Celebrate with us
the 15th festival
from December 18 - 21, 2025.
Celebrate with us
the 15th festival
from December 18 - 21, 2025.
Pre-Opening
Fraenkelufer Synagogue
Fraenkelufer 10-16
10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
Opening concert
Thursday, the
18.12.2025 - 18:00 h
Nikolaisaal
Wilhelm-Staab-Straße 10-11
14467 Potsdam
Wilhelm-Staab-Straße 10-11
14467 Potsdam
with all artists of the festival
Concert
Saturday, the
20.12.2025 - 16:00 h
Hospital church in Wuhlgarten
Brebacher Weg 15
12683 Berlin-Biesdorf
Leipzig Synagogue Choir
Concert
Saturday, the
20.12.2025 - 17:00 h
Jewish Orphanage
Berliner Straße 120-121
13187 Berlin-Pankow
Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
Concert
Saturday, the
20.12.2025 - 7:30 pm
Berlin-Oberschöneweide
Location to be announced shortly
Hidden Voices, Adi Choir
Final concert
Sunday, the
21.12.2025 - 17:00 h
Synagogue Rykestraße
10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
Rykestraße 53
with all artists of the festival
The artists 2025
This year we are celebrating our 15th Louis Lewandowski Festival. An anniversary festival that we can look back on with pride, as we were able to welcome more than 80 choirs and ensembles from 13 countries from all over the world as our guests.
Hidden Voices, led by Dr. Julia Zavadsky, brings together soloists from Philadelphia and New York. The ensemble performs Jewish choral music from the Renaissance to the modern era on international stages and promotes intercultural exchange.
Under the direction of conductor Oded Shomrony, the Adi Choir has sung in various a cappella concerts, collaborated with renowned Israeli orchestras and leading pop singers, and represented Israel at various festivals worldwide.
The Synagogal Ensemble Berlin (SEB) was founded in 2002 by Regina Yantian as a concert ensemble. It consists of eight to twenty professional singers, ...
Greetings 2024
This year's program focuses on the music of oriental Jewish communities - as usual, visitors can look forward to top-class musicians and fulfilling evenings.
The Louis Lewandowski Festival is now taking place in Berlin for the 14th time. And for the 14th time, artists from all over the world are coming to Berlin as part of this festival to experience and celebrate Jewish culture and liturgy, and synagogue choir music in particular.
This year's motto "Unknown Voices of Israel - Music of Ancient Tribes of Oriental Jews" is a special sign one year after Hamas' barbaric attack on Israel