Concerts with works by

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Ensemble Finale presents 'A Celebration of Jewish Music'

Saint-Saëns' romantic Cello Concerto No. 1 and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3

The Sunday Morning Concert brings you wonderful and much-loved compositions, performed by top musicians from the Netherlands and abroad. Enjoy the most beautiful music in the morning! You can make your Sunday complete by enjoying a delicious post-concert lunch in restaurant LIER.The Royal Concertgebouw is one of the best concert halls in the world, famous for its exceptional acoustics and varied programme. Attend a concert and have an experience you will never forget. Come and enjoy inspiring music in the beautiful surroundings of the Main Hall or the intimate Recital Hall.

Musik am Mittag

Midday music with the WDR Rundfunkchor: Switch off from everyday life, whether during your lunch break or as an island of peace while strolling through the city, and enjoy blissful choral music!

Guest performance

Sung poetry

Few eras have united music and poetry with such profundity as the German Romantic period. In this concert, the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, under the direction of Justin Doyle, offers a sonorous and expressive journey into the very heart and soul of Romantic choral music – from the intimate songs of Franz Schubert to the powerful choral works of Johannes Brahms and the lyrical elegance of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.The programme also includes music by Robert Schumann and Peter Cornelius, as well as a striking contrast: a work by the acclaimed German composer Elisabeth Fusseder (born 2000). In In waldeslust, with texts by Ernst Moritz Arndt, Emerenz Meier and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, she leads the listener into a forest whose Romantic innocence has long since faded.The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir is conducted by Justin Doyle, who is chief conductor of the RIAS Kammerchor in Berlin. In addition, he serves as professor of choral conducting at the Hanns Eisler School of Music. This concert is a tribute to both word and tone, where poetry is brought to life in a spellbinding sonic landscape.The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir was founded in 1945 by the then 27-year-old Eric Ericson and has since occupied a central place in both Swedish and international musical life. It is among the world’s foremost professional vocal ensembles and has enjoyed a close collaboration with The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Konserthuset Stockholm since 2003.

Guest performance

Family concert: Wonder world orchestra

Kyiv Symphony Orchestra with Mendelssohn, Grieg and Lyatoshynsky

Both virtuoso and poetic – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s violin concerto is one of the most beautiful works of the Romantic period. The guest performance by the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra features Ukrainian-born Eva Rabchevska, a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 2024, as the soloist. Another highlight: Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, which captures a range of moods from tranquil morning calm to wild and grotesque dances and melancholic longing for love. The atmospheric Intermezzo by Ukrainian composer Borys Lyatoshynsky opens the programme.

NDR Vokalensemble / Simon Halsey

British conductor Simon Halsey leads »SINGING!« 2025 and, together with the NDR Vokalensemble, the award-winning choral conductor wants to breathe new life into the participatory concert after the coronavirus years. Register now to take part!

Finale des Bach-Wettbewerbs Leipzig 2025

Mendelssohn Oktett

Mendelssohns Violinkonzert | Brahms 4. Sinfonie

Julian Rachlin, the new chief conductor of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, will perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto as both conductor and soloist, a challenging task. In the second part of the concert, he will conduct Brahms's final symphony, the Fourth, in E minor.

Kebyart Saxophonquartett Dem Himmel so nah

The Kebyart Saxophone Quartet, comprised of four Catalonians, is captivating international audiences with their divine saxophone performances. Their Heidelberg program features a range of music from sacred choral works to Purcell's fantasies and Clara Schumann's "Fugitive Pieces," arranged for saxophones. Even Jörg Widmann, initially skeptical of the genre, was impressed by the quartet's sound culture. Their program is topped off by Widmann's "7 Capricci" and a new piece by Mikel Urquiza.

Julian Rachlin Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (JSO), based in Jerusalem, Israel, has a rich history and has played a crucial role in Israel's cultural development. Distinguished conductors, composers, and soloists, including Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, and Arthur Rubinstein, have collaborated with the JSO. The orchestra regularly tours Europe and the United States, performing in prestigious venues. Beyond classical concerts, the JSO strives to create a comprehensive "Sound of Jerusalem," acting as a cultural ambassador. In 2023, Lithuanian conductor and violinist Julian Rachlin became the JSO's new Chief Conductor.

Sitkovetsky Trio In memoriam

While the Sitkovetsky Trio is working on its Beethoven cycle, their Heidelberg concert takes a different direction. Ukrainian composer Lena Sierova's piano trio commemorates the Bucha massacre victims. The program also features Shostakovich's poignant Piano Trio No. 2, a memorial to Ivan Sollertinsky, reflecting the pain of war. Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor offers a glimmer of hope amidst the suffering.

Guest performance

Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu: Forbidden Fruit

For lovers of chamber music the Recital Hall is the venue of choice. You can hear the musicians breathe and you can practically touch them. This hall is also cherished by musicians for its beautiful acoustics and direct contact with the audience. In the Recital Hall you can hear the best musicians of our time. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Recital Hall for yourself!

Bartók Mendelssohn Bartholdy Schumann

Motette

ACADEMY CONCERT

In the popular series of Academy Concerts, students of the Barenboim-­Said Akademie introduce themselves to their audiences as part of their curriculum. Once again, the series includes a number of performances of the Akademie’s orchestra.

