17 September 2026
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Ulf Schirmer: Conductor
Klaus Florian Vogt: Tenor

Programme
Richard Wagner – Prelude to Act I of the opera “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”
Richard Wagner – “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” WWV 96, “Fanget an!” – Walther’s Prize Song (Act I, Scene 3)
Carl Maria von Weber – “Der Freischütz”, “Nein, länger trag’ ich nicht die Qualen” / “Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen” – Max’s Scene and Aria (Act I)
Carl Maria von Weber – Overture to the opera “Der Freischütz”
Richard Wagner – “Parsifal” WWV 111, “Amfortas, die Wunde!” – Parsifal’s Lament (Act II)
Richard Wagner – “Parsifal” WWV 111, “Nur eine Waffe taugt” – Parsifal’s Realisation (Act III)
Richard Wagner – Prelude to Act III of the opera “Lohengrin” WWV 75
Richard Wagner – “Lohengrin” WWV 75, “In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten” – Lohengrin’s Grail Narration (Act III)
Richard Wagner – “Tannhäuser and the Song Contest on the Wartburg” WWV 70, Overture (Dresden version)
Richard Wagner – “Tannhäuser and the Song Contest on the Wartburg” WWV 70, “Inbrunst im Herzen” – Tannhäuser’s Rome Narration (Act III)
Franz Lehár – “Friederike”, “O Mädchen, mein Mädchen” – Goethe’s Aria (Act II)
Franz Lehár – “Giuditta”, “Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert” – Octavio’s Aria (Act I)

26 September 2026
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Marin Alsop: Conductor
Johan Dalene: Violin

Programme
Anna Clyne – “Masquerade” for Orchestra
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto and Orchestra, Op. 14
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

8 November 2026
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Stanislav Kochanovsky: Conductor
Jörg Widmann: Clarinet

Programme
Jörg Widmann – “Fantasie” for Solo Clarinet
Jörg Widmann – Elegy for Clarinet and Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13

29 November 2026
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Vladimir Jurowski: Conductor
Maria Ioudenitch: Violin

Programme
Sara Abazari – New Work for Orchestra (commissioned by the RSB, world premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium” for Violin, Percussion, Harp and String Orchestra
Richard Strauss – “Also sprach Zarathustra” – Tone Poem (after Friedrich Nietzsche), Op. 30

8 December 2026
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
George Petrou: Conductor
Anna Prohaska: Soprano

Programme
Works for the Advent season by Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Handel

30 December 2026
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Delyana Lazarova: Conductor
Golda Schultz: Soprano
Rachael Wilson: Mezzo-soprano
Julian Prégardien: Tenor
Derek Welton: Bass
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Marc Korovitch: Chorus Master

Programme
Unsuk Chin – “Subito con forza” for Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, with final chorus based on Schiller’s Ode to Joy

31 December 2026
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Delyana Lazarova: Conductor
Golda Schultz: Soprano
Rachael Wilson: Mezzo-soprano
Julian Prégardien: Tenor
Derek Welton: Bass
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Marc Korovitch: Chorus Master

Programme
Unsuk Chin – “Subito con forza” for Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, with final chorus based on Schiller’s Ode to Joy

11 January 2027
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Sir Mark Elder: Conductor
Gautier Capuçon: Cello

Programme
Hannah Eisendle – “Azinheira” for Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Richard Strauss – “Ein Heldenleben” – Tone Poem for Large Orchestra, Op. 40

5 February 2027
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Vladimir Jurowski: Conductor
Julia Fischer: Violin

Programme
Valentin Silvestrov – Serenade for String Orchestra
Jean Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 (“Pathétique”)

13 March 2027
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Frank Strobel: Conductor

Programme
Charles Chaplin – “Modern Times” – Original film with live music (orchestrated by Edward Powell and David Raksin, reconstructed by Timothy Brock, 2004)

7 April 2027
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Karina Canellakis: Conductor

Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to the opera “Idomeneo”, K. 366
Benjamin Britten – “Sinfonia da Requiem”, Op. 20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Masonic Funeral Music”, K. 477
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

8 May 2027
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Vladimir Jurowski: Conductor

Programme
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 6 in A minor

29 May 2027
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Xian Zhang: Conductor
Steven Banks: Saxophone

Programme
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Main Theme from the film “The Sea Hawk”
Jacques Ibert – Concertino da camera for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Steven Banks – “Come as you are” for Saxophone and Piano
Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)

10 June 2027
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
André de Ridder: Conductor
Anna Lapwood: Organ
Rundfunk Children’s Choir of the Händel-Gymnasium Berlin
Carsten Schultze: Chorus Master
Chorus of the Young Ensemble Berlin
Vinzenz Weissenburger: Chorus Master

Programme
Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir – “Catamorphosis” for Orchestra
Max Richter – “Cosmology” for Orchestra, Organ and Women’s Choir
György Ligeti – “Atmosphères” for Orchestra
Hans Zimmer – “Interstellar” – Film music for solo organ, including “Cornfield Chase” and “No Time for Caution”
Gustav Holst – “The Planets” – Symphonic Suite for Orchestra, Op. 32 – Movements 1, 2, 6 and 4 (“Mars”, “Venus”, “Uranus”, “Jupiter”)