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ASSESSING THE STATE OF HOLOCAUST STUDIES IN THE MID-2020s
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Mozart AuditoriumPierre Boulez Saal
ASSESSING THE STATE OF HOLOCAUST STUDIES IN THE MID-2020s
from Tuesday, 9 June 2026 to Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Mozart AuditoriumPierre Boulez Saal
The workshop brings together leading international researchers at various career stages to assess the current state of Holocaust studies critically: What has been achieved? What remains unresolved? What new directions are emerging?
The Symposium is presented in English.
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AKADEMIE FORUM
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Pierre Boulez Saal
from Tuesday, 9 June 2026 to Monday, 22 June 2026
Pierre Boulez Saal
Lectures, Readings, Conversations, Music
The Akademie-Forum is a space for reflection and debate addressing topics of contemporary significance. Every semester, a series of talks, readings, and discussions features guests from the humanities and social sciences, including philosophers, authors, historians, and public intellectuals. The Forum invites you to participate in the intellectual life of the Barenboim-Said Akademie. Every event includes a short musical performance by an academy student. The Akademie-Forum is curated by Prof. Dr. Jacob Eder, Prof. Dr. Roni Mann und Prof. Dr. Kai Wiegandt.
Events take place in the Mozart Auditorium or the foyer of the Barenboim-Said Akademie.
Registration is required; admission is free.
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WERKSTATTKONZERT
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Mozart AuditoriumPierre Boulez Saal
Students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie
Friday, 12 June 2026 16:00
Mozart AuditoriumPierre Boulez Saal
In the series of Werkstattkonzerte, students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie present solo and small ensemble works as well as excerpts from pieces they have been working on as part of their curriculum in the intimate setting of the Mozart Auditorium.
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WERKSTATTKONZERT
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Mozart AuditoriumPierre Boulez Saal
Students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie
Friday, 19 June 2026 16:00
Mozart AuditoriumPierre Boulez Saal
In the series of Werkstattkonzerte, students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie present solo and small ensemble works as well as excerpts from pieces they have been working on as part of their curriculum in the intimate setting of the Mozart Auditorium.
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PERSONAL NOTE
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FoyerPierre Boulez Saal
Sunday, 28 June 2026 16:00
FoyerPierre Boulez Saal
Personal Note is a concert series conceived, curated, and performed by the students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie’s Concert Curation course under the direction of Prof. Yael Kareth.
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THE WALDBÜHNE CONCERT
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Waldbühne
DANIEL BARENBOIM, YO-YO MA & WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA
Thursday, 13 August 2026 19:00
Waldbühne
For the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra’s 2026 Waldbühne concert conducted by Daniel Barenboim, Yo-Yo Ma returns as soloist in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony completes the program.
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AHMAD SHAMMA & AL MULTAQA ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
ARABIC MUSIC DAYS: AFRO-ARAB CONNECTIONS
Tuesday, 15 September 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Over the last ten years, the Arabic Music Days have brought the rich musical tradition of the Middle East to the Pierre Boulez Saal in a variety of settings. This season, the festival explores music from different African cultures for the first time.
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MAZEN EL BAGIR & ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
ARABIC MUSIC DAYS: SUDAN
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Sudanese composer and oud player Mazen Al Baqer and his quartet perform original compositions that blend African tradition with contemporary improvisational freedom.
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NUQOOSH
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
ARABIC MUSIC DAYS: LIBYA
Thursday, 17 September 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
For the Arabic Music Days’ third night, Hisham Errish and his ensemble present a program combining Amazigh and Tuareg musical heritage with Andalusian influences and flamenco-inspired rhythms.
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NASMĀT CARTHAGE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
ARABIC MUSIC DAYS: TUNISIA
Friday, 18 September 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
The festival’s fourth concert is dedicated to Tunisia. Nasmāt Carthage, a quartet led by multi-instrumentalist Ali Dridi, represents the country’s unique position as a cultural melting pot.
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JBARA & ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
ARABIC MUSIC DAYS: MOROCCO
Saturday, 19 September 2026 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Moroccon musician Jbara and his ensemble close the Arabic Music Days. Titled “Aman,” their program creates a living dialogue between centuries-old Moroccan traditions and rhythms with timeless human emotions.
