Interviews

08 Jun 2019free

Daniel Barenboim in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

To mark his 50th anniversary as guest conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim met with principal flute Emmanuel Pahud for a chat.

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01 Jun 2019free

Bruno Delepelaire in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

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01 Jun 2019free

Michael Sanderling in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

Michael Sanderling dirigió obras de Haydn y Shostakóvich cuando realizó su debut con los Berliner Philharmoniker en junio de 2019. Su compañero de conversación en la entrevista del intermedio fue el solista de flauta de la orquesta, Emmanuel Pahud.

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25 May 2019free

Paavo Järvi in conversation with Gunars Upatnieks

In May 2019, Paavo Järvi conducted Anton Bruckner’s Second Symphony in the Philharmonie plus works by composers of the Second Viennese School. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by the Philharmoniker’s double bass player Gunars Upatnieks.

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18 May 2019free

Herbert Blomstedt in conversation with Stephan Schulze

In this interval feature which was recorded to mark a concert in May 2019 of works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Wilhelm Stenhammar, conductor Herbert Blomstedt is interviewed by the Philharmoniker’s violinist Stephan Schulze.

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11 May 2019free

Paul Lewis in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

The British pianist Paul Lewis made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the spring of 2019 playing Mozart's last piano concerto. For this interval feature, he met with violinist and orchestra member Philipp Bohnen.

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28 Apr 2019free

Zubin Mehta in conversation with Noah Bendix-Balgley

In this video, Zubin Mehta, who conducted the performances of Verdi’s Otello, is interviewed by Noah Bendix-Balgley.

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29 Mar 2019free

Daniel Harding in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In March 2019, Daniel Harding conducted works by Charles Ives, Alban Berg and Gustav Mahler with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met with principal flute Emmanuel Pahud in this interval feature.

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23 Mar 2019free

Helmut Lachenmann in conversation with Sarah Willis

To mark a performance of Helmut Lachenmann’s My Melodies for eight horns and orchestra by the Berliner Philharmoniker in March 2019, the composer met horn player and orchestra member Sarah Willis for a chat.

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18 Mar 2019free

Jörg Widmann in conversation with Dorothea Schröder

Here you can see an interview with Jörg Widmann, who appeared with the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie in the roles of composer, clarinettist and conductor in March 2019.

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16 Mar 2019free

Peter Sellars talks about Bach’s “St John Passion”

Here you can see an introduction by American director Peter Sellars to Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion. The occasion was the performance of his staged version of the work by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle.

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09 Mar 2019free

Patricia Kopatchinskaja talks about Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire

In March 2019, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja took on the role of the “Sprechstimme” in Arnold Schoenberg’s visionary and enigmatic cycle Pierrot Lunaire. She talks about the background in this introduction.

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09 Mar 2019free

Patricia Kopatchinskaja talks about Schoenberg’s Violin Concerto

This introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s Violin Concerto is presented by Patricia Kopatchinskaja who was the soloist in a performance with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Kirill Petrenko in March 2019.

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09 Mar 2019free

Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Stanley Dodds

To mark a concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker with works by Arnold Schoenberg and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, conductor Kirill Petrenko met for a chat with the Philharmoniker’s violinist Stanley Dodds for this interval feature.

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02 Mar 2019free

Martin Grubinger in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

To mark his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker with Peter Eötvös’s percussion concerto Speaking Drums, percussionist Martin Grubinger met with violinist and orchestra member Philipp Bohnen for this interval feature.

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02 Mar 2019free

Zubin Mehta in conversation with Noah Bendix-Balgley

Here you can see an interval feature with the first concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker Noah Bendix-Balgley and conductor Zubin Mehta, who was made an honorary member of the orchestra in the spring of 2019.

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02 Mar 2019free

Zubin Mehta named honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker

In the spring of 2019, conductor Zubin Mehta was made an honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here is a recording of the ceremony.

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21 Feb 2019free

Daniil Trifonov in conversation with Shirley Apthorp

The Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov, the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Artist in Residence for the 2018/2019 season, met for a talk with the music journalist Shirley Apthorp to mark his solo recital in February 2019.

