Wed, November 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
DANIEL BARENBOIM & WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA
Philharmonie Berlin - Großer Saal
To open the West-Eastern Divan Festival, Daniel Barenboim leads the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Philharmonie Berlin in three of the best-known and most influential works of the Classical and Romantic repertoire. While Beethoven’s “Leonore” Overture No. 3 was first heard in Vienna in 1806, Schubert’s “Great” C-major Symphony did not reach an audience until more than ten years after the composer’s death. Just a few decades later, Richard Wagner took a revolutionary step toward musical modernism with Tristan und Isolde.
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KINDLY SUPPORTED BY
west-eastern divan festivaL
November 11–18, 2026
Created by Daniel Barenboim, the first West-Eastern Divan Festival brings together multiple institutions across Berlin’s diverse cultural landscape.
YOUR VISIT
How To Get There
Philharmonie Berlin
Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1
10785 Berlin
Germany
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Public Transport
U-Bahn Line U2 (stops Potsdamer Platz or Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park)
S-Bahn Lines S 1, S 2, S 25, S 26 (Potsdamer Platz)
Train Lines RE 3, RE 4, RE 5 (Potsdamer Platz)
By bus directly to the Philharmonie Lines M 48 and M 85 (Kulturforum or Varian-Fry-Straße), line 200 (Philharmonie or Varian-Fry-Straße), line 300 (Philharmonie or Varian-Fry-Straße), other bus lines: M 29 (Potsdamer Brücke), M 41 (Potsdamer Platz).
By Car
A limited number of paid parking spaces managed by APCOA are available on the Philharmonie grounds next to the Musical Instrument Museum (access via Ben-Gurion-Straße).
The parking area in front of the Musical Instrument Museum consists of public parking spaces owned by the City of Berlin and managed on its behalf by APCOA Autoparking GmbH. Please use the underground car park at the Center at Potsdamer Platz (entrances on Ben-Gurion-Straße and Bellevuestraße) and the underground car park at Quartier Potsdamer Platz (entrances on Reichpietschufer and Linkstraße).
More information can be found on the website of the Philharmonie Berlin ↗.
Accessibility
The Philharmonie Berlin is under historical monument protection thanks to their unique architecture by Hans Scharoun. This unfortunately means that barrier-free access can not be guaranteed to all areas. The most important information is summarized on this page:
Additional Information
Further information regarding your visit can be found on the website of the Philharmonie Berlin ↗.
