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Celebrations 2025

We are compiling concerts and initiatives dedicated to the centenary of Luciano Berio’s birth on our website, under the “Concerts and Events 2025” section. This page offers a selection of worldwide events, listed in chronological order from January to December 2025, providing information on dates, locations, and details of the various initiatives. Additionally, from Friday, May 23, to Sunday, May 25, 2025, “Invito”: per un […]

Musikfest Berlin: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä

On August 30, 2025, the opening concert of Musikfest Berlin will take place at the Philharmonie Berlin, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The program includes Rendering by Schubert/Berio and Concerto for Orchestra by Béla Bartók. More information at this link. Photo © Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Eduardus Lee

Remembering Luciano… with Ensemble Vertebræ

On 30 August 2025, Ensemble Vertebræ will present its new creation Remembering Luciano… – A Tribute to Luciano Berio (1925–2003), a project developed during their musical residency at Quai de Scène in Strasbourg. To celebrate the centenary of Luciano Berio, Ensemble Vertebræ has conceived a concert-performance that, in a certain way, retraces the musical life of the composer.Four women on stage: […]

George Enescu Festival: Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Daniel Harding

On August 30, 2025, at the Palace Hall in Bucharest for the George Enescu International Festival, Daniel Harding will conduct the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, and London Voices (directed by chorus master Ben Parry) in Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs and Sinfonia. The program will also include Claude Debussy’s La Mer. For more […]

Lucerne Festival: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä

On September 1, 2025, at the KKL Lucerne, Klaus Mäkelä will conduct the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Rendering by Schubert/Berio. The program also includes Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor by Gustav Mahler. For more information, please visit this link. Photo © Mathias Banguigui / Pasco and Co.

Workshop on Choral Conducting and Research as part of the Luciano Berio Festival 2025

As part of the Luciano Berio Festival 2025 “Invito”: per un centenario (1925-2025), ITER Research Ensemble and the Centro Studi Luciano Berio have designed a workshop on choral conducting and research dedicated to Berio’s choral works. This workshop is aimed at experienced choir conductors with a strong interest in 20th-century choral music. The repertoire includes both published and unpublished works by Berio, […]

Musikfest Berlin: Orchestre de Paris and Esa-Pekka Salonen

On September 1, 2025, at the Philharmonie in Berlin, Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct the Orchestre de Paris in Requies by Luciano Berio. Also on the program are Salonen’s own Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, and the Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82 by Jean Sibelius. For more information, please visit this link. Photo © Benjamin Ealovega

Musikfest Berlin: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

On September 2, 2025, at the Berlin Philharmonie, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla will conduct violist Antoine Tamestit and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Voci (Folk Songs II) by Luciano Berio. The program also includes Jūra (The Sea) by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and Boléro by Maurice Ravel. For more information, please visit this link. Photo © Benjamin Ealovega

Musikfest Berlin: Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Daniel Harding

On September 7, 2025, at the Berlin Philharmonie, Daniel Harding will conduct the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, and the London Voices (led by chorus master Ben Parry) in Folk Songs and Sinfonia by Luciano Berio. The program also includes La Mer by Claude Debussy. For more information, please visit this link.

Twice Upon at the Reggia di Venaria

On May 30, 2025, the opening concert of the Late Spring Music Festival will take place at the Reggia di Venaria (Turin), featuring Twice Upon… Theatre without words for six groups of children by Luciano Berio. The concert will feature conductor Francesco Bossaglia and actor Matthias Martelli, alongside violinist Piergiorgio Rosso, accordionist Massimo Pitzianti, and trombonist Alessandro […]

Musikfest Berlin: Konzerthausorchester Berlin and Michael Sanderling

On September 19, 2025, in the Großer Saal of the Konzerthaus Berlin, Michael Sanderling will conduct the Konzerthausorchester Berlin in Eindrücke by Luciano Berio. The program also includes Symphony No. 6 in A minor by Gustav Mahler. For more information, please visit this link. Photo © Marco Borggreve

London New Wind Festival – Berio at 100

On September 25, 2025, at The Warehouse in London, the 27th London New Wind Festival will present Berio at 100, a concert celebrating Luciano Berio’s works for wind instruments. The program will feature Sequenza VII (for oboe), Sequenza IX (for clarinet), Ricorrenze (for wind quintet), Sequenza V (for trombone), Chants parallèles and Momenti (for electronic sounds on magnetic tape), and Opus Number Zoo (for wind quintet). For more information, please […]