Appearing in over 100 concerts per season, the Konzerthausorchester thrills audiences both at its home in the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin and on tour.
Founded in 1952 as the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, it has been known as the Konzerthausorchester Berlin since 2006. In its early days, from 1960 to 1977, the orchestra achieved international recognition under chief conductor Kurt Sanderling. It received its own venue in 1984 with the reopening of the restored theatre in the Gendarmenmarkt.
Christoph Eschenbach served as chief conductor from 2019 to 2023, and his predecessor, Iván Fischer, shaped the Konzerthausorchester from 2012 to 2018 and has been its honorary conductor ever since. Joana Mallwitz has been chief conductor since 2023/24.