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MARIE SEIDLER, JUSUNG GABRIEL PARK & JULIUS DRAKE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LIED UND LYRIK: DES KNABEN WUNDERHORN
Wednesday, 30 September 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
The season’s first <EM>Lied und Lyrik </EM>program is dedicated to the largest and most influential collection of songs in German literature, presenting musical settings from the 18th to the 20th centuries.
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BELCEA QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE STRING QUARTETS I
Sunday, 4 October 2026 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death in 2027, the Belcea Quartet performs all of his 16 string quartets on six Sundays between April and October, with each program combining early, mid-period, and late works.
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ANTJE WEITHAAS & DÉNES VÁRJON
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
from Friday, 9 October 2026 to Sunday, 11 October 2026
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Antje Weithaas and Dénes Várjon, who recently completed an acclaimed recording of Ludwig van Beethoven’s violin sonatas, present the ten works on three consecutive evenings at the Pierre Boulez Saal.
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MORGENSTERN TRIO
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIANO TRIOS BY HAYDN, CHAUSSON, AND ILLÉS
from Thursday, 15 October 2026 to Friday, 16 October 2026
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
One of only a handful of internationally established piano trios, the German Morgenstern Trio makes its debut at the Pierre Boulez Saal with works from the 18th to the 21st centuries.
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CHIAROSCURO QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
JOSEPH HAYDN: STRING QUARTETS OP. 20
Saturday, 17 October 2026 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
With this concert, the Chiaroscuro Quartet concludes its two-part survey of Joseph Haydn's groundbreaking six String Quartets Opus 20.
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MARIE-ELISABETH HECKER & MARTIN HELMCHEN
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY MENDELSSOHN, SCHUMANN, AND SCHNITTKE
Sunday, 25 October 2026 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Alfred Schnittke's First Cello Sonata is on Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and Martin Helmchen's calling card for their first duo performance at the Pierre Boulez Saal, alongside music by Beethoven, Schumann, and Mendelssohn.
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SUSIE IBARRA
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SKY ISLANDS
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Inspired by the unique ecosystem of the Philippines, the artist’s homeland, Susie Ibarra’s Sky Islands for traditional gong-chime and bamboo instruments and string quartet is a musical call to preserve the world’s biological diversity.
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SUSAN ZARRABI, SASCHA ZARRABI & GEROLD HUBER
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
GESCHWISTERLIEDERLEBEN
Sunday, 1 November 2026 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Joined by her brother Sascha and pianist Gerold Huber, mezzo-soprano Susan Zarrabi explores the musical lives of famous siblings caught between affection and rivalry.
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BROOKLYN RIDER
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY LIGETI, USTVOLSKAYA, AND SCHUBERT
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Celebrated for its adventurous programming, the New York-based string quartet presents a program inspired the interplay of light and darkness, including works by Ligeti and Schubert as well as its own arrangements of music by Galina Ustvolskaya and Hildegard von Bingen.
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YULIANNA AVDEEVA
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIANO WORKS BY BOULEZ, RAVEL, FUJIKURA, AND CHOPIN
Thursday, 5 November 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
The first of two concerts featuring pianist Yulianna Avdeeva this season shines a spotlight on the 20th and 21st centuries—and at the same time harkens back to the pianist’s musical roots with Etudes by Chopin.
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BELCEA QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE STRING QUARTETS II
Sunday, 15 November 2026 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death in 2027, the Belcea Quartet performs all of his 16 string quartets on six Sundays between April and October, with each program combining early, mid-period, and late works.
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BOULEZ ENSEMBLE & MATTHIAS PINTSCHER
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LABYRINTH: WORKS BY BOULEZ, PINTSCHER, AND WIDMANN
Monday, 16 November 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
With Jörg Widmann's Labyrinth IV and Matthias Pintscher's piano concerto NUR, the Boulez Ensemble and soloist Julia Hamos revisit two works that received their world premieres at the Pierre Boulez Saal in recent years.
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TAMARA STEFANOVICH, NENAD LECIC & SDLW
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS FOR TWO PIANOS AND FREE IMPROVISATION
Saturday, 21 November 2026 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In a piano duo with Nenad Lečić and in free improvisations with her avant-garde quartet SDLW, pianist Tamara Stefanovich showcases two different facets of her versatile artistic personality.
