifer France: Soprano

 

Interval

 

Claude Debussy
La Cathédrale engloutie (orchestration Colin Matthews)

 

Brett Dean
Beggars and Angels

 

17, 18 and 19 September 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Sir Simon Rattle: Conductor
Rinat Shaham: Mezzo-soprano
Dominik Wollenweber: Cor anglais

 

Programme
Manuel de Falla
El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), ballet music
Rinat Shaham: Mezzo-soprano

 

Interval

 

Cathy Milliken
why feather yellow, concerto for cor anglais and orchestra (world premiere), commission of the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation
Dominik Wollenweber: Cor anglais

 

Leo Janáček
Taras Bulba, rhapsody for orchestra

 

 

24, 25 and 26 September 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Daniel Harding: Conductor
Sabine Devieilhe: Soprano
Marianne Crebassa: Mezzo-soprano
Berlin Radio Choir

 

Programme
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”

 

 

1, 2 and 3 October 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor
Daniil Trifonov: Piano

 

Programme
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor op. 15
Daniil Trifonov: Piano

 

Interval

 

Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra op. 30

 

 

5, 6 and 7 November 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Iván Fischer: Conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley: Violin
Bruno Delepelaire: Cello
Jonathan Kelly: Oboe
Stefan Schweigert: Bassoon

 

Programme
Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia concertante in B-flat major Hob. I:105

Noah Bendix-Balgley: Violin, Bruno Delepelaire: Cello, Jonathan Kelly: Oboe, Stefan Schweigert: Bassoon

 

Interval

 

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5

 

 

12, 13 and 14 November 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta: Conductor
Pinchas Zukerman: Violin

 

Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro KV 492: Overture

 

Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor op. 26
Pinchas Zukerman: Violin

 

Interval

 

Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor op. 70

 

 

19, 20 and 21 November 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Maxim Emelyanychev: Conductor and fortepiano
Yun Zeng: Horn

 

Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, concert overture in D major op. 27

 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major KV 495
Yun Zeng: Horn

 

Interval

 

Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto in D major Hob. XVIII:11

 

Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D major

 

 

26, 27 and 28 November 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor

 

Programme
Giuseppe Martucci
Notturno op. 70 No. 1 (version for orchestra)

 

Ottorino Respighi
Fontane di Roma

 

Ottorino Respighi
Pini di Roma

 

Interval

 

Ottorino Respighi
Feste romane

 

 

10, 11 and 12 December 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Marek Janowski: Conductor

 

Programme
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in C minor (second version of 1890)

 

 

17, 18 and 19 December 2026
Berlin Philharmonic
Maxime Pascal: Conductor
Julie Boulianne: Mezzo-soprano (Sainte Marie)
Allan Clayton: Tenor (Narrator)
Huw Montague Rendall: Baritone (Saint Joseph)
Jean Teitgen: Bass (Herod)
Edwin Crossley-Mercer: Baritone (Father of a family)
Theodore Platt: Baritone (Polydorus)
Caspar Singh: Tenor (A centurion)
Berlin Radio Choir

 

Programme
Hector Berlioz
L’Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra op. 25

 

 

29, 30 and 31 December 2026 – New Year’s Eve Concert
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor
Alexander Malofeev: Piano
David Guerrier: Trumpet

 

Programme
Otto Nicolai
The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

 

Dmitri Shostakovich
Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor op. 35
Alexander Malofeev: Piano, David Guerrier: Trumpet

 

Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 in D major op. 25 “Classical Symphony”

 

Interval (no interval on 31.12.2026)

 

Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks op. 28

 

Johann Strauss II
The Gypsy Baron: Overture

 

7, 8 and 9 January 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Jakub Hrůša: Conductor
Yuja Wang: Piano

 

Programme
Antonín Dvořák
Nocturne for string orchestra in B major op. 40

 

Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 1 Sz 83
Yuja Wang: Piano

 

Interval

 

Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 1 in D major op. 11

 

 

14, 15 and 16 January 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor

 

Programme
Olivier Messiaen
Les Offrandes oubliées

 

Sarah Nemtsov
Antlitz (world premiere), commission of the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation, Lucerne Festival and Bavarian State Opera

 

Interval

 

Paul Hindemith
Symphony Mathis der Maler

 

 

21, 22 and 23 January 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
François-Xavier Roth: Conductor
Véronique Gens: Soprano (Hélène)
Julien Behr: Tenor (Faust)
Jean-Sébastien Bou: Baritone (Méphistophélès)

 

Programme
Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings

 

Hector Berlioz
Roméo et Juliette op. 17: Roméo seul

 

Hector Berlioz
Roméo et Juliette op. 17: La Reine Mab, or The Queen of Dreams

 

Interval

 

Lili Boulanger
Faust et Hélène
Véronique Gens: Soprano, Julien Behr: Tenor, Jean-Sébastien Bou: Baritone

 

 

