Orchester des Wandels - "Orchestras of Change"

Climate protection? That’s music to our ears!

We are musicians of professional orchestras in Germany.
We play for climate, nature and species protection.
Sounds good? We think so too!
Welcome to the “Orchestras of Change”!

Unsere Idee

Madagaskar-Projekt

Aktuelles

Our Upcoming Concerts

05. March 2026

Of Forests and Fields

23. March 2026

Green Cities

26. March 2026

Concert for young people

12. April 2026

Bird Songs

01. June 2026

Hope despite collapse

Concert calendar

Our Orchestras

Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz

Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

WDR Sinfonieorchester

Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg

Münchner Symphoniker

Bielefelder Philharmoniker

Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt

Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester

Pfalzphilharmonie Kaiserslautern

STEGREIF.orchester

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz

Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Orchester der Musikalischen Komödie Leipzig

Staatsorchester Stuttgart

Augsburger Philharmoniker

NDR Radiophilharmonie

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie

Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie

Philharmonisches Orchester Würzburg

Neue Philharmonie Westfalen

Staatsorchester Kassel

Staatskapelle Berlin

Bremer Philharmoniker

Saarländisches Staatsorchester

Staatsorchester Braunschweig

Bochumer Symphoniker

Duisburger Philharmoniker

Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim

Stuttgarter Philharmoniker

Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

Philharmonisches Orchester Landestheater Coburg

Beethoven Orchester Bonn

Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe

Essener Philharmoniker

Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck

Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal

Staatsoperette Dresden

Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover

Münchner Philharmoniker

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg

Our orchestras

*Our member orchestras are private associations of the musicians and not the public legal form of the respective orchestras.

Our Idea

As musicians, we view protection of the climate, nature and species as part of our cultural mission. We strive to be active in this mission and to confront the current crisis in creative ways through music. We want to use the emotional power of music to reach and inspire people.

Conservation Projects

The illegal cutting and trade of precious woods is a major global problem, and in some places contributes to the disappearance of, or threat to, entire ecosystems. Some of these threatened woods are used for our instruments, so the protection of these woods and their ecosystems lies near to our hearts. To ensure that this protection has a lasting effect, our projects focus on ecology, economy and social issues for the local people.

Double Award Winner

Orchester des Wandels has been awarded the 17th German Sustainability Award in the category Media and Culture / Culture Economy, as well as the Culture for Climate Wirkmächtig Prize 2024!

News

22. February 2026

The Sound of Change

Program focus “Climate: ZERO?”. Katrin Lerchbacher at a panel discussion in the Musikverein Vienna.

07. February 2026

Orchester des Wandels at the Catholic Academy Bayern

At an event entitled "Laudato si' – Francis' Legacy for Creation," board member Uli Haider presented our association and current activities. His presentation was titled "Music Against the Climate Crisis?" Joseph Bastian, chief conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra – one of our member orchestras – was also a guest. He spoke on the topic of "Music and Religion as Impulses for Social Change?"

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17. July 2025

The Next World- Climate Concert for all generations

The Neue Philharmonie Westfalen thrilled audiences with a climate concert for the whole family. Environmental protection and sustainability are increasingly featured in the orchestras' schedules and concert programs. As a member of the Orchester des Wandels e.V., the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen is an active participant in this social transformation process.

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