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15 Feb 2019free

Yannick Nézet-Séguin in conversation with Albrecht Mayer

In February 2019, Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin talked to the orchestra’s principal oboe, Albrecht Mayer, about his work with the Berliner Philharmoniker and works by Ravel, Debussy and Prokofiev.

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01 Feb 2019free

Marek Janowski in conversation with Rainer Seegers

In February 2019, Marek Janowski conducted works by Anton Bruckner with the Berliner Philharmoniker. For this interval feature, the conductor met with the Philharmoniker’s timpanist Rainer Seegers.

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26 Jan 2019free

Lisa Batiashvili and Alan Gilbert in conversation with Sarah Willis

In January 2019, the violinist Lisa Batiashvili and the conductor Alan Gilbert performed Sergei Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, they are interviewed by the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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19 Jan 2019free

Evgeny Kissin in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

Here you can see an interview with the pianist Yevgeny Kissin who performed Franz Liszt’s First Piano Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker in January 2019. He is interviewed by horn player and orchestra member Fergus McWilliam.

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12 Jan 2019free

Tugan Sokhiev in conversation with Andreas Ottensamer

To mark a concert together with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the chorus of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, conductor Tugan Sokhiev met for this interval feature with principal clarinet Andreas Ottensamer.

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31 Dec 2018free

The 2018 New Year’s Eve Concert: an introduction

Here you can see members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and Daniel Barenboim talking about the New Year’s Eve Concert of the 2018/2019 season with a programme which included works by Ravel and Mozart.

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22 Dec 2018free

An introduction by Iván Fischer

In this video, Iván Fischer, who performed works by Antonín Dvořák, Hugo Wolf and Franz Schubert with the Berliner Philharmoniker in December 2018, presents an introduction.

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15 Dec 2018free

Andris Nelsons in conversation with Matthew Hunter

To mark a performance of Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony with the Berliner Philharmoniker, guest conductor Andris Nelsons met for this interval feature with violist and orchestra member Matthew Hunter.

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08 Dec 2018free

Valery Gergiev in conversation with Stephan Koncz

In December 2018, the Russian conductor Valery Gergiev performed works by French and Russian composers with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met with cellist and orchestra member Stephan Koncz for this interval feature.

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02 Nov 2018free

“A beautiful hurricane of energy” – Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Sarah Willis

To mark concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker in Berlin and before a joint Asia tour, conductor Gustavo Dudamel met with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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20 Oct 2018free

Paavo Järvi in conversation with Stanley Dodds

This video shows conductor Paavo Järvi in conversation with Stanley Dodds, violinist with the Berliner Philharmoniker, to mark a concert he gave with the orchestra in October 2018.

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13 Oct 2018free

Jakub Hrůša in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

In October 2018, conductor Jakub Hrůša made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker with works by Czech composers. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by violinist and orchestra member Philipp Bohnen.

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13 Oct 2018free

Frank Peter Zimmermann in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

To mark his performance of Bohuslav Martinů’s First Violin Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann met with Philipp Bohnen for an interview.

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06 Oct 2018free

Sakari Oramo in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

In this interval feature, we meet the Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo, who conducted a programme with works by Grieg, Sibelius and Brett Dean with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the autumn of 2018.

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06 Oct 2018free

Brett Dean in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

In this interval feature, the Australian composer Brett Dean meets with horn player Fergus McWilliam on the occasion of the European premiere of his Cello Concerto by the Berliner Philharmoniker.

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29 Sep 2018free

Katia and Marielle Labèque in conversation with Albrecht Mayer

In September 2018, the pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque performed Max Bruch’s concerto for two pianos and orchestra with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met with principal oboe Albrecht Mayer for this interval feature.

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22 Sep 2018free

Daniel Harding on Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony

In September 2018, Daniel Harding conducted a work by Anton Bruckner with the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time: his Fifth Symphony. In this video, the English conductor presents an introduction to the work.

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15 Sep 2018free

François-Xavier Roth in conversation with Matthew Hunter

In his second programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker, François-Xavier Roth conducted pioneering works by European composers from the 20th century at Musikfest 2018. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Matthew Hunter, violist with the Philharmoniker.

