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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
7 months
We mourn the death of our dear friend and honorary member Seiji Ozawa. More to follow. ベルリン・フィルはかけがえのない友人であり、当楽団の名誉団員でもある小澤征爾に心からの哀悼の意を表します。詳細は追ってお知らせいたします。
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@BerlinPhil
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The Berliner Philharmoniker mourn the loss of Maurizio Pollini, who was one of the orchestra’s closest musical partners. ___ Die Berliner Philharmoniker trauern um Maurizio Pollini, der zu den engsten musikalischen Partnern des Orchesters gehörte.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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🔎 #ArtistinFocus : Herbert Blomstedt is a long-time artistic partner of the Berliner Philharmoniker and conducted Strauss's Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings » last season. For the 2024/25 season, he will return with Bruckner's Symphony No. 9.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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🤩 Standing ovations for a rousing Bruckner with chief conductor Kirill Petrenko at the start of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s season. #Seasonopening 📸 Stephan Rabold
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✨ Be transported to a galaxy far, far away as the Berliner Philharmoniker » performs the enchanting Princess Leia's Theme from Star Wars, conducted by John Williams in 2021.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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💃 #MotivationMonday : starting into the week with Bizet's Intermezzo from Carmen. Let the gentle lyricism set the pace with conductor Daniel Barenboim »
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@BerlinPhil
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✨ Live now: join us in the Digital Concert Hall for our season opening with chief conductor Kirill Petrenko performing Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 in B flat major. Welcome to the new season! 💛
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
5 years
Happy (probable) Birthday, Ludwig van Beethoven.
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@BerlinPhil
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💼🎼 "Sooner or later I will exchange my civil service work for music", wrote Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky » in 1862. Soon after, he began his studies and the rest is history! Watch this performance of his Symphony No. 6, conducted by Daniel Barenboim in 2015.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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🎻 There's a first time for everything! The Sérénade mélancolique » was Tchaikovsky's first composition for violin and orchestra. Enjoy this rendition conducted by Andris Nelsons, with Daishin Kashimoto as soloist.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
4 years
Meet Nodoka Okisawa, the new scholarship holder of the @BerlinPhil ’s Karajan Academy and assistant to #KirillPetrenko . In our interview, she tells us why she became a conductor, what she loves about her profession, and about her experiences in Berlin.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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#gratitude For our final concert on this tour of Asia, a very special guest was present at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall: the Tenno, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, was in the audience. We are deeply honoured! #berlinphiltour 📸 Monika Rittershaus
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Happy 335th Birthday, Johann Sebastian #Bach ! Continue listening for #free here » . What’s your favourite work by Bach? #Bach #BerlinPhilFree #MusicForAll #StayHomeandPhil
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Happy Birthday also to Johannes Brahms, born on this day in 1833! Listen to more here »
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@BerlinPhil
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🧝🎶 Celebrating Claude Debussy's birthday with the faun's flute today! » Enjoy this performance of Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in 2012.
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@BerlinPhil
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🎶 Henry Purcell wrote the Funeral Music for Queen Mary in 1695 for the monarch's funeral in Westminster Abbey. This performance with the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin was conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in 2011. »
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@BerlinPhil
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🦇 #MotivationMonday : glide into the week with Johann Strauss' II Fledermaus overture! A batty boost of energy, conducted here by Lahav Shani in 2021. »
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Wir trauern um unser Ehrenmitglied und unseren langjährigen künstlerischen Freund und Begleiter, Mariss Jansons. We mourn the loss of our honorary member and longterm musical friend and companion, Mariss Jansons.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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In memory of Herbert von Karajan
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@BerlinPhil
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Happy New Year from all of us! ✨ 🎆 🍀 🎊
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@BerlinPhil
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🏔️ #SymphonySunday : Strauss's Alpine Symphony » pays tribute to the majestic beauty of the Alps in every aspect. The score calls for about 130 players! Enjoy this performance from 2015, conducted by Andris Nelsons.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
3 years
Zubin Mehta has been working with the Berlin Philharmonic for almost 60 years. Today he is celebrating his 85th birthday. 🎉 Happy Birthday, maestro!
