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Biography

Founded in 1882 by a group of independent musicians - Berliner Philharmoniker roughly translates as "The Berlin Music Appreciation Society" – the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has remained a self-directed ensemble to this day. From the outset it has been one of the world’s most important orchestras, and has been led by a series of internationally renowned conductors. Hans Von Bulow was its first conductor, followed by Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwängler and Sergiu Celibidache. In 1955, the musicians of the orchestra chose Herbert von Karajan as their new artistic director. During the years that followed, Karajan and the orchestra fashioned a new and unique sound as well as a performance standard that brought the Berlin Philharmonic worldwide fame. The tours they undertook and the recordings they have made also contributed to the reputation of the group, each of whose members is a distinguished soloist.

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Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mozart's last three symphonies

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mendelssohn, Bach and Beethoven – With Christian Tetzlaff, Camilla Tilling, Nathalie Stutzmann, Joseph Kaiser, Dimitry Ivashchenko

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Britten and Bruckner – With Ian Bostridge

Pierre Boulez conducts Bartók – With Gidon Kremer and Yuri Bashmet

Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini perform Beethoven Choral Fantasy

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 2

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 1

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 3

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 4

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 5

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 6

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 8

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Lorin Maazel conducts his symphonic synthesis of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung

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Claudio Abbado conducts Mozart's Requiem

Claudio Abbado and Maxim Vengerov, Gypsy

Zubin Mehta conducts Beethoven, Blacher, Paganini, Stravinsky, and Dvořák – With Sarah Chang

Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, and Yo-Yo Ma in an all-Beethoven concert

Mstislav Rostropovich conducts Tchaikovsky, Schnittke and Shostakovich – With Vladimir Spivakov and Yuri Bashmet

The Labèque Way

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Ralph Vaughan Williams, Antonín Dvořák and Ludwig van Beethoven

The Highest Level : Lang Lang with the Berliner Philharmoniker

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Dvořák, Hindemith, Khachaturian, and Brahms

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Ligeti, Wagner, Sibelius, Debussy and Ravel

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Chabrier, Rodrigo, and Rachmaninov – With Juan Manuel Cañizares

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