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09 Sep 2018free

Sir George Benjamin in conversation with Jonathan Kelly

In a concert in September 2018, at the beginning of his tenure as Artist in Residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker, George Benjamin conducted a work of his own plus music from the 20th century. The artist talks here about the programme with principal oboe Jonathan Kelly.

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24 Aug 2018free

Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

One year before he takes over as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko conducted the opening concert of the 2018/2019 season with works by Strauss and Beethoven.

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20 Jun 2018free

Sir Simon Rattle on Mahler’s Sixth Symphony

To mark his last concert as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle talks about Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, a work which was also on the programme at his Philharmoniker debut in 1987.

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27 May 2018free

Jörg Widmann on "Tanz auf dem Vulkan"

In May 2018, Sir Simon Rattle conducted the world premiere of Jörg Widmann’s Tanz auf dem Vulkan in a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The composer talks here about his work.

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26 May 2018free

Sir Simon Rattle on the completed Ninth Symphony of Anton Bruckner (2012)

In 2012 and 2018, the Berliner Philharmoniker played a complete performance version of Bruckner’s unfinished Ninth Symphony under Simon Rattle. In this video, the conductor presents an introduction to the work.

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19 May 2018free

Mikko Franck in conversation with Matthew Hunter

As a stand-in for the unavailable Sir Simon Rattle, Mikko Frank conducted Schumann’s Oratorio Paradise and the Peri at the Berlin Philharmonie in May 2018 and met with the Philharmoniker’s violist Matthew Hunter for this interval feature.

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12 May 2018free

Tugan Sokhiev in conversation with Amihai Grosz

In the spring of 2018, the Berliner Philharmoniker under Tugan Sokhiev performed works from the Russian repertoire and Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. In this interval feature, the conductor is interviewed by principal viola Amihai Grosz.

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06 May 2018free

Paavo Järvi in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

At the end of the 2017/2018 season, Paavo Järvi conducted a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker and spoke to Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute with the orchestra, about the programme of works by Shostakovich and Sibelius.

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27 Apr 2018free

Wenzel Fuchs in conversation with Daishin Kashimoto

In April 2018, Wenzel Fuchs was the soloist in a performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by his Philharmoniker colleague, first concertmaster Daishin Kashimoto.

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21 Apr 2018free

Daniel Harding in conversation with Noah Bendix-Balgley

In April 2018, Daniel Harding performed an all-Mozart programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here, he talks to their first concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley about his view of the Viennese Classicist.

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13 Apr 2018free

Yuja Wang in conversation with Andreas Ottensamer

At the atmospheric Watergate Club, Chinese pianist Yuja Wang met with Andreas Ottensamer, principal clarinet with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The occasion was a performance of Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto in April 2018.

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13 Apr 2018free

Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Knut Weber

In April 2018, Kirill Petrenko presented his second programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker as their chief conductor designate, which included Franz Schmidt’s Fourth Symphony. Here, you can see him in interview with the Philharmoniker’s cellist Knut Weber.

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08 Apr 2018free

Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Sarah Willis

To mark performances of Wagner’s Parsifal at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden and in Berlin, horn player Sarah Willis hosted a live chat between Sir Simon Rattle and the Philharmoniker’s online community.

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03 Mar 2018free

Daniel Harding in conversation with Jonathan Kelly

In this interval feature, Daniel Harding talks to Jonathan Kelly, principal oboist of the Berliner Philharmoniker. The occasion was a concert conducted by Harding in March 2018 with works by Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss.

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17 Feb 2018free

Vasily Petrenko in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

Here you can see an interview with the Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko, marking his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2018. The interview is conducted by the Philharmoniker’s violinist Philipp Bohnen.

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10 Feb 2018free

Leonidas Kavakos in conversation with Allan Nilles

In February 2018, Leonidas Kavakos performed Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Adam Fischer. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Allan Nilles, a violist with the Philharmoniker.

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03 Feb 2018free

Dima Slobodeniouk in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In February 2018, conductor Dima Slobodeniouk talked with the Berliner Philharmoniker’s principal flute about works by Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Sibelius, which were programmed for his debut with the orchestra.

