Berliner Philharmoniker

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Formed:
1882, over 130 years ago.
Names:
Alternative names: Berlin Philharmonic.
Snapshot:
A Group with 140 releases, and credited 137 times on others' music. 25 members.

Biography

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The Berlin Philharmonic , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra while in 2008 it was voted the world's number two orchestra in a survey among leading international music critics organized by the British magazine Gramophone (behind the Concertgebouw). Its primary concert venue is the Philharmonie, located in the Kulturforum area of the city. Since 2002, its principal conductor is Sir Simon Rattle. The BPO also supports several chamber music ensembles. The funding for the organization is subsidized by the city of Berlin and a partnership with Deutsche Bank.

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Genres

Classical, Opera, Ballet. Vote on Genres

Discography

277 releases – 140 under their own name and 137 credits on others' music Edit

Members

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Adam Taubitz

Adam Taubitz

current & founder member

Bernhard Krol

current & founder member

Bruno Henze

founder member

Daniel Eichholz

current & founder member

Gerd Seifert

current & founder member

Hans Priem-Bergrath

current & founder member

Hansjörg Schellenberger

current & founder member

Henrik Schaefer

current & founder member

Inga Raab

current & founder member

Jan Freiheit

current & founder member

Karlheinz Zöller

founder member

Klaus Tennstedt

founder member
  • conductor

Malte Schaefer

current & founder member

Marco Thomas

current & founder member

Martin Stegner

current & founder member
Richard Stegmann

Richard Stegmann

founder member

Simon Rattle

current & founder member
  • Conductor
Simone Young

Simone Young

current & founder member

Stefan Schweigert

current & founder member

Szymon Goldberg

founder member
Wilhelm Furtwängler

Wilhelm Furtwängler

founder member
  • conductor

Wolfgang Preissler

current & founder member
Justus Frantz

Justus Frantz

current member
    • 1970-
James Galway

James Galway

    • 1969-1975
Hans Von Bülow

Hans Von Bülow

    • 1887-1893

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