Address

Philharmonie Berlin
Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1
10785 Berlin

About 'Philharmonie Berlin'

The Philharmonic Hall was designed by Hans Scharoun. It was opened on the 15th of October 1963, with a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan.

In the Main Auditorium about 270 concerts take place every year. It has 2440 seats. This is where the "Berliner Philharmoniker" give their concerts, as well as guest orchestras, chamber formations of all varieties and soloists. The Chamber Music Hall hosts approximately 240 concerts a year, ranging from smaller orchestral formations and chamber music groups to recitals. It has a capacity of 1180 seats.

The design of both halls is based on the concept of "music as the centre of attention", with the concert podium in the centre of the hall and the audience seated in terraced blocks surrounding the stage on all sides.

How to get to 'Philharmonie Berlin'

The Philharmonie Berlin is situated in the middle of the city.


with the U-Bahn: take line U2 to Potsdamer Platz or Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park stations


with the S-Bahn: take lines S1, S2, S25, S26 to Potsdamer Platz


by bus, directly to the Philharmonie: lines 200 (to Philharmonie), M48 (to Kulturforum); other bus lines (within a short walk): M29 (to Potsdamer Brücke), M41 (Potsdamer Platz)


by car: a limited number of parking places are available within the Philharmonie complex.

Please also use available parking facilities at Sony Center (entrances on Entlastungsstrasse and Bellevuestrasse), as well as at the Potsdamer Platz Arcades (entrance to the underground garage on Reichpietschufer) and the Gleisdreieck Parkhaus (entrance on Schöneberger Ufer).


If you come to the Philharmonie by bicycle and are unable to find a place, you may use the bicycle stands at the Staatsbibliothek.

Some further Events at this venue

Friday, February 17th 2012. 20:00: Klezmer Festival with Ensemble Harry's Freilach
Tuesday, February 21st 2012. 20:00: BerlinClassicPlayers
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012. 20:00: Mitsuko Uchida
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012. 20:00: Moscow Soloists, Yuri Bashmet & Alexander Buzlov
Saturday, February 25th 2012. 20:00: Italian Night with the Festival Orchestra Berlin
Sunday, February 26th 2012. 20:00: Classic Romantic Night: Katrin Scholz & Kammerorchester Berlin
Wednesday, March 7th 2012. 20:00: Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis
Saturday, March 10th 2012. 20:00: Tango Festival Berlin - Buenos Aires
Monday, March 12th 2012. 20:00: Lortie, Ibragimova, Mönkemeyer & Hecker
Thursday, March 15th 2012. 20:00: BerlinClassicPlayers