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27 Jan 2018free

Mariss Jansons in conversation with Raphael Haeger

In January 2018, Mariss Jansons was named honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker, and his subsequent concert saw performances of works by Schumann and Bruckner. Here you can see the interval feature with the Philharmoniker’s percussionist Raphael Haeger.

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27 Jan 2018free

Mariss Jansons named honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker

In January 2018, the Berliner Philharmoniker appointed Mariss Jansons as an honorary member. Jansons expressed his thanks with a moving retrospective of their joint artistic work.

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21 Jan 2018free

Mikko Franck in conversation with Stephan Koncz

In January 2018, the Finnish conductor Mikko Frank performed Ravel’s poetic opera L'Enfant et les sortilèges with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by one of the Philharmoniker’s cellists, Stephan Koncz.

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21 Jan 2018free

Noah Bendix-Balgley on Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 and Camille Saint-Saëns’s “Introduction et Rondo capriccioso”

Here you can see Noah Bendix-Balgley’s brief introduction to the works of Mozart and Saint-Saëns which the 1st concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker performed as the soloist with his orchestra in January 2018.

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13 Jan 2018free

Antonio Pappano in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

In January 2018, the Berliner Philharmoniker and conductor Antonio Pappano performed works by French and Russian composers. In this interval feature, Pappano is interviewed by Fergus McWilliam, a horn player with the Philharmoniker.

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31 Dec 2017free

Joyce DiDonato in conversation with Noah Bendix-Balgley

With orchestra songs by Richard Strauss, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato made a significant contribution to the success of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s 2017 New Year’s Eve Concert. Here she speaks to Noah Bendix-Balgley, 1st concertmaster of the orchestra.

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22 Dec 2017free

Vilde Frang in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

For her second appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker in December 2017, Vilde Frang performed Béla Bartók’s First Violin Concerto under the baton of Iván Fischer. In this interval feature, she is interviewed by the Philharmoniker’s violinist, Philipp Bohnen.

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22 Dec 2017free

Iván Fischer in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In December 2017, Iván Fischer conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker in works by Béla Bartók and excerpts from Mendelssohn’s music for A Midsummer Night's Dream. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by the Philharmoniker’s principal flute, Emmanuel Pahud.

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16 Dec 2017free

Christian Thielemann in conversation with Raimar Orlovsky

To mark a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann met for an interview during the interval with the violinist and orchestra member Raimar Orlovsky.

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09 Dec 2017free

Herbert Blomstedt on Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3

Here you can see Herbert Blomstedt’s introduction to the original version of Anton Bruckner’s Third Symphony which the conductor performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker in December 2017.

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04 Nov 2017free

Seong-Jin Cho in conversation with Marlene Ito

In November 2017, pianist Seong-Jin Cho made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker playing Ravel’s G major Piano Concerto. Here, the young South Korean discusses his amazing career and the focus of his repertoire with Marlene Ito, a violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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03 Nov 2017free

Unsuk Chin in conversation with Eva-Maria Tomasi

The Berliner Philharmoniker premiered Unsuk Chin’s Chorós Chordón in November 2017 as part of the Tapas series. Here, the Korean composer talks to Eva-Maria Tomasi, a violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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28 Oct 2017free

Ton Koopman in conversation with Jonathan Kelly

In October 2017, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor for the first time since 2006. The musical direction of the concert, which involved the participation of a first-class ensemble of soloists and the RIAS Kammerchor, was in the hands of the Dutch...

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21 Oct 2017free

Yannick Nézet-Séguin in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In this interview conducted in French with principal flute of the Berliner Philharmoniker Emmanuel Pahud, Yannick Nézet-Séguin talks about Johannes Brahms’ Deutsches Requiem which the Canadian conductor performed with the orchestra in October 2017.

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14 Oct 2017free

Peter Sellars on Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen”

In this introduction, the American director Peter Sellars talks about the both humorous and melancholy opera The Cunning Little Vixen by Leoš Janáček and his staging of the piece in the Philharmonie in October 2017.

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07 Oct 2017free

Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Tobias Möller

In October 2017, pianist Mitsuko Uchida was a guest of the Berliner Philharmoniker to play the solo part in Mozart’s final piano concerto. Here she speaks with Tobias Möller of the Digital Concert Hall about her affection for the Viennese classicist.