ENERGIE!

The Folkwang Chamber Orchestra Essen, brimming with energy, takes the Philharmonie stage in April. Beethoven's 7th Symphony, full of dance-like rhythms, and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, with its catchy melodies, promise a captivating performance. Young violinist Anna Im, winner of multiple international competitions, performs the solo. The program also includes "Seven Hills" by German-Turkish composer Sinem Altan, a piece exploring and linking the traditions of her two homelands. This performance is supported by the Guadagnini Foundation, dedicated to supporting exceptional young talents.

Ensemble Finale presents 'A Celebration of Jewish Music'

Eroica

Three winners of the third edition of the La Maestra competition for female conductors perform alongside Claire Gibault, the driving force behind this initiative to promote women in music.

Play-Along Heidelberger Sinfoniker. Johannes Klumpp

Free admission! Join the Heidelberg Symphonic Orchestra and conductor Johannes Klumpp in a Play-Along of Mendelssohn's "Hebrides" Overture. Rehearse together and then perform. All ages welcome! Register to play or book a free ticket to listen. Separate rehearsal preparation available for students via school partnerships. Contact Franziska Spohr for questions.

Klavierabend mit Nikolai Medvedev

Festivalfinale Benjamin Kruithof. Heidelberger Sinfoniker. Johannes Klumpp Himmlische Länge

Robert Schumann praised Felix Mendelssohn's "Concert Overtures," which condensed symphonic ideas. The Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, led by Johannes Klumpp, brings to life the Scottish natural forces and Ossian's sagas in the Hebrides Overture. Cellist Benjamin Kruithof joins them for Schumann's Cello Concerto. Schubert's Great C Major Symphony, praised by Schumann for its "heavenly length," crowns the festival.

Nikola Meeuwsen: Mendelssohn, Liszt and Schumann

For lovers of chamber music the Recital Hall is the venue of choice. You can hear the musicians breathe and you can practically touch them. This hall is also cherished by musicians for its beautiful acoustics and direct contact with the audience. In the Recital Hall you can hear the best musicians of our time. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Recital Hall for yourself!

Mendelssohn's ‘Lobgesang’

The Sunday Morning Concert brings you wonderful and much-loved compositions, performed by top musicians from the Netherlands and abroad. Enjoy the most beautiful music in the morning! You can make your Sunday complete by enjoying a delicious post-concert lunch in restaurant LIER.The Royal Concertgebouw is one of the best concert halls in the world, famous for its exceptional acoustics and varied programme. Attend a concert and have an experience you will never forget. Come and enjoy inspiring music in the beautiful surroundings of the Main Hall or the intimate Recital Hall.

Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, Alexander Hülshoff

Symphonic Concert

Anna Sułkowska-Migoń, photo: Joanna Gałuszka The contemplative nature of much of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s work is said to stem from his love of poetry. After his teacher introduced him to the visionary work of Walt Whitman, the collection Leaves of Grass became the composer’s ‘constant companion’ and the inspiration for Toward the Unknown Region, a song for choir and orchestra first performed in Leeds in 1907. One critic at the time hailed Williams as the leading British composer of the new generation. Futurist poetry, meanwhile, would suit the character of Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto. This work reveals the complex nature of the instrument, which, according to the composer, ‘can be at the same time warm-hearted and completely hysterical, as mild as balsam, and screaming like a tram-car on poorly-greased rails’. Having befriended the members of the Copenhagen Brass Quintet, he wished to compose a musical portrait for each of them, in the form of a solo concerto. Perhaps it was the broad phrases of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s symphonic writing that led observers to associate many of his works with the landscapes of the countries he visited. His Symphony No. 3 in A minor, for example, supposedly evokes the dense fog-shrouded mountain landscapes of Scotland, which the composer visited in 1829. Yet the composer himself did not refer to such inspirations after completing the long journey of several years to completing this work, which received its Scottish nickname from well-meaning listeners.

Sinfonia Varsovia / Pinchas Zukerman

The legendary maestro Pinchas Zukerman returns to the Elbphilharmonie! He will be joined by the Sinfonia Varsovia, one of the most important symphony orchestras in Europe. Works by Mozart, Elgar and Mendelssohn Bartholdy will be performed in a festive concert. The violinist, violist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv in 1948. In 1961, at the age of 13, he met Pablo Casals and Isaac Stern at the first Israel Festival. A year later, he went to New York to study with Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School of Music and made his concert debut just a short time later. As an internationally sought-after soloist and conductor, Pinchas Zukerman performs with major orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In addition to numerous awards and prizes, Pinchas Zukerman has received two GRAMMY Awards for his more than 100 CD recordings in the categories »Best Classical Performance« and »Best Chamber Music Performance«. His musical partners include Daniel Barenboim, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Yefim Bronfman and Amanda Forsyth, with whom he is also close friends. The Sinfonia Varsovia is one of the most important symphony orchestras in Europe. When the legendary violinist, violist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin came to Warsaw in 1984 to work with the Polish Chamber Orchestra, it was expanded and became Sinfonia Varsovia. Shortly afterwards, Yehudi Menuhin became the orchestra’s first guest conductor. Since then, the orchestra has performed worldwide and recorded more than 300 albums.