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DOROTHEE MIELDS, STEFAN TEMMINGH & CAPRICORNUS CONSORT BASEL
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PILLS TO PURGE MELANCHOLY: MUSIC BY HENRY PURCELL
Tuesday, 24 November 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Dorothee Mields and Stefan Temmingh agree that the Henry Purcell's music is an excellent remedy for mournful thoughts. Joined by the Capricornus Consort Basel, the two artists perform excerpts from some of Purcell’s most celebrated stage works.
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WILLIAM PARKER, HAMID DRAKE & SHABAKA
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Wednesday, 25 November 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
For his second appearance at the Pierre Boulez Saal, the New York–born bassist William Parker has invited his longtime partner, percussionist Hamid Drake, and multi-instrumentalist Shabaka to form a new trio that will make its debut with a blues-inspired program.
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SIMON SHAHEEN & ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Friday, 27 November 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Palestinian-American oud and violin virtuoso Simon Shaheen returns to the Pierre Boulez Saal following his celebrated concerts in the past two seasons.
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SCHAGHAJEGH NOSRATI
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
BACH: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS AND OTHER WORKS
from Saturday, 28 November 2026 to Monday, 30 November 2026
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Acclaimed for her Bach interpretations, pianist Schaghajegh takes on the composer’s landmark “Goldberg” Variations, one of the pinnacles of the entire keyboard repertoire.
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ACADEMY CONCERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH STUDENTS OF THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE
Tuesday, 1 December 2026 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the popular series of Academy Concerts, students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie introduce themselves to their audiences as part of their curriculum.
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KRISTIN VON DER GOLTZ & ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY GABRIELLI, BONONCINI, GEMINIANI, AND OTHERS
Thursday, 3 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In her solo debut, cellist Kristin von der Goltz she explores the history of her instrument from its origins in Italy to its transformation into a solo instrument, which began long before Bach’s celebrated Cello Suites.
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THOMAS ZEHETMAIR & PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, SCHOENBERG, AND CARTER
Friday, 4 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Thomas Zehetmair and Pierre-Laurent Aimard have known each other for a long time performing many orchestral concerts together. Now they come to the Pierre Boulez Saal as a chamber music duo, presenting works from Schubert to Eliott Carter.
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BELCEA QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE STRING QUARTETS III
Sunday, 6 December 2026 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death in 2027, the Belcea Quartet performs all of his 16 string quartets on six Sundays between April and October, with each program combining early, mid-period, and late works.
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RAGAZZE QUARTET, KATHARINE DAIN & ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
THEY HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH
Tuesday, 8 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Performing new works by contemporary female composers for soprano, string quartet, and different solo instruments, Katharine Dain and the Ragazze Quartet give a voice to long-silenced female figures from mythology and history.
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VERONIKA EBERLE & DÉNES VÁRJON
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, BUSONI, AND KURTÁG
Friday, 11 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Violinist Veronika Eberle is joined by pianist Dénes Várjon for her Pierre Boulez Saal debut, performing a program including Ferruccio Busoni’s rarely heard Second Violin Sonata.
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LEONKORO QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
STRING QUARTETS BY SCHUBERT, SHOSTAKOVICH, AND ZINOVJEV
Saturday, 12 December 2026 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
The Leonkoro Quartet’s most recent program includes famous works by Schubert and Shostakovich alongside the first string quartet by young Finnish composer Sauli Zinovjev, which was written for the group.
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ALEXANDER LONQUICH
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WORKS BY JOLIVET, DEBUSSY, AND SCHUBERT
Sunday, 13 December 2026 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In his new solo program, Alexander Lonquich juxtaposes Debussy’s Études with Schubert’s G-major Sonataand André Jolivet’s Mana, creating an evening of exciting contrasts.
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KEREN MOTSERI & JOSEPH PUGLIA
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KURTÁG: KAFKA FRAGMENTS
Wednesday, 16 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
With his Kafka Fragments, based on the author’s writings, György Kurtág created a piece of imaginary theater that explores the essence of the human condition. Soprano Keren Motseri performs the extraordinary work together with violinist Joseph Puglia.
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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
BACH: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS AND OTHER WORKS
Monday, 21 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
It has almost become a tradition for Sir András Schiff to perform a series of concerts at the Pierre Boulez Saal over the turn of the year. He opens the series with a solo recital featuring Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations.
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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF & YOUNG PIANISTS
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
BUILDING BRIDGES
Wednesday, 23 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
One of the highlights of Sir András Schiff’s concert series is his performance together with young pianists he has mentored as part of his “Building Bridges” initiative.