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Happy (probable) Birthday to #Beethoven , born 250 years ago. Enjoy the full 9th Symphony for #free » . And don’t miss our streaming series “Beethoven in close-up”: the last 2 episodes (Dec 16-17) showcase the middle + late string quartets! #Beethoven250
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Remembering Claudio Abbado, chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker from 1990 – 2002, who passed away five years ago today.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
5 years
“The death of Mariss Jansons is a great loss for us, both artistically and personally. We mourn a musician who opened up many perspectives to us.” (Alexander Bader, clarinettist and orchestra board member of the Berliner Philharmoniker)
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@BerlinPhil
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🎂 Happy Birthday, Seiji Ozawa! As we are in Paris tonight, this performance of Gershwin's "An American in Paris" from the Waldbühne in 2003 seems like the perfect piece to celebrate with! 🎉 »
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Happy Birthday also to Piotr Ilyich #Tchaikovsky , born on this day in 1840! Listen to more here »
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None of the participants in the #BePhilOrchestraJapan are music professionals. What does the opportunity to work with the Berliner Philharmoniker and perform on stage mean to them? We asked. 🎥 Magdalena Zieba-Schwind, Adam Janisch @DeutscheBank #SharingMusic #ArtsCultureSports
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@BerlinPhil
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Happy Birthday to Frédéric #Chopin , born 210 years ago today. Continue listening here » 🎶 #Thielemann #Pollini
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Congratulations to our French horn player @sarahwillis on being awarded an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Charity and for the promotion of Classical Music! Photo: Sebastian Haenel
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@BerlinPhil
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#KirillPetrenko conducts #Rachmaninov in this recent concert, enjoy it for #free with code BERLINPHIL » #BerlinPhilFree #musicforall #staywell
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@BerlinPhil
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🎶 Francis Poulenc's cantata Figure humaine was originally composed for a-capella choir and is a testament to liberty. » Watch this arrangement for 12 cellos by member David Riniker, performed by the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2016.
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@BerlinPhil
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“A knife in the back of the entire peaceful world” – Statement by the Berliner Philharmoniker and their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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🎂🎶 Celebrating Mozart's birthday with one of his most popular works, the Piano Concerto No. 23: , conducted here by Herbert Blomstedt with soloist Maria João Pires.
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Berliner Philharmoniker
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Frohe Weihnachten! Merry Christmas!
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Remembering former chief conductor Claudio Abbado, who passed away on this day ten years ago. “Making music is like a conversation in which one not only listens attentively but also addresses the other and tries to grasp the unspoken feelings and thoughts as well.”
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Remembering Claudio Abbado, chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker from 1990–2002, who passed away six years ago today.
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@BerlinPhil
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May the 4th be with you #StarWarsDay Listen to more here » #Williams
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🎥🎵 For film director Federico Fellini, composer Nino Rota was "the most precious collaborator I have ever had". » Enjoy this excerpt from the soundtrack to Fellini's La Strada, conducted by Riccardo Chailly in 2011.
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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🎂 Happy birthday Antonín Dvořák! Celebrate with this performance of his Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” conducted here by Claudio Abbado in 2002 🎶 »
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@BerlinPhil
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❤️‍🔥🪓 POV: with laser focus you are plotting revenge against your mother and stepfather but your sister is dreaming of wedding bells. » Enjoy this excerpt from Strauss's Elektra, conducted by Kirill Petrenko with Nina Stemme and Elza van den Heever.
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@BerlinPhil
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📩 Join us on Friday in the Digital Concert Hall for a very special concert with Daniel Barenboim and Martha Argerich. On the programme: Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (Martha Argerich 🎹) »
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Sergei #Rachmaninov was born on this day in 1873. Enjoy more from his brilliant ‘Symphonic Dances’ for free here » 🎶 #BerlinPhilFree #MusicForAll #OTD
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Sonniges Wetter und sonnige Stimmung auf dem »roten« Teppich zur #Saisoner öffnung! ☀️🎶 Unser Partner: @DeutscheBank #ArtCultureSports #MusicForAll 📸David Ausserhofer
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Berliner Philharmoniker
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💔 "But how quickly my joy deserted me, separation was my unhappy fate.", sings Konstanze in the aria “Ach, ich liebte...” » from Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Enjoy this performance by Sabine Devieilhe and Maxim Emelyanychev from 2022!
