Classical Concerts at

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Konzert der Orchesterakademie

Abon­ne­ment­kon­zert VI

The collaboration between Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Berlin began in June 2022 with the performance of a Bruckner symphony (No. 7) and continued with another (No. 5) in November 2023. Now the next Bruckner symphony follows with the Sixth, a work that often stands somewhat in the shadow of its neighbors, but has its own individual qualities and a certain “individuality”. The symphony is preceded by Sebastian im Traum by Hans Werner Henze, a composition written in 2004 for large orchestra based on the poem of the same name by Georg Trakl. The music follows the text closely and attempts to visualize its meaning and mood in sound.

Kam­mer­kon­zert VI

For more than six decades, the chamber concerts by musicians from the Staatskapelle have been a constant feature of the Staatsoper programme. This season, ensembles have come together to select music from different periods, styles and cultures under the theme of ‘playing together’. On eleven dates in the Apollosaal, which with its special atmosphere is an ideal venue for chamber music and communicative interaction between players and listeners, works from the Baroque to the present day will be performed in constellations that are both exciting and harmonious, in which tangible contrasts play just as important a role as a common resonance and the balancing of opposites.

Kinderkonzert V

Kinderkonzert V

Kinderkonzert V

Kinderkonzert V

Liederabend Joyce DiDonato

Four renowned opera singers will perform solo concerts at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden throughout the season. Their repertoire spans from Baroque to modern, including Schubert's Winterreise. Sonya Yoncheva, Camilla Nylund, Joyce DiDonato, and Elīna Garanča will captivate the audience with their personalities and musical prowess.

Kam­mer­kon­zert VII

For more than six decades, the chamber concerts by musicians from the Staatskapelle have been a constant feature of the Staatsoper programme. This season, ensembles have come together to select music from different periods, styles and cultures under the theme of ‘playing together’. On eleven dates in the Apollosaal, which with its special atmosphere is an ideal venue for chamber music and communicative interaction between players and listeners, works from the Baroque to the present day will be performed in constellations that are both exciting and harmonious, in which tangible contrasts play just as important a role as a common resonance and the balancing of opposites.

Liederabend Internationales Opernstudio

Kam­mer­kon­zert VIII

For more than six decades, the chamber concerts by musicians from the Staatskapelle have been a constant feature of the Staatsoper programme. This season, ensembles have come together to select music from different periods, styles and cultures under the theme of ‘playing together’. On eleven dates in the Apollosaal, which with its special atmosphere is an ideal venue for chamber music and communicative interaction between players and listeners, works from the Baroque to the present day will be performed in constellations that are both exciting and harmonious, in which tangible contrasts play just as important a role as a common resonance and the balancing of opposites.

Kinderkonzert V

Kinderkonzert V

Kinderkonzert V

Kinderkonzert V

Kam­mer­kon­zert IX

For more than six decades, the chamber concerts by musicians from the Staatskapelle have been a constant feature of the Staatsoper programme. This season, ensembles have come together to select music from different periods, styles and cultures under the theme of ‘playing together’. On eleven dates in the Apollosaal, which with its special atmosphere is an ideal venue for chamber music and communicative interaction between players and listeners, works from the Baroque to the present day will be performed in constellations that are both exciting and harmonious, in which tangible contrasts play just as important a role as a common resonance and the balancing of opposites.

Konzert Opernkinder­orchester

The Berlin State Opera and the Staatskapelle Berlin, together with the Opera Children's Orchestra, offer about 90 children aged 7 to 13 unique experiences on an internationally renowned stage. Over nine months, the children learn the concert program in music schools, rehearse at the State Opera, and develop their musical skills. The program culminates in several moderated concerts for school classes and families.

Konzert Opernkinder­orchester

The Berlin State Opera and the Staatskapelle Berlin, together with the Opera Children's Orchestra, offer about 90 children aged 7 to 13 unique experiences on an internationally renowned stage. Over nine months, the children learn the concert program in music schools, rehearse at the State Opera, and develop their musical skills. The program culminates in several moderated concerts for school classes and families.

Konzert Opernkinder­orchester

The Berlin State Opera and the Staatskapelle Berlin, together with the Opera Children's Orchestra, offer about 90 children aged 7 to 13 unique experiences on an internationally renowned stage. Over nine months, the children learn the concert program in music schools, rehearse at the State Opera, and develop their musical skills. The program culminates in several moderated concerts for school classes and families.

Abon­ne­ment­kon­zert VII

In music, light and shadow can be distributed in a special way. The two outer works are characterized by brightness and luminosity, both Anton Webern's tone poem Im Sommerwind from 1904, which has outgrown the late Romantic tradition to which the later twelve-tone composer was committed at the beginning of his career, and Antonín Dvořák's 6th Symphony from 1880, which reveals Brahms as a role model, but gains its own character with its sounds borrowed from Bohemian folklore. Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor, a work with a strikingly darker timbre, is placed in between and shows the “serious Mozart” who, for all his cosmopolitanism and joy of playing, also reveals many an abyss.

Liederabend Elīna Garanča

Sustainable Listening #6

Liederabend Evelin Novak & Natalia Skrycka

Several times a year, the Apollosaal transforms into a salon for art songs and choral music. Soloists from the Staatsopernensemble and members of the International Opera Studio cultivate the art song genre, while the resident choirs develop and perform their programs.

Preußens Hofmusik III

For two decades, Prussia's Hofmusik, the chamber orchestra series of the Staatskapelle Berlin, has focused on music from the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly composers and works associated with the history of the Staatsoper and Staatskapelle. In its anniversary season, the ensemble spotlights Johann Sebastian Bach, revered by King Frederick II of Prussia, whose sons were active in Berlin, and whose influential renaissance originated there. The program features inspired secular and sacred cantatas by Bach, along with renowned instrumental music.

Preußens Hofmusik III

For two decades, Prussia's Hofmusik, the chamber orchestra series of the Staatskapelle Berlin, has focused on music from the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly composers and works associated with the history of the Staatsoper and Staatskapelle. In its anniversary season, the ensemble spotlights Johann Sebastian Bach, revered by King Frederick II of Prussia, whose sons were active in Berlin, and whose influential renaissance originated there. The program features inspired secular and sacred cantatas by Bach, along with renowned instrumental music.

Apollo-Chor der Staatsoper

Mecklenburgische Bläserakademie

Kam­mer­kon­zert X

This text lists four piano quartets by famous composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in E-flat major, Gustav Mahler in A minor, Alfred Schnittke (based on Mahler's sketches), and Johannes Brahms in G minor.

Liederabend Katharina Kammerloher

Several times a year, the Apollosaal transforms into a salon for art songs and choral music. Soloists from the Staatsopernensemble and members of the International Opera Studio cultivate the art song genre, while the resident choirs develop and perform their programs.