On July 2, the Berliner Philharmoniker announced that the orchestra was originally scheduled to depart for Shanghai after the open-air concert at the Woodlands Theater at the end of June 2022 for a 10-day residency program called "Berlin Philharmonic in Shanghai". Due to the impact of the epidemic, the orchestra had to cancel this trip.
The Berliner Philharmoniker has reached an agreement with Chinese performance management company Wu's Planning to postpone the event until the summer of 2024.
At that time, in addition to the concert conducted by chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, the orchestra will also bring a variety of educational, outreach programs and chamber music concerts and other exciting contents.

Chief conductor Kirill Petrenko

The residency activity was originally planned to be held in Shanghai every two years. The Berliner Philharmoniker hopes to establish a wider and closer connection with the Shanghai audience through such activities.
The Berlin Philharmonic is not only a strong symphony force in Germany, but also the "master of the king" among the world symphony orchestras. It has visited mainland China five times, and every time it visits, it is a whirlwind and attracts much attention.

Berlin Philharmonic

In the autumn of 1979, under the leadership of Chief Conductor Karajan, the Berlin Philharmonic made its first tour in China, which was also one of the earliest performances by foreign orchestras in China. 26 years later, in 2005, under the leadership of chief conductor Simon Rattle, the Berlin Philharmonic visited China for the second time, and in 2011 and 2017, they toured China together again. The Berlin Philharmonic last toured China in 2018, led by guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
In June 2015, with the votes of 123 musicians, Russian conductor Kirill Petrenko was elected as the newest music director of the orchestra. In 2018, Simon Rattle stepped down as the music director, and Kirill Petrenko took over as the newest head of the orchestra.