Overview
- The season opens with Respighi’s Pini di Roma and Orff’s Carmina Burana under chief conductor Sir Donald Runnicles in his second year.
- A Beethoven emphasis marks the bicentenary with all five piano concertos, the Choral Fantasy, and a concert performance of the original Leonore/Fidelio.
- Kirill Gerstein serves as Artist in Residence, Sir James MacMillan as Composer in Residence with the German premiere of his Sixth Symphony, Tabita Berglund as First Guest Conductor, Iveta Apkalna as Palastorganistin, and Lisa Batiashvili curates a Georgia spotlight.
- Audience access expands through more abgeFRACKt short concerts, the onstage Mittendrin rehearsal format, a revived Eins zu Eins series, and a chamber-music festival where Runnicles debuts in a piano duo with Adelle Eslinger-Runnicles.
- Ticket presales begin March 18, and municipal officials indicate the Philharmonischen Chöre will likely face monthly membership fees starting in 2027/28.