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@BerlinPhil
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#MayThe4th (of music) be with you. 🎵
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The Berliner Philharmoniker and @GustavoDudamel , the @RundfunkchorB and all participants would like to dedicate today's performance of Mahler's Second Symphony, known as the "Resurrection Symphony", to all those affected by the Russian attacks on Ukraine.
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🎶🎻 #SymphonySunday : Enjoy this performance of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” 🎺 conducted by Claudio Abbado at the 2002 Europakonzert in Palermo 🎵.
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@BerlinPhil
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🌟 Happy birthday, Mozart! 🧁 Celebrate with this performance of Mozart’s serene “Ave verum corpus” with Kirill Petrenko at the Europakonzert 2023 🎶 »
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Frohes neues Jahr! Happy New Year!
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@BerlinPhil
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This week’s #free playlist » features ten famous #cello concertos, including #Haydn ’s brilliant First Cello Concerto with @GautierCapucon . Enjoy!
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@BerlinPhil
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On November 15th, our honorary conductor Daniel Barenboim celebrates his 80th birthday. He has been on stage with the Berliner Philharmoniker for 58 years: of course, the musicians couldn't miss the chance to congratulate him personally! 🎉
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@BerlinPhil
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Happy Birthday, Kirill Petrenko! 🎂
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“Winter” from #Vivaldi ’s “Four Seasons” » with #DaishinKashimoto (1st Concertmaster) and the #BerlinerBarockSolisten , experience the full performance in the #DigitalConcertHall archive! #BerlinPhil #BerlinBaroqueSoloists #Baroque #violin #concerto
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Thank you, Sir Simon!
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Igor #Stravinsky was born on this day in 1882. Enjoy more from his colourful “Firebird” music here » #HappyBirthday #otd
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Some John #Williams to start the week. May the Force be with you. Continue listening here » #StarWarsDay
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😲 "Wastefully large", is how Stravinsky described the orchestra required for his ballet The Firebird. » It included large brass and woodwind sections as well as a piano and a celesta. Enjoy this performance conducted by Claudio Abbado in 1994 in Tokio.
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🏔️ A well-earned break: while working on his Symphony No. 6, » Anton Bruckner took some time off during a concert tour and visited the Mont Blanc. Enjoy this excerpt, conducted by Herbert Blomstedt in 2010.
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@BerlinPhil
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Commemorating Herbert von #Karajan on his 111th #birthday . Learn more about the Karajan era here
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Ein unvergesslicher Abend! An unforgettable evening! #PetrenkoLive Thanks to our partner:  #DeutscheBank   #ArtCultureSports   #30years #creatingtogether   Thanks to Friends of the Berliner Philharmoniker e. V.
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Happy birthday to Antonín #Dvo řák, born this day in 1841 » ! Here, Claudio #Abbado conducts the Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” at the 2002 European Concert at Palermo’s Teatro Massimo. #dch #happybirthday
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🎹 #WorldPianoDay : #Chopin ’s poignant Concerto No. 1 with Maurizio Pollini, who passed away last weekend, conducted by Christian Thielemann in a concert from 2016. »
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@BerlinPhil
Berliner Philharmoniker
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. @EPahud (Principal Flute) invites you to the Digital Concert Hall for a webcast of French music, tune in tomorrow at 7pm Berlin time » #TheBerlinPhilSeries
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@BerlinPhil
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Happy 65th Birthday, Sir Simon! Wir gratulieren von Herzen und freuen uns auf viele weitere Konzerte mit ihm! We congratulate with all our hearts and look forward to many more concerts to come! #happybirthday @SirSimonRattle
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💃🎶 Happy Birthday, Johannes Brahms, born #OTD in 1833! Enjoy this performance of his Hungarian Dance No. 5 » with former chief conductor Claudio Abbado from 1997.
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@BerlinPhil
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🎂 Celebrating the life and music of Robert Schumann, who was born #OTD in 1810 🎈. Celebrate with this performance of his Piano Concerto with Martha Argerich (piano) and Daniel Barenboim conducting from a concert earlier this year 🎶.