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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF & ENSEMBLE
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VOCAL WORKS BY BRAHMS AND SCHUMANN
Sunday, 27 December 2026 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Joined by an ensemble of internationally renowned singers, Sir András Schiff presents Johannes Brahms’s Liebeslieder-Walzer and Robert Schumann’s Spanisches Liederspiel.
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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, ISABELLE FAUST & JÖRG WIDMANN
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WORKS BY BÉLA BARTÓK
Tuesday, 29 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the fourth program of his concert series, Sir András Schiff is joined by violinist Isabelle Faust and clarinetist Jörg Widmann to perform Béla Bartók’s violin sonatas and the trio Contrasts.
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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, JÖRG WIDMANN & CLEMENS HAGEN
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PIANO TRIOS BY BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, AND ZEMLINSKY
Thursday, 31 December 2026 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In an stellar trio with Jörg Widmann and Clemens Hagen, Sir András Schiff presents works for clarinet, cello, and piano by Beethoven, Zemlinsky, and Brahms.
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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF & JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SCHUBERT: DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN
Saturday, 2 January 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Sir András Schiff’s concert series comes to a close with Franz Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin, the first of the composer’s major song cycles, with tenor Julian Prégardien.
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LA FONTE MUSICA & MICHELE PASOTTI
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VOCAL MUSIC BY MONTEVERDI, CAVALLI, GARBIELI, AND OTHERS
Sunday, 10 January 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Michele Pasotti and La fonte musica’s new program combines Venetian church music of the 17th century by Monteverdi, Cavalli, Gabrieli, and others with a swashbuckling episode from the city’s history.
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ACADEMY CONCERT
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ORCHESTRA OF THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE & NABIL SHEHATA
Saturday, 16 January 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
As in previous seasons, the series of Academy Concerts includes two performances of the Akademie’s orchestra, founded by Daniel Barenboim in 2023.
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CUARTETO CASALS
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BACH: THE ART OF FUGUE
Wednesday, 20 January 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
For the members of the Cuarteto Casals, Bach’s Die Kunst der Fuge embodies an “overwhelming display of musical wizardry.” They now present the fascinating work in an arrangement for string quartet.
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TANIA GIANNOULI & NILS PETTER MOLVÆR
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Saturday, 23 January 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Two of the most original voices of the European jazz scene, Greek pianist-composer Tania Giannouli and Norwegian trumpeter-composer Nils Petter Molvær recently joined forces for their first-ever duo project, heard now at the Pierre Boulez Saal.
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ACADEMY CONCERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH STUDENTS OF THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE
Monday, 25 January 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the popular series of Academy Concerts, students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie introduce themselves to their audiences as part of their curriculum.
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BAKR KHLEIFI & DERYA TÜRKAN
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MUSIC FOR OUD AND KEMENÇE
Wednesday, 27 January 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Born in Palestine and based in Berlin, Bakr Khleifi is always looking for new musical collaborators to share the stage with him and his instrument, the Arabic oud. This season he is joined by Derya Türkan, one of the leading virtuosos on the Turkish kemençe.
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PIOTR ANDERSZEWSKI
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIANO WORKS BY BRAHMS, WEBERN, AND BEETHOVEN
Saturday, 30 January 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In his solo recital, Polish pianist Piotr Anderszweski combines the final piano works of Johannes Brahms and Anton Webern with Beethoven’s last piano sonata.
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TRIO GASPARD
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WORKS BY RAVEL, DEBUSSY, SCHUBERT, AND BEAMISH
Tuesday, 2 February 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
The cycle of day and night provides the inspiration for Trio Gaspard’s latest program—from Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps to Schubert’s Notturno, to Debussy’s La Mer.
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ACADEMY CONCERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH STUDENTS OF THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE
Wednesday, 3 February 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the popular series of Academy Concerts, students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie introduce themselves to their audiences as part of their curriculum.
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WILLIAM YOUN
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PIANO WORKS BY SCHUBERT, HAHN, LISZT, AND OTHERS
Thursday, 4 February 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Known for his thoughtful and inventive programming, pianist William Youn combines Liszt’s B-minor Sonata with music by John Dowland, Franz Schubert, Reynaldo Hahn, and Thomas Adès.