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07 Oct 2017free

Amihai Grosz in conversation with Tobias Möller

Amihai Grosz, first principal violist with the Berliner Philharmoniker, played William Walton’s Viola Concerto in October 2017. In this interview, the artist talks to Tobias Möller of the Digital Concert Hall about the experience of performing as a soloist together with his own orchestra.

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30 Sep 2017free

Daniele Gatti in conversation with Matthew Hunter

Daniele Gatti, who enjoys success as both an opera and concert conductor, performed works by Brahms and Hindemith with the Berliner Philharmoniker in September 2017 and talked about his career with violist and orchestra member Matthew Hunter.

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23 Sep 2017free

Alain Altinoglu in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

In September 2017, Alain Altinoglu made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker with a Franco-Hungarian programme. Here he can be seen in conversation with Fergus McWilliam, horn player with the Philharmoniker.

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16 Sep 2017free

Marek Janowski in conversation with Krzysztof Polonek

Works by Pfitzner and Bruckner were on the programme when Marek Janowski conducted a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker as part of the annual Musikfest Berlin. The conductor talks here to Krzysztof Polonek, who plays in the first violin section of the orchestra.

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10 Sep 2017free

Susanna Mälkki in conversation with Matthew McDonald

For her second appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Susanna Mälkki conducted Jean Sibelius’ Second Symphony. The Finnish artist discusses her choice of programme in this interview with Matthew McDonald, the orchestra’s first principal bass.

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25 Aug 2017free

Sir Simon Rattle on Haydn’s “Creation”

In this introduction, Sir Simon Rattle explains central aspects of one of his absolute favourite works: Joseph Haydn’s Creation, which was heard in the opening concert of his last season as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

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25 Aug 2017free

Mark Padmore in conversation with Stanley Dodds

Mark Padmore’s appearances in Berlin as the Evangelist in Bach’s Passions with the Berliner Philharmoniker are unforgettable. Together with the violinist Stanley Dodds, the English tenor talks here about his appointment as the orchestra’s Artist in Residence in the 2017/2018 season.

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24 Jun 2017free

Mark-Anthony Turnage in conversation with Sarah Willis

To mark the premiere of his piece Remembering by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle in June 2017, the renowned English composer Mark-Anthony Turnage talked to Sarah Willis, horn player with the Philharmoniker.

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17 Jun 2017free

Joyce DiDonato in conversation with Noah Bendix-Balgley

In June 2017, the wonderful American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato performed Hector Berlioz’s cantata, La Mort de Cléopâtre with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, the singer met for a chat with Noah Bendix-Balgley, one of the orchestra’s first concertmasters.

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09 Jun 2017free

Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9: an introduction by Susanne Stähr

The Berliner Philharmoniker performed Antonín Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony "From the New World" under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel in June 2017. This introduction to the work is by the musicologist Susanne Stähr.

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03 Jun 2017free

Imogen Cooper in conversation with Matthew Hunter

The English pianist Imogen Cooper has an excellent reputation, not least for her interpretations of Mozart. In June 2017, she played the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 25 with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met for a chat with violist and orchestra member Matthew Hunter.

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03 Jun 2017free

Sir Simon Rattle on Stravinsky’s "Chant funèbre"

The Berliner Philharmoniker presented the German premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s long-lost early work Chant funébre in June 2017. In this introduction, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle talks about the work and its unexpected rediscovery.

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20 May 2017free

Andrés Orozco-Estrada in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

In May 2017, the Colombian conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker with compositions by Richard Strauss, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich – and discussed the programme with violinist and orchestra member Philipp Bohnen.

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13 May 2017free

Gautier Capuçon in conversation with Sarah Willis

In the spring of 2017, Gautier Capuçon was the soloist in Shostakovich’s extremely demanding First Cello Concerto in the Philharmonie. On this occasion, he spoke with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis about, among other things, his teaching activities.

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22 Apr 2017free

2017 Live Lounge from the Easter Festival Baden-Baden

The main event of the 2017 Easter Festival in Baden-Baden was Puccini’s electric opera Tosca. The Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis invited the singer of the title role, Kristine Opolais, to chat in her popular live lounge.

