Each year, the annual Europakonzert concert on May 1st. Due to the worldwide covid pandemic, a very comforting programme was selected for this years concert, to encourage and to thank people in Europe and worldwide. Arvo Pärt's Fratres for string orchestra and percussion, György Ligeti's Ramifications for string orchestra, Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4.

Recording of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan playing Beethoven's 8th Symphony.

John Williams has made cinematic history with his film scores and transported entire generations into his musical worlds. He has composed the soundtracks for cinema blockbusters such as "Star Wars", "Jurassic Park", "E.T." and "Harry Potter". In this concert, he conducts some of his most famous film classics. At the same time, this is his debut on the podium of the Berliner Philharmoniker. May the Force be with him ...

柏林爱乐乐团的2008－09新年音乐会，美国之夜。拉特尔指挥柏林爱乐。德国男中低音夸斯多夫演唱多首美国艺术歌曲和民歌，以及科普兰的套曲《美国老歌》。南非女高音Malefane客串演唱格什温歌剧选段，夸斯多夫担任现场主持。

一年一度的柏林爱乐乐团森林音乐会在2008年夏季迎来了委内瑞拉指挥家杜达梅尔，以及一场火爆热烈的南美交响音乐会。查维兹的《印第安交响曲》，吉纳斯代拉的《芭蕾组曲》，女高音马丁内兹演唱了维拉－罗伯斯的《巴西巴赫风格曲》、法里亚的《西班牙歌谣》等。 Chávez: Symphony No. 2 “Sinfonía india” · De Falla: Siete canciones españolas · Revueltas: Sensemayá · Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 · Ginastera: Estancia, Ballett Suite Op. 8a · Márquez: Danzón No. 2 · Encores