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TABEA ZIMMERMANN & ANTOINE TAMESTIT
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WORKS FOR VIOLA BY EÖTVÖS, HINDEMITH, BENJAMIN, AND OTHERS
Saturday, 6 February 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Joined by her former student Antoine Tamestit, violist Tabea Zimmermann presents an epoch-spanning program of solo works and duos from the Middle Ages to the present day.
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SCHUBERT WEEK
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
from Thursday, 11 February 2027 to Sunday, 14 February 2027
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
After a two-year hiatus, the Schubert Week is back at the Pierre Boulez Saal. Over the course of several days, curator Thomas Hampson leads a series of workshops with the next generation of lied singers, culminating in three public performances. In the Young Singers concerts, rising artists who took part in the workshops in previous years present their own programs, joined by renowned pianists. The week ends with a recital by Marie Seidler and Wolfram Rieger, who perform works of Schubert, Wolf, and Zemlinsky alongside songs by French female composers of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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ADAM O'FARRILL
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VALLEYS
Wednesday, 17 February 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
For his Pierre Boulez Saal debut, Brooklyn-born trumpeter Adam O’Farrill presents the world premiere of Valleys, a new project that continues his exploration of stylistic fluidity and soulful melodies.
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HELENA RASKER & GENEVIÈVE STROSSER
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
AS WAR AS LOVE: WORKS BY MILLIKEN, MONTEVERDI, AND OTHERS
Friday, 19 February 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Monteverdi’s Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi inspired Australian composer Cathy Milliken to create her new work As War As Love for voice, viola, and live electronics, which receives its world premiere in this concert.
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JULIA HAMOS
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIANO WORKS BY BEETHOVEN, BARTÓK, CHOPIN, AND OTHERS
Sunday, 21 February 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Julia Hamos studied with Sir András Schiff at the Barenboim-Said Akademie and in recent years has won international acclaim. In her new program, the Hungarian-American pianist once again performs music from her family’s homeland.
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TRIO JOUBRAN
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FEAT. HABIB MEFTAH & VALENTIN MOUSSOU
Tuesday, 23 February 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
For the first time since 2021, the Palestinian Trio Joubran returns to the Pierre Boulez Saal to present its trademark blend of traditional maqamat, jazz, and improvisation.
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CHORWERK RUHR, I SOLISTI & YUVAL WEINBERG
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CHORAL WORKS BY WEILL, EISLER, SCHOENBERG, AND OTHERS
Friday, 26 February 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
At a time when peace seems a distant hope for many people around the world, Chorwerk Ruhr and I Solisti join forces in a program of 20th-century music that reflects the horrors of war and violence as well as the hope for reconciliation.
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ROBERTA MAMELI & LE CONCERT DE L’HOSTEL DIEU
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THE GHOSTS OF HAMLET
Saturday, 27 February 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
An Italian Hamlet? Yes, indeed: Roberta Mameli and the musicians of Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu revive long forgotten fragments of 18th-century Italian Hamlet operas, exploring an unfamiliar take on the famous literary character.
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BELCEA QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE STRING QUARTETS IV
Sunday, 28 February 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death in 2027, the Belcea Quartet performs all of his 16 string quartets on six Sundays between April and October, with each program combining early, mid-period, and late works.
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MARIE-LAURE GARNIER & CÉLIA ONETO BENSAID
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SONGS BY DEBUSSY, DUPARC, WAKSMAN, AND PIAF
Tuesday, 2 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Following their acclaimed debut last season, the French song duo Marie-Laure Garnier and Célia Oneto Bensaid returns to the Pierre Boulez Saal with a hymn to love—including Édith Piaf’s eponymous chanson.
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NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI & OMAGUGU
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SPECIAL GUEST: GANAVYA
Thursday, 4 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
South-African composer and pianist Nduduzo Makhathini asks a fundamental question: What makes sounds sacred? Joined by two extraordinary vocalists, Makhathini invites the audience to experience sacred sounds from different worlds.
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WAED BOUHASSOUN & ORPHEUS 21
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FEMMES D’ORIENT
from Monday, 8 March 2027 to Tuesday, 9 March 2027
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
On International Women’s Day, Waed Bouhassoun is joined by a diverse group of musicians from different countries to follow the traces of women in the history and cultures of the Middle East.
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TOBIAS FELDMANN, ANDREI IONIȚĂ & NATHALIA MILSTEIN
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PIANO TRIOS BY SHOSTAKOVICH, ENESCU, TCHAIKOVSKY, AND DEDIU
Wednesday, 10 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Three award-winning young musicians take to the Pierre Boulez Saal stage as a piano trio to present a program of Russian and Romanian works from the 19th to the 21st centuries.
