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Berlin Philharmonic planning to vacate Philharmonie for renovation from 2032-40

Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic face a big challenge

The Independent UK · Oct 15

Berlin Philharmonic/ Petrenko/ Hadelich review – flawless musical beauty

In their second Proms concert, the Berlin Phil brought Beethoven’s Violin Concerto (with Augustin Hadelich the virtuosic and breathtaking soloist), and a detailed and compelling take on Scriabin’s third symphony

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

Berlin Philharmonic/Petrenko review – insightful Elgar and Tchaikovsky holds Proms audience in thrall

Elgar’s Enigma Variations sounded fresh and striking in the German orchestra’s reading, while Tchaikovsky’s fourth symphony was thrilling and monumental

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Brahms: Symphony No 1, Tragic Overture album review – Petrenko and the Berliners give Brahms organic momentum

Brahms’s Tragic Overture leaps to life while there is much interest in a careful reading of the composer’s First Symphony in this new recording from the Berlin Philharmonic with their chief conductor

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025

Schoenberg: Violin Concerto, Verklärte Nacht, Die Jakobsleiter album review – a compelling and impressive collection

Five works by the modernist composer, all taken from concerts given by Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic, include a magnificent performance of the oratorio fragment Die Jakobsleiter

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025

Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan: 1953–1969 Live in Berlin review – risk and adventure

Featuring 23 radio concerts under their charismatic chief conductor, this Berlin Phil box set ranges from Brahms to Tallis, Glenn Gould to Gundula Janowitz

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

Kirill Petrenko finds leading the Berlin Philharmonic means 100 opinions and 100 expectations

In his sixth season as chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko is leading the Berlin Philharmonic on its 25th U.S. tour and second in three years

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

Proms 55 and 56: Berlin Philharmonic/Petrenko review – spellbinding magic

Over two evenings of music by Schumann, Smetana and Bruckner, the Berlin orchestra and their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko played with sumptuous mastery

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

This Proms season ticks all the boxes and promises special things

After the disruptions of Covid, director David Pickard has managed to balance innovation with tradition in his final year of programming the festival

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Classical home listening: Sarah Willis’s Cuban farewell; vocal works by Stuart MacRae

Horn player Sarah Willis is joined by three Berlin Phil colleagues on her final, joyful Cuban album. And electronica meets Middle English in MacRae’s absorbing new set of songs

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023