Education programme 2024/25

There are many ways to discover classical music for yourself. We support such new encounters through a wide range of programmes, especially our family and interactive concerts for music-lovers of all ages. With colourful and entertaining stories, we spark curiosity, opening ears and eyes to the wonderful world of music. We also invite you to experience the Berliner Philharmoniker up close, with the members of the orchestra as well as with Kirill Petrenko, who will be there as conductor and presenter.

Music is also a way to contribute to current social discussions. That's why we offer projects that encourage participation and involvement. This season, for example, Xberg & You invites young adults from Berlin-Kreuzberg to organise their own festival. And at the Berliner Philharmoniker Biennale on the theme of “Paradise Lost? On the Threat to Nature”, a new work by Alexander Schubert, commissioned for the occasion, raises questions about the interaction between the body, technology and identity. This interdisciplinary performance of dance and audiovisual art, instrumental and electronic music creates an opportunity for discussion and exchange.

Classical concerts are exciting, but a trip behind the scenes can also be a thrilling experience. We make this possible with our family tours of the Philharmonie and the Musical Instrument Museum. We want not only to introduce our famous concert hall, but also to make it resonate. This is a hands-on event; trying things out and joining in is expressly encouraged!

Kirill Petrenko with microphone in front of the orchestra

Sun 15 September 2024, 11:00 Education
Main Auditorium

Family concert: “Má Vlast” (My Homeland)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor and co-presentation

Bedřich Smetana
Má Vlast (My Homeland): Excerpts

A woman with a small crown and two men in black shirts

Sat 14 December 2024, 15:00 Family Concert: “Queen of Christmas”
Main Auditorium

Family Concert: “Queen of Christmas”

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sarah Willis horn, concept and presentation
Sebastian Heindl organ

Sun 15 December 2024, 11:00 Family Concert: “Queen of Christmas”
Main Auditorium

Family Concert: “Queen of Christmas”

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Sarah Willis horn, concept and presentation
Sebastian Heindl organ

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Children sit on colourful mattresses and look at a stage

Sat 11 January 2025, 10:00 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive Concert: “Rumpel-pumpel”

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Gisela de Paz Solvas dance and cheography
Leticia Taguchi dance and cheography
Nelly Danker stage direction
Julia Schnittger stage and costumes

Sat 11 January 2025, 11:30 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive Concert: “Rumpel-pumpel”

Sun 12 January 2025, 10:00 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive Concert: “Rumpel-pumpel”

Sun 12 January 2025, 11:30 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive Concert: “Rumpel-pumpel”

Children walk along colourful glass blocks in the Philharmonie

Fri 17 January 2025, 10:00 Education
Main Auditorium

Vokalhelden-sing-along-concert

Vokalhelden-Mitsingkonzert – Admission free, registration required via the Vokalhelden website.

Fri 17 January 2025, 12:00 Education
Main Auditorium

Vokalhelden-sing-along-concert

Vokalhelden-Mitsingkonzert – Admission free, registration required via the Vokalhelden website.

Sun 16 February 2025, 11:00 Education
Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Main Auditorium

Family concert: “Pastorale”

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor and co-presentation
Tobias Ribitzki stage direction

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

Prices for adults include a donation for the UNO Flüchtlingshilfe

Two women hold hands and turn in a circle, children watch in the foreground

Sat 22 February 2025, 10:00 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Ri-ra-rutsch”

Sat 22 February 2025, 11:30 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Ri-ra-rutsch”

Sun 23 February 2025, 10:00 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Ri-ra-rutsch”

Sun 23 February 2025, 11:30 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Ri-ra-rutsch”

View of the stage of the Philharmonie Berlin, audience in the foreground

Sun 23 March 2025, 11:00 Education
Main Auditorium

Family concert: “Classical music rocks”

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Suli Puschban concept, vocals and guitar
Colin Brown concept, vocals and bagpipe
Rebecca Carrington concept, vocals and cello

Two women dressed in white and wearing make-up play something on a stage with musicians in the background

Sat 17 May 2025, 10:00 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Schwupp-di-wupp”

Sat 17 May 2025, 11:30 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Schwupp-di-wupp”

Sun 18 May 2025, 10:00 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Schwupp-di-wupp”

Sun 18 May 2025, 11:30 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Schwupp-di-wupp”

Children in the audience, two musicians playing music, two women in white suits

Sat 14 June 2025, 10:00 Education
Chamber Music Hall Upper Foyer

Interactive concert: “Plitsch-platsch”

Members of the Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker
Gisela de Paz Solvas dance and cheography
Leticia Taguchi dance and cheography
Nelly Danker stage direction
Julia Schnittger stage and costumes