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Herbert Blomstedt conducts Sibelius and Brahms | Digital Concert Hall

Enjoy a #MusicalMoment in the Digital Concert Hall every weekend until Christmas. Take some time to relax and reflect with us, and watch Sibelius and Brahms with Herbert Blomstedt…

Berliner Philharmoniker 07.Dec.23

Advent Calendar Day 7: the Frank Peter Zimmermann Edition

#AdventCalendar: take part in today's quiz for a chance to win the Frank Peter Zimmermann edition, featuring the Beethoven, Berg, and Bartk Violin Concertos. Click the link below to enter the quiz!

Berliner Philharmoniker 07.Dec.23

Robin Ticciati im Portrait

Zum ersten Mal dirigiert Robin Ticciati diese Woche die Berliner Philharmoniker. Wie er zum Dirigieren kam, weshalb er beinahe vor einem Karriere-Aus stand und worauf er bei der…

Berliner Philharmoniker 07.Dec.23

Celebrate New Year's Eve with the Berliner Philharmoniker live in a cinema near you!

Celebrate New Year's Eve with the Berliner Philharmoniker live in a cinema near you : Kirill Petrenko conducts a Wagner evening featuring Vida Mikneviit, Jonas Kaufmann, and Georg Zeppenfeld .

Berliner Philharmoniker 06.Dec.23

Lisa Batiashvili | 10. Dezember 2023

Mit zwei Nonetten widmen sich Lisa Batiashvili und Mitglieder der Berliner Philharmoniker am 10. Dezember einer eher wenig beachteten Gattung der Kammermusik. Das macht das Programm umso hrenswerter! #artistinresidence

Berliner Philharmoniker 06.Dec.23

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Celebrating the life and legacy of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who was born #OTD in 1929. His passion for baroque music is evident in this performance of Haydns Orlando Paladino in 2009 .

Berliner Philharmoniker 06.Dec.23

Advent Calendar Day 6: the Kirill Petrenko Edition

#AdventCalendar: today's Advent treasure is the Kirill Petrenko edition featuring recordings of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and more! All participants can enjoy a 48-hour ticket to the Digital Concert Hall.

Berliner Philharmoniker 06.Dec.23

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Kirill Petrenko conducting Antonn Dvok's Serenade for Strings in 2020. Join us in the Digital Concert Hall this week for the debut of Robin Ticciati with pieces by Antonn Dvok, Ondej Admek, and Gustav Mahler.

Berliner Philharmoniker 05.Dec.23

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#HolidayHarmonies: join the Sugar Plum Fairy and Prince Coqueluche for a dance in the dreamy Pas des deux from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, conducted here by Kirill Petrenko.

Berliner Philharmoniker 05.Dec.23

Advent Calendar Day 5: Rachmaninoff 150 with Kirill Gerstein

#AdventCalendar: today you have the chance to win the newly released "Rachmaninoff 150" edition with soloist Kirill Gerstein and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko. Enter our quiz to win!

Berliner Philharmoniker 05.Dec.23

Gewinnen Sie jetzt Ihre Kinokarten fr das Silvesterkonzert!

Kinotickets fr Silvester gewinnen: Erleben Sie die Berliner Philharmoniker mit Kirill Petrenko und Jonas Kaufmann live im Kino. Unter allen Teilnehmenden werden 5 x 2 Tickets verlost. Viel Glck!
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Berliner Philharmoniker 04.Dec.23

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#HolidayHarmonies: enjoy this recording of former chief conductor Herbert von Karajan conducting Bachs Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 from the harpsichord. The full performance is available in the Digital Concert Hall.

Berliner Philharmoniker 04.Dec.23

Advent Calendar Day 4: the Berliner Philharmoniker yellow mug

#AdventCalendar: cozy up and enter today's quiz for a shot at winning the yellow Berliner Philharmoniker enamel mug. All participants receive a 48-hour ticket to the Digital Concert Hall!

Berliner Philharmoniker 04.Dec.23

Suntory Hall at last

#memories We can hardly believe that an entire week has passed since our last concert in at Suntory Hall, Tokyo! #BerlinPhilTou

Berliner Philharmoniker 03.Dec.23

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Emmanuel Pahud performing Vivaldis La Notte with Andrea Marcon. Enjoy the full #free concert at (Link) Tuesday 5 December!

Berliner Philharmoniker 03.Dec.23

Advent Calendar Day 3: St John Passion with Simon Rattle

#AdventCalendar: for the third day of our raffle, you can win Bachs St John Passion, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Follow the link for a chance to win!

Berliner Philharmoniker 03.Dec.23

Behind the music: the taiko maste

Drums, drums, drums: timpanists Wieland Welzel and Vincent Vogel visited taiko master Eitetsu Hayashi during our tour of Asia and learnt a few tricks from him. #berlinphiltour
Magdalena Zieba-Schwind, Adam Janisch

Berliner Philharmoniker 02.Dec.23

#ChristmasOffer: Receive our limited 15 year anniversary edition on DVD/Blu-ray when you order a 12-month ticket to the Digi...

#ChristmasOffer: Receive our limited 15 year anniversary edition on DVD/Blu-ray when you order a 12-month ticket to the Digital Concert Hall by 25 December!

Berliner Philharmoniker 02.Dec.23

Advent Calendar Day 2: Christmas special - 12 Months + Anniversary Edition

#AdventCalendar: today you can win our Christmas Special, which includes our limited anniversary edition and a 12-month ticket to the Digital Concert Hall. Click the link below to participate!

Berliner Philharmoniker 02.Dec.23

Photos from Berliner Philharmoniker's post

#Throwback to last Sunday, when all the hard work and intensive rehearsals paid off. The concert of the Be Phil Orchestra Japan was a huge success! #berlinphiltour
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Berliner Philharmoniker 01.Dec.23

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Herbert Blomstedt conducts Sibelius and Brahms | Digital Concert Hall

Advent Calendar Day 7: the Frank Peter Zimmermann Edition

Robin Ticciati im Portrait

Celebrate New Year's Eve with the Berliner Philharmoniker live in a cinema near you!

Lisa Batiashvili | 10. Dezember 2023

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Advent Calendar Day 6: the Kirill Petrenko Edition

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Advent Calendar Day 5: Rachmaninoff 150 with Kirill Gerstein

Gewinnen Sie jetzt Ihre Kinokarten fr das Silvesterkonzert!

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Advent Calendar Day 4: the Berliner Philharmoniker yellow mug

Suntory Hall at last

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