Live streaming: Barenboim returns to the Berlin Philharmonic with Schubert and Beethoven

Platform: Digital Concert Hall. — Daniel Barenboim conducts Schubert and Beethoven

Date & time: Saturday, 4 October 2025, 19:00 CEST (14:00 in Buenos Aires)

Venue: Philharmonie Berlin

Artists: Berliner Philharmoniker — Daniel Barenboim, conductor (Honorary Conductor)

Programme: Weber — Oberon Overture; Schubert — Symphony No. 7 “Unfinished,” D 759; Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92

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The sight of Daniel Barenboim back on the podium of the Berlin Philharmonic carries special weight. In recent years, the orchestra’s Honorary Conductor has scaled back his appearances due to health concerns, and in 2022 he revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Just weeks ago, he also cancelled an appearance at the Grafenegg Festival after a fall and shoulder injury.

Now he returns to the Philharmonie with a programme that spans Romantic contrasts: Weber’s Oberon Overture, Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony (D 759), and Beethoven’s Seventh. Schubert’s inward drama and Beethoven’s radiant optimism set a striking frame for Barenboim’s comeback with his orchestra, underlining both his resilience and his enduring bond with the Berlin Philharmonic.