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PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIANO WORKS BY BACH, SCHOENBERG, LIGETI, AND OTHERS
Thursday, 11 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s solo recital brings together some of the central aspects of the French pianist’s artistic activities while also connecting the past and the present.
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AKADEMIE FÜR ALTE MUSIK BERLIN & SOPHIE RENNERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL WORKS BY VIVALDI, HANDEL, AND OTHERS
Friday, 12 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Continuing the collaboration between the two institutions, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin once again joins forces with students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie to present a new program, featuring soprano Sophie Rennert.
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BELCEA QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE STRING QUARTETS V
Sunday, 14 March 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death in 2027, the Belcea Quartet performs all of his 16 string quartets on six Sundays between April and October, with each program combining early, mid-period, and late works.
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BOULEZ ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIERRE BOULEZ SAAL – CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
Tuesday, 16 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
The Octets by Franz Schubert and Jörg Widmann were first heard at the Pierre Boulez Saal in its opening season. Ten years later, it is time to revisit this extraordinary pairing.
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BIRTHDAY CONCERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIERRE BOULEZ SAAL – CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
Thursday, 18 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In a very special program, Jörg Widmann, Michael Barenboim, Michael Wendeberg, and Ben Goldscheider perform contemporary works for solo instruments and live electronics. Domen Marinčič provides a historical counterpoint with solo works for viola da gamba.
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ISABELLE FAUST
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
BACH: SONATAS AND PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN
Sunday, 21 March 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
With her complete performance of Bach’s six Sonatas and Partitas, Isabelle Faust continues her longstanding artistic exploration of these masterpieces, as well as the series of acclaimed Bach programs she has presented in recent seasons.
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NASEER SHAMMA
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
MUSIC FOR OUD
Tuesday, 23 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Following numerous performances with different ensembles in previous years, the Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma returns to the Pierre Boulez as a soloist for the first time since the Pierre Boulez Saal’s opening season.
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MELISSA ALDANA
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
FEAT. PABLO HELD
Friday, 26 March 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Grammy-nominated Chilean-born saxophonist Melissa Aldana makes her Pierre Boulez Saal debut with German pianist Pablo Held and a program of newly commissioned works.
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BOULEZ ENSEMBLE & DANIEL BARENBOIM
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
MOZART: GRAN PARTITA AND OTHER WORKS
Monday, 29 March 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Founded by Daniel Barenboim ten years ago, the Boulez Ensemble is as versatile as the hall that is its artistic home. Maestro Barenboim now returns to conduct the ensemble in Mozart’s “Gran Partita.”
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JEEYOUNG LIM & JONATHAN WARE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SONGS BY MAHLER, IVES, AND LISZT
Tuesday, 30 March 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
“Shouting for joy, sunk in despair”: Goethe’s famous words might serve as a motto for the recital program of Jeeyoung Lee and Jonathan Ware, which explores the passionate extremes of love in the works of three composers.
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STEFAN TEMMINGH, MATHIS WOLFER & ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
MASTERS AND STUDENTS
Saturday, 3 April 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Stefan Temmingh and his former student Mathis Wolfer explore the idea of musical teaching and learning in the 17th and 18th centuries through music of the Bach family and works by Arcangelo Corelli, which became models throughout Europe.
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QUARTET AMABILE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY HAYDN, BRAHMS, SHOSTAKOVICH, AND FUJIKURA
Wednesday, 7 April 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the Quartet Amabile’s program, three classic string quartets from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries frame Dai Fujikura’s Aquarius, which he wrote for the young Japanese ensemble in 2020.
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ALINA IBRAGIMOVA & CÉDRIC TIBERGHIEN
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
BEETHOVEN: THE VIOLIN SONATAS I
from Friday, 9 April 2027 to Sunday, 11 April 2027
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Violinist Alina Ibragimova is joined by her piano partner Cédric Tiberghien to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Ludwig van Beethoven with a complete presentation of the composer’s violin sonatas, performed on gut strings and fortepiano.