28, 29 and 30 January 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor
Golda Schultz: Soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl: Alto
Sebastian Kohlhepp: Tenor
David Steffens: Bass
Berlin Radio Choir

 

Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis in D major op. 123

 

 

11, 12 and 13 February 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Sakari Oramo: Conductor
Vilde Frang: Violin

 

Programme
Brett Dean
Phantoms – Scenes for orchestra(s), compositional collaboration and sound design: Bob Scott (world premiere), commission of the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation

 

Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto op. 15
Vilde Frang: Violin

 

Interval

 

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major op. 82

 

 

18, 19 and 20 February 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Markus Poschner: Conductor
Christian Gerhaher: Baritone

 

Programme
Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde: Der Einsame im Herbst
Christian Gerhaher: Baritone

 

Alphons Diepenbrock
Im großen Schweigen for baritone and orchestra
Christian Gerhaher: Baritone

 

Interval

 

Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in C major D 944 “Great”

 

 

25, 26 and 27 February 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Lahav Shani: Conductor
Martha Argerich: Piano

 

Programme
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

 

Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major op. 26
Martha Argerich: Piano

 

Interval

 

Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel)

 

 

3 April 2027 – Die Walküre (concert performance)
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor
Jamez McCorkle: Tenor (Siegmund)
Christopher Maltman: Baritone (Wotan)
Brindley Sherratt: Bass (Hunding)
Christina Nilsson: Soprano (Sieglinde)
Lise Davidsen: Soprano (Brünnhilde)
Catriona Morison: Mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Tessa McQueen: Soprano (Helmwige)
Aviva Fortunata: Soprano (Gerhilde)
Hedvig Haugerud: Soprano (Ortlinde)
Natalie Lewis: Mezzo-soprano (Waltraute)
Xenia Puskarz Thomas: Mezzo-soprano (Siegrune)
Fleuranne Brockway: Mezzo-soprano (Roßweiße)
Aytaj Shikhalizada: Alto (Grimgerde)
Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein: Alto (Schwertleite)

 

Programme
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre (concert performance)

 

 

8, 9 and 10 April 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Paavo Järvi: Conductor
Christian Tetzlaff: Violin

 

Programme
Arvo Pärt
Silhouette

 

Dmitri Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor op. 129
Christian Tetzlaff: Violin

 

Interval

 

Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major op. 100

 

 

15, 16 and 17 April 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel: Conductor

 

Programme
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 7

 

22, 23 and 24 April 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel: Conductor
Mitsuko Uchida: Piano

 

Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major op. 19
Mitsuko Uchida: Piano

 

Interval

 

Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major “Romantic” (2nd version 1878/1880)

 

 

28 April 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes: Piano

 

Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Hebrides, Overture in B minor op. 26

 

Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor op. 16
Leif Ove Andsnes: Piano

 

Interval

 

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastoral”

 

 

13, 14 and 15 May 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Tugan Sokhiev: Conductor
Yefim Bronfman: Piano

 

Programme
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony op. 4

 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor KV 491
Yefim Bronfman: Piano

 

Interval

 

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 12 in D minor op. 112 “The Year 1917”

 

 

20, 21 and 22 May 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Mäkelä: Conductor
Yunchan Lim: Piano

 

Programme
Thomas Larcher
New work (German premiere), commission of the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation, Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

 

Interval

 

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor op. 40
Yunchan Lim: Piano

 

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major op. 105

 

 

27, 29 and 30 May 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko: Conductor
Samantha Hankey: Mezzo-soprano (Hansel)
Elena Villalón: Soprano (Gretel)
Alexandra Ionis: Mezzo-soprano (Gertrud)
Wolfgang Koch: Baritone (Peter)
Gerhard Siegel: Tenor (Witch)
Serafina Starke: Soprano (Dew Fairy)
Shannon Keegan: Alto (Sandman)
Vokalhelden
Matthias Davids: Stage director
Andrew D. Edwards: Set design and costumes

 

Programme
Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel

 

 

3, 4 and 5 June 2027 – 25 Years Education & Outreach
Berlin Philharmonic
Dima Slobodeniouk: Conductor
Yo-Yo Ma: Cello
N.N. Choir
N. N. Soprano
N. N. Mezzo-soprano

 

Programme
Brett Dean
Locket

 

Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor op. 129
Yo-Yo Ma: Cello

 

Interval

 

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music op. 61: excerpts

 

10, 11 and 12 June 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Elim Chan: Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho: Piano

 

Programme
Sofia Gubaidulina
Fairytale Poem for orchestra

 

Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor op. 16
Seong-Jin Cho: Piano

 

Interval

 

Witold Lutosławski
Concerto for Orchestra

 

 

17, 18 and 19 June 2027
Berlin Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert: Conductor
Isabelle Faust: Violin

 

Programme
Brett Dean
The Lost Art of Letter Writing for violin and orchestra
Isabelle Faust: Violin

 

Interval

 

Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major op. 61