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NewsWolfgang Boettcher, principal cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan, has died
The cellist was 86 years old
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NewsViolinist Hande Kueden joins Berlin Philharmonic
Born in Turkey, Kueden was previously deputy concertmaster of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
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NewsBerlin study issues recommendations for orchestral distancing
The study suggests that orchestras could potentially play together under certain conditions
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VideoSearching for the True Beethoven
In this video from Bärenreiter publishing house the music editor Jonathan Del Mar gives us an insight into the painstaking process of scrutinising Beethoven’s original scores, and the secrets that lie within. With contributions from pianist Igor Levit, Sir Simon Rattle, the Pierrot Quartett and the Berlin Philharmonic.
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DebateIs Germany's orchestral paradise as good as it seems?
The country’s Unesco-protected orchestral system may look ideal to the rest of the world, but it’s by no means a bed of roses, writes Hugo Shirley
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FocusBrett Dean on his journey from Berlin Phil violist to full-time composer
The Australian violist and composer on taking career risks and the unique insights that came from playing the viola in an world-class orchestra
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VideoThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic play The Pink Panther Theme
Henry Mancini’s Pink Panther Theme gets The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic treatment in this arrangement by Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann. This performance was filmed in the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory at the First Moscow International Cello Festival in 2008. The cellists are: Dávid Adorján, Andreas Grünkorn, Solène Kermarrec, ...
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VideoThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic perform Piazzolla at the ECHO Klassik awards
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic won a 2017 ECHO Klassik award for Hora Cero, their first album as an ensemble in six years. In this video, from the awards ceremony held at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg on 29 October, the ensemble performs Astor Piazzolla’s Calambre.
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NewsChristian Tetzlaff and Daniel Hope among 2017 ECHO Klassik winners
German classical music recording awards ceremony will take place at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in October
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ReviewHora Cero: Tangos by Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and Stafano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: The Berlin Phil’s cello section lets its hair down in music with a Latin swing Musicians: Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Composer: Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and ...
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NewsFormer Berlin Philharmonic principal cellist Eberhard Finke has died aged 96
The cellist was also a founding member of the 12 cellos of the Berlin Philharmonic ensemble
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ArticleTabea Zimmermann performs Bartók's Viola Concerto
Tabea Zimmermann performs Bartók's Viola Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Semyon Bychkov in June 2010. Read: Violist Tabea Zimmermann on technique, teaching and competitions
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic masterclass by principal double bass Klaus Stoll
The fingering here has to be more economical, ensuring fewer string changes and a clearer line'Berlin Philharmonic principal double bass Klaus Stoll gives a masterclass for the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra on Dittersdorf's Double Bass Concerto no.2.Watch: Sydney Symphony double bass masterclass † Beethoven Symphony no.9
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FocusFormer Berlin Phil concertmaster Thomas Brandis on working with Herbert von Karajan
'I had to learn to play a little late or I would have been playing solo,' says the violinist, who served as Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster from 1962 to 1983
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NewsNoah Bendix-Balgley steps down officially as Pittsburgh Symphony concertmaster
The 31-year-old violinist will concentrate fully on his other role as Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster
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NewsKirill Petrenko to succeed Simon Rattle as chief conductor of Berlin Philharmonic
The 43-year-old Russian takes up the position in August 2018
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ReviewThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic: Recordings 1978–2010
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: The collected complete recordings of Berlin’s cello supergroupMusicians: 12 Cellists of the Berlin PhilharmonicComposer: VariousAs if the nostalgia of its 40th anniversary DVD were not enough, Warner now releases all eight recordings made by that incomparable musical institution, the 12 Cellists of ...
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NewsBerlin Philharmonic members fail to elect new music director
The new chief conductor and artistic director will take over from Sir Simon Rattle in 2018
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NewsAmerican violist Allan Nilles joins Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The musician was formerly a member of the San Diego Symphony
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DebateIs there a 'right' way to play Sibelius?
Sibelius should be performed in a bleak style representative of his native sound world, not with the luscious richness and colour of the Berlin Philharmonic, argues Andrew Mellor