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EMA NIKOLOVSKA & HIKARU KANKI
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
KI I TE: JAPAN, JUGENDSTIL, JAZZ
Tuesday, 13 April 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Japan has been an important source of inspiration for many cultures. Ema Nikolovska and pianist Hikaru Kanki explore the cultural exchange between Japan, Europe, and North America in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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PATRICIA BRENNAN
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
FEAT. MILES OKAZAKI, MODNEY, DAN WEISS, STEPHAN CRUMP
Thursday, 15 April 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Equally at home in classical music, jazz, and improvisation, vibraphonist and composer Patricia Brennan comes to the Pierre Boulez Saal for the first time to present two distinct sets of world-premiere works.
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NASMÉ ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY SCHUMANN, ARNITA, NASSER, AND OTHERS
Friday, 16 April 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Founded by Michael Barenboim and a group of Palestinian students and alumni of the Barenboim-Said Akademie, the Nasmé Ensemble presents a new program of works by Schumann, Weber, Glinka, and Palestinian composers Salvador Arnita and Amin Nasser.
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BELCEA QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE STRING QUARTETS VI
Sunday, 18 April 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death in 2027, the Belcea Quartet performs all of his 16 string quartets on six Sundays between April and October, with each program combining early, mid-period, and late works.
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ACADEMY CONCERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH STUDENTS OF THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE
Tuesday, 20 April 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the popular series of Academy Concerts, students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie introduce themselves to their audiences as part of their curriculum.
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JUNYAN CHEN
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIANO WORKS BY CHIN, COREA, TANAKA, AND RACHMANINOFF
Wednesday, 21 April 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In 2024, Junyan Chen won Second Prize at the renowned Leeds Piano Competition with her performance of Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto. The composer’s music also features prominently in her Pierre Boulez Saal debut program.
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RAFAEL FINGERLOS & JOSEPH MIDDLETON
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SONGS BY SCHUBERT, BRAHMS, BRUCH, AND FÜRSTENTHAL
Friday, 23 April 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In his Pierre Boulez Saal debut, baritone Rafael Fingerlos is joined by Joseph Middleton to perform works by Schubert, Brahms, and Max Bruch, as well as recently rediscovered songs by Robert Fürstenthal.
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MOSLEM RAHAL & ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SINBAD: A MUSICAL JOURNEY
Sunday, 25 April 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Syrian ney virtuoso Moslem Rahal and the players and singers of his ensemble, who hail from different countries and regions of the Middle East, follow Sinbad the Seafarer on a musical journey that reveals universal and deeply human truths.
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ACID PAULI, VIKEN ARMAN & rROXYMORE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Wednesday, 28 April 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Martin Gretschmann aka Acid Pauli is joined by Viken Arman and rRoxymore, two artists with an equally unconventional approach to music, to transform the Pierre Boulez Saal into an electroacoustic laboratory.
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SIGNUM QUARTETT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
STRING QUARTETS BY SCHUBERT, FOKKENS, SELAOCOE, AND DVORÁK
from Thursday, 29 April 2027 to Friday, 30 April 2027
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
With its latest program, the Signum Quartett once again initiates a dialogue between contemporary music from South Africa and the European string quartet repertoire.
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CAROLIN WIDMANN & GABRIELE CARCANO
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY BRAHMS, SCHULHOFF, CASTIGLIONI, AND ENESCU
Sunday, 2 May 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Since her debut in the Pierre Boulez Saal’s opening season, Carolin Widmann has thrilled audiences with music of all eras. Her duo program with Gabriele Carcano is centered around works of the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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DAVID MURRAY & KAHIL EL’ZABAR
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Wednesday, 5 May 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
David Murray and Kahil El’Zabar have collaborated for more than 40 years. For their joint Pierre Boulez Saal debut, these two extraordinary artists draw on those decades of creative exchange.
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YULIANNA AVDEEVA
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
BACH: THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER – BOOK I
Sunday, 9 May 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In her second solo recital this season, pianist Yulianna Avdeeva performs the first volume of Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-tempered Clavier.
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ACADEMY CONCERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH STUDENTS OF THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE
Tuesday, 11 May 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the popular series of Academy Concerts, students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie introduce themselves to their audiences as part of their curriculum.
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NILS MÖNKEMEYER & ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY CORELLI, TELEMANN, VIVALDI, AND OTHERS
Thursday, 13 May 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Joined by a group of longtime musical partners, violist Nils Mönkemeyer presents a selection of virtuoso violin sonatas from the 17th and 18th centuries in arrangements for his instrument.
