west-eastern divan festivaL
November 11–18, 2026
A NEW FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY THE DANIEL BARENBOIM STIFTUNG
CONCERTS AND PROGRAM
Eleven concerts and events at different venues across Berlin
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
This year’s inaugural West-Eastern Divan Festival brings together multiple institutions
PROJECTS & INSTITUTIONS
Discover the institutions born from the friendship of Daniel Barenboim and Edward W. Said
THE VENUES
The rooms where it happens
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Philharmonie Berlin
WITH DANIEL BARENBOIM & LANG LANG
artistic encounters at the pierre boulez saal
MUSIC FOR THE THINKING EAR
workshops
AT THE BARENBOIM-SAID AKADEMIE
boulez in berghain
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
“Whoever knows himself and others
Will recognise this too:
Orient and Occident
Are no longer to be separated.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, posthumous draft for the West-Eastern Divan
Discover how to support our projects
WEST-EASTERN
DIVAN
FESTIVAL
DANIEL BARENBOIM STIFTUNG
Französische Str. 33 D
10117 Berlin, Germany
NOVEMBER
10-18, 2026
THE FESTIVAL
- About the Festival (/festival)
- Projects & Institutions
CONCERTS & EVENTS
- Program
- Venues
TICKETS & SERVICE
- Plan Your Visit (/tickets)
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