This tribute marks a historic milestone, as it not only marks Jordi Savall’s debut as a guest director of the Berlin Philharmonic, but the orchestra is dedicating a monographic cycle to it which, through six concerts, combines its three exceptional facets: andsolo performer of viola de gamba, director at the head of the Berlin orchestra and mentor of young musicians with the Karajan-Akademie.
The first concert, the November 29, will be a recital with Hesperion XXI. This performance will make it possible to appreciate both Savall’s mastery as a solo performer and his deep connection with the repertoire of the Spanish Golden Age and the Baroque, with works by Diego Ortiz, Gaspar Sanz, Pedro Guerrero, Francisco Correa de Arauxo and other composers.
Then the days December 4, 5 and 6Savall will conduct the prestigious Berlin Philharmonic in three consecutive concerts in the Main Hall. In these programs, he will apply his interpretive approach—characterized by philological rigor, sensitivity and a deep knowledge of historical practice—to works by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Christoph Willibald Gluck and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartin an enriching dialogue with the instruments of a modern symphony orchestra.
theJanuary 11, 2026Savall will collaborate with the Karajan-Akademie of the Berlin Philharmonic, an excellent training program for young musicians. The concert, dedicated to works by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handelwill offer students a unique opportunity to work directly with the master and incorporate his interpretive criteria.
The tribute will culminate on March 16 with an extraordinary concert in the Main Hall. This evening will be dedicated entirely to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and will be interpreted by The Concert of Nationswith original instruments, i The National Chapel of Catalonia. The program will include the Concerto for clarinet in A major, K. 622with Francesco Spendolini as a soloist, and the sublime Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (in the version of Franz Xaver Süßmayr). It will be a unique occasion to rediscover the beauty and depth of Mozart through the historical interpretation and with instruments specific to his time.