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TRIO CON BRIO COPENHAGEN
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIANO TRIOS BY MARTINU, EICHBERG, AND BRAHMS
Friday, 14 May 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
For their latest program, Trio con Brio Copenhagen have invited German-Danish composer Søren Nils Eichberg to write a new work, heard alongside piano trios by Brahms and Martinů.
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JULIA KLEITER & JULIUS DRAKE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
LIED UND LYRIK: EMILY DICKINSON
Saturday, 15 May 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Emily Dickinson is revered as one of the most important voices of American poetry, whose works have inspired other creators for 150 years. Accompanied by readings of the original texts, Julia Kleiter and Julius Drake explore her musical heritage.
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NATHALIA MILSTEIN
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
WORKS BY MARTINU, BOULANGER, SZYMANOWSKI, AND RACHMANINOFF
Sunday, 16 May 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In recent years, young French pianist Nathalia Milstein has made a name for herself on the international stage. Following her appearance in a trio program in March, she now presents a solo recital.
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ELISABETH LEONSKAJA & JULIUS DRAKE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SCHUBERT: WORKS FOR FOUR-HAND PIANO
Thursday, 20 May 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Elisabeth Leonskaja has long been celebrated as one of today’s great pianists—but she is also an extraordinary chamber musician. Together with Julius Drake, she presents works for four-hand piano by Franz Schubert.
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KONSTANTIN KRIMMEL & AMMIEL BUSHAKEVITZ
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SONGS BY BRAHMS, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, AND MANDYCZEWSKI
Friday, 21 May 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
German-Romanian baritone Konstantin Krimmel and his piano partner Ammiel Bushakevitz perform the Romanian Songs by Eusebius Mandyczewski as well as works by Brahms, Schumann, and Vaughan Williams’s Songs of Travel.
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ELISABETH LEONSKAJA & TRIO COSÌ
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
PIANO QUARTETS BY MOZART AND BRAHMS
Sunday, 23 May 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
This season, Elisabeth Leonskaja brings two programs to the Pierre Boulez Saal. A few days after her duo recital with Julius Drake, she is joined by Trio Così in piano quartets by Mozart and Brahms.
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THEODORE PLATT & KEVAL SHAH
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
MORTAL WOUNDS: SONGS BY SCHUMANN, POULENC, PRICE, AND OTHERS
Wednesday, 26 May 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In their debut program, baritone Theodore Platt and pianist Keval Shah explore themes of suffering and reconciliation in German, French, and American songs from the 19th century to the present day.
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KIRILL GERSTEIN & GURDJIEFF ENSEMBLE
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
MUSIC IN TIMES OF WAR: DEBUSSY & KOMITAS
Friday, 28 May 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
The Armenian Gurdjieff Ensemble and Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein present a musical double portrait of two composers who admired each other and were both deeply affected by the violent events of their time.
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HEATH QUARTET
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
STRING QUARTETS BY KORNGOLD, JANÁCEK, AND MENDELSSOHN
Saturday, 29 May 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
Since its 2018 Pierre Boulez Saal debut, the Heath Quartet has performed works from Haydn to Jörg Widmann here. The four musicians return this season with a program that is equally rich in contrasts.
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ACADEMY CONCERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
ORCHESTRA OF THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE & NABIL SHEHATA
Saturday, 5 June 2027 19:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
As in previous seasons, the series of Academy Concerts includes two performances of the Akademie’s orchestra, founded by Daniel Barenboim in 2023.
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ACADEMY CONCERT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH STUDENTS OF THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE
Monday, 7 June 2027 16:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the popular series of Academy Concerts, students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie introduce themselves to their audiences as part of their curriculum.
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KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
BACH: WORKS FOR SOLO HARPSICHORD
Tuesday, 8 June 2027 19:30
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
A regular guest at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Kristian Bezuidenhout is among today’s most versatile keyboard virtuosos. This season, he performs works by Johann Sebastian Bach in his first solo recital on the harpsichord here.
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BOULEZ ENSEMBLE & JÖRG WIDMANN
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Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
SLEEPING PATTERNS: WORKS BY WINKLER, JANULYTE, AND WIDMANN
Sunday, 13 June 2027 18:00
Concert hallPierre Boulez Saal
In the season’s final concert, Jörg Widmann and the Boulez Ensemble offer different perspectives on the music of our time in works by Stephan Winkler, Lithuanian composer Justė Janulytė, and Widmann himself.
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