Fact Sheet
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2026

Organizers: City of Munich and Bayerischer Rundfunk
Production: PRO EVENTS Veranstaltungs GmbH
www.proevents.de

Program:

Saturday, July 11, 2026 – Starts at 8:00 p.m.

Sir Simon Rattle – Conductor
Kirill Gerstein – Piano
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

George Gershwin: 
Let 'Em Eat Cake, Overture 
Concerto in F, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, F major

INTERMISSION

George Gershwin:
Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Picture
An American in Paris

ARD Klassik will stream the Gershwin concert featuring Rattle and the BRSO live on Saturday, July 11, starting at 8:00 p.m. on the ARD Mediathek and the ARD Klassik YouTube channel.

On the radio, BR Klassik will broadcast the concert live on all ARD cultural stations to kick off the ARD Radio Festival.

On TV, the concert will be broadcast as part of the 3sat Festspiel Summer, airing on a delayed basis on 3sat starting at 9:25 p.m.

Das Erste will air a highlights segment on Friday, July 17, at 11:50 p.m., hosted by Siham El-Maimouni.

Sunday, July 12, 2026 – Start time: 8:00 p.m.

Lahav Shani – Conductor
María Dueñas – Violin
Munich Philharmonic

Richard Wagner:
Overture to "The Flying Dutchman"
Max Bruch:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

INTERMISSION

Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, "Scottish"

ARD Klassik will stream the concert featuring the Munich Philharmonic live starting at 8:00 p.m. on the ARD Mediathek and on the ARD Klassik YouTube channel.

BR Klassik will broadcast a recording of the concert on the radio on Friday, July 17, at 6:03 p.m. as part of the festival season.

A recording will air on TV on Saturday, July 18, at 8:15 p.m. on 3sat.

Tickets:
"Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2026" is sold out.

Any remaining tickets are available at:

via München Ticket
www.muenchenticket.de / Tel.: 089 54 81 81 400

as well as via BRTicket / Tel.: 0 800 / 59 00 594 (toll-free Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

or at known advance sales outlets

For information and assistance with ticket purchases for people with disabilities, the Munich Ticket accessibility service is available at the following email address:
barrierefrei@muenchenticket.de
or by phone at 089 / 54 81 81 82.

Ticket prices:
Category 1: €129.00
Category 2: €99.00
Category 3: €79.00
Category 4: €57.00
Category 5: €43.00
Category 6: €31.00
Category 7: €21.00

Mercedes-Benz Munich also offers an exclusive experience package for €249 at www.muenchenticket.de.

The paid ticket can be used as an MVV ticket in zones M – 6 under the usual conditions (outward journey from 3 p.m. on the day of the concert, return journey until 6 a.m. the following day). The following applies to Print@Home and PDF tickets:
The purchaser (listed on the ticket) must be present in person during the journey and be able to provide official identification if necessary. If several tickets have been booked, the group must use the MVV together; in this case, the purchaser must prove with the payment receipt that the size of the group corresponds to the ticket order.

Sponsors:
Mercedes-Benz Munich (Main Sponsor)
BayernLB
Riedel Real Estate
American Express
Höflinger Müller Bakery
Gahrens + Battermann
HUMMEL Rental Furniture
Das Speisesyndikat
BR-KLASSIK (Media Partner)