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Be enthralled by a programme of symphonic and chamber music from American composers, join us for the next episode of #TheBerlinPhilSeries in less than 6 hours ⇢
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Happy birthday to Richard Strauss, born this day in 1864. Listen to more of “Don Juan” here » #happybirthday #richardstrauss #donjuan
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The Canzone from Henry Purcell's "Funeral Music for Queen Mary" of 1695, performed with Sir Simon Rattle in 2011.
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🎹🎶✨ Live at 7 p.m. Berlin time in the Digital Concert Hall! » Daniel Barenboim @DBarenboim conducts Schumann's Piano Concerto with Martha Argerich (soloist), and Brahms's Symphony No. 2 🎶. These photos are from Friday's concert. 📸 Monika Rittershaus.
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@BerlinPhil
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#anticipation Pianist @SeongJinCho joins the tour! On Sunday, he will play Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with us at the #SeoulArtsCenter ! #berlinphiltour
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Rachmaninov called his Piano Concerto No. 3 a piece “for elephants”, by which he meant that mastering it demanded enormous physical exertion . Daniil Trifonov performed this concerto at the 2016 New Year’s Eve Concert with Sir Simon Rattle conducting 🎶.
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@BerlinPhil
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🔎 #ArtistinFocus : chief conductor Kirill Petrenko will open the 2024/25 season this Friday with a concert where he conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5. In the meantime, enjoy this performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 from 2021! »
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@BerlinPhil
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✨ Happy Birthday, John Williams! The legendary composer and conductor celebrates his birthday today. Enjoy one of the many magical moments from his 2021 concert » with the Berliner Philharmoniker: the majestic theme from Jurassic Park. 🦕
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@BerlinPhil
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The Easter @Philharmonie Festival concludes tomorrow with a finale of music by #Beethoven , join us at 8pm Berlin time ⇢ #BerlinPhilFree #Easter #PhilharmonieFestival
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Remembering Claudio #Abbado , chief conductor of the @BerlinPhil from 1990–2002, who would have turned 87 today.
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Richard #Wagner was born on this day in 1813. Immerse yourself in the full “Tannhäuser” Overture here »
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Happy Birthday, Joseph #Haydn ! Enjoy Haydn’s spectacular Second #Cello Concerto with our 1st Principal Cellist Bruno #Delepelaire for free here » #MusicForAll #StayHomeAndPhil
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Here’s a midweek treat: #Rachmaninov ’s last major work, the “Symphonic Dances” » with Kirill #Petrenko , who will conduct a live webcast this Friday of another 1940s Russian work, #Shostakovich ’s 8th Symphony. #DigitalConcertHall
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🎂 Happy Birthday to Leonard Bernstein, who would have turned 105 today! Celebrating the composer and conductor with this performance of his Candide Overture » with Sir Simon Rattle from 2002.
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Die Berliner Philharmoniker trauern um den bedeutenden Komponisten Péter Eötvös. ___ The Berliner Philharmoniker are saddened by the death of prominent composer Péter Eötvös. More to follow. 📸 Martin Walz
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Celebrating Herbert von #Karajan , born on this day in 1908, with this 1966 performance of #Beethoven ’s Fifth Symphony » #HappyBirthday #otd
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🎺🔊 Initially a flop on Broadway in 1956 » , Bernstein's satirical operetta Candide is one of his most popular works today. Let yourself be carried by the music while watching the overture conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in 2002.
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🎄🌟 The Berliner Philharmoniker wish you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays. 🌟🎄
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Enjoy #Prokofiev performed by @YujaWang and Kirill Petrenko with our Christmas Special: an exclusive DVD edition for purchasers of a 12-month ticket to the Digital Concert Hall! More here:
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🎻 Vineta Sareika-Völkner hat das Probespiel für die Stelle der 1. Konzertmeisterin bei den Berliner Philharmonikern gewonnen. Die Musikerin ist in der Geschichte des Orchesters die erste Frau auf dieser Position. Wir gratulieren herzlich!
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On this day in 1989 former chief conductor Herbert von Karajan passed away. In this concert from 1973 he conducts Brahms' Symphony No. 1.
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✨🎄🕯️ #MusicalMoment : celebrating Beethoven's birthday with Kirill Petrenko conducting Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at the Brandenburg Gate. Enjoy the full #free concert here »
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