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LucerneBerliner Philharmoniker 1

© Priska Ketterer | Lucerne Festival
Elgar, Tchaikovsky
Berliner Philharmoniker; Kirill Petrenko

LucerneBerliner Philharmoniker 2

© Suxiao Yang
Beethoven, Scriabin
Berliner Philharmoniker; Kirill Petrenko; Augustin Hadelich

LondonBerlin Philharmonic Plays Elgar and Tchaikovsky

BBC Proms
Elgar, Tchaikovsky
Berliner Philharmoniker; Kirill Petrenko

LondonBerlin Philharmonic Plays Beethoven and Scriabin

BBC Proms
Beethoven, Scriabin
Berliner Philharmoniker; Kirill Petrenko; Augustin Hadelich

HamburgBerliner Philharmoniker

© Chris Christodoulou
Grieg, Beethoven
Berliner Philharmoniker; Kirill Petrenko; Leif Ove Andsnes

ViennaGustav Mahler Jugendorchester

Musikverein Wien
Hindemith, Mahler
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester; Kirill Petrenko
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Kirill Petrenko’s ideal Pulcinella at the Philharmonie Berlin

Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker © Lena Laine
In Berlin, Kirill Petrenko conducts Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Gautier Capuçon: an ideal line-up. 
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Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg

Brenton Ryan (Loge) and Christian Gerhaher (Wotan) © Frol Podlesnyi
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them. 
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Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker in Seoul

Sunwook Kim, Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker © Won Hee Lee, courtesy of Vincero
On their Asian tour, the Berliner Philharmoniker reaffirms its renown in a concert of Schumann and Brahms at the Seoul Arts Center. 
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Pitch perfect: Petrenko conducts Dusapin, Zimmermann and Brahms

Albrecht Mayer and the Berliner Philharmoniker © Monika Rittershaus
At this year's Musikfest Berlin, Kirill Petrenko conducts his Berliner Philharmoniker in a devilishly intricate programme. 
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Passion and precision from the Berlin Phil at Carnegie Hall

The Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko at Carnegie Hall © Rob Davidson Media
Under the leadership of Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko, the Berliners produced a deep, muscular and forward sound that invigorated familiar music.
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Kirill Petrenko conquers La Scala with a splendid Rosenkavalier

Krassimira Stoyanova (Marschallin) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

The Russian conductor convinces everyone with a magnificent interpretation of Strauss' score, leading an outstanding cast in Henry Kupfer's exquisite production. 

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EisenstadtEuropakonzert 2026

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Haydn, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven
Berliner Philharmoniker; Kirill Petrenko; Gautier Capuçon
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Mecca for Mahlerians: Amsterdam Mahler Festival 2025

Mahler Festival outdoor concerts on Museumplein © Jacob van der Vlugt
This May, the world’s leading orchestras and soloists gather in Amsterdam for a grand celebration of all things Mahler – a city the composer described as his “second musical homeland”.

Gustav’s century: the 2025 Mahler Festival

Poster for the 1920 Mahler Festival, Amsterdam © Mahler Foundation
Presenting all nine symphonies and the song cycles over ten days in Amsterdam, the Mahler Festival features the Royal Concertgebouw, Budapest Festival, NHK Symphony, Chicago Symphony and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras.

Critics’ Choice: top ten conductors and orchestras

Sir Simon Rattle, Klaus Mäkelä, Herbert Blomstedt © LSO | Mark Allan, Agnieszka Biolik | Verbier Festival, Winslow Townson | Boston Symphony Orchestra
Bachtrack polled 15 of the world's leading music critics and can reveal their 2023 list of the world's greatest orchestras and conductors.