Musikfest Berlin

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From August 28 to September 23, 2026, the Musikfest Berlin will kick off the new concert season. Over 60 works by approximately 40female composerswill bepresentedin 36 events at five venues in Berlin. In addition to Berlin’s orchestras and choirs, more than 65 female soloistsand over 30 international ensembleswill perform, including the Vienna Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Chineke! Orchestra.

To kick off the season, the Berliner Festspiele will present György Ligeti’s opera *Le Grand Macabre* to mark its 75th anniversary. The festival program explores numerous themes from the history of the Berliner Festspiele—from cultural relations between East and West to international guest performances and influential composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Hans Werner Henze, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Wolfgang Rihm.

A key focus is on musical theater productions. These include George Gershwin’s *Porgy and Bess* in a new production by the Cape Town Opera, Karlheinz Stockhausen’s *Wednesday of Light* at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Stravinsky’s *The Soldier’s Tale*, and a major guest performance by the Japanese Nō theater with Kiyokazu Kanze.