Berliner Philharmoniker: biography, videos

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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Herbert von Karajan and Evgeny Kissin perform Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mozart and Haydn's "Une Symphonie imaginaire" (a pasticcio by Sir Simon Rattle) – With Daishin Kashimoto and Amihai Grosz

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

Riccardo Chailly conducts Shostakovich, Respighi, Rota, and Lincke

Ion Marin conducts Mussorgsky, Dvořák, Khachaturian, Strauss, Wagner... – With Renée Fleming

Daniel Barenboim and Alisa Weilerstein perform Wagner, Elgar and Brahms

Sir Simon Rattle conducts de Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain – With Joaquín Achúcarro

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, and Lincke – With Yefim Bronfman

Riccardo Muti and Violeta Urmana perform Verdi, Martucci and Schubert

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky

Herbert von Karajan, Maestro for the Screen

Simon Rattle conducts Bruch, Beethoven and Stravinsky – With Vadim Repin

Yundi Li, The Young Romantic

Sir Simon Rattle conducts an all-American program – With Thomas Quasthoff and Pauline Malefane

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Brahms and Wagner – With Lisa Batiashvili and Truls Mørk

Neeme Järvi: One Thousand and One Nights – With Janine Jansen

Sir Simon Rattle and Leonidas Kavakos play Bartók, Stravinsky and Berlioz

Sir Simon Rattle conducts works from the French repertoire – With the Labèque sisters

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrate Mozart – With Magdalena Kožená, Gerald Finley, Emanuel Ax...

Simon Rattle and Daniel Barenboim play Brahms

Simon Rattle conducts Carmina Burana

Pierre Boulez conducts Ravel, Mozart, Bartók, Debussy – With Maria João Pires

Seiji Ozawa and Marcus Roberts Trio play Gershwin

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