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14 Apr 2017free

Lisa Batiashvili in conversation with Andreas Ottensamer

At the 2017 Easter Festival in Baden-Baden, the violinist Lisa Batiashvili performed Dvořák’s only violin concerto. In this interview, she talked about the work with Andreas Ottensamer, principal clarinet with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

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23 Mar 2017free

Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Olaf Maninger

In March 2017, the year following his election as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko performed works with the orchestra including Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique and had an in-depth conversation with principal cellist and media director Olaf Maninger.

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18 Mar 2017free

HK Gruber in conversation with Knut Weber

In March 2017, the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle and the pianist Emanuel Ax premiered a new piano concerto by HK Gruber. Here the composer tells cellist and orchestra member Knut Weber about his musical views.

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12 Mar 2017free

Pinchas Zukerman in conversation with Aleksandar Ivić

The Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman is celebrated worldwide for his brilliant tone and perfect technique. When appearing with the Berliner Philharmoniker to perform Elgar’s Violin Concerto, the artist spoke with violinist and orchestra member Aleksandar Ivić.

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12 Mar 2017free

The concerts of the German Federal President – A success story since 1988

The Berliner Philharmoniker have provided many special moments at the charity concerts which have been held by the German Federal Presidents since 1988. Here, two orchestra members, the violist Walter Küssner and the cellist Christoph Igelbrink, remember some of these unforgettable performances.

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05 Mar 2017free

Anoushka Shankar in conversation with Andreas Ottensamer

In March 2017, Anoushka Shankar made her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker as the soloist in her father’s Second Sitar Concerto. Here, she talks to Andreas Ottensamer, principal clarinet with the orchestra, about the relationship between Indian and European music.

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18 Feb 2017free

Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars on Ligeti's “Le Grand Macabre”

The staged presentation of Le Grand Macabre was one of the highlights of the Philharmoniker’s 2016/2017 season. Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars, conductor and director of the performance, talk here together about Ligeti’s anarchic opera.

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11 Feb 2017free

Patricia Kopatchinskaja in conversation with Paolo Mendes

On her second appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja performed Ligeti’s only violin concerto and met with horn player and orchestra member Paolo Mendes during the interval.

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28 Jan 2017free

John Adams in conversation with Noah Bendix-Balgley

In January 2017, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed John Adams’ oratorio The Gospel According to the Other Mary under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle. Here the composer speaks with Noah Bendix-Balgley, first concertmaster with the orchestra.

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21 Jan 2017free

Herbert Blomstedt on Béla Bartók and Johannes Brahms

In one of his popular introductions, Herbert Blomstedt talks about Johannes Brahms’ First Symphony and Béla Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, two works that the Swedish conductor performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the spring of 2017.

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14 Jan 2017free

Marek Janowski in conversation with Christian Stadelmann

In January 2017, Marek Janowski conducted Verdi’s Requiem with the Berliner Philharmoniker and, in conversation with violinist and orchestra member Christian Stadelmann, explained his perspective on the Italian opera composer’s sacred and highly dramatic work.

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31 Dec 2016free

Daniil Trifonov in conversation with Sarah Willis

At the 2016 New Year’s Eve concert, the phenomenal young pianist Daniil Trifonov made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker playing Rachmaninov’s extremely virtuoso Third Piano Concerto. Here, he is in conversation with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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31 Dec 2016free

Sir Simon Rattle on the 2016 New Year’s Concert

The 2016 New Year’s Eve concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker featured Russian, Czech and English works. Here, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle explains the selection of pieces.

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22 Dec 2016free

Sir Simon Rattle on the first act of Wagner’s “Walküre”

In the winter of 2016, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle presented an all-Wagner programme, with the lyrical and chamber music-like Siegfried Idyll and the highly dramatic first act of the Walküre. Here, the chief conductor introduces the works.

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17 Dec 2016free

Christian Thielemann in conversation with Christoph Streuli

With a performance of the Seventh Symphony with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann confirmed his reputation as an outstanding Bruckner conductor during the 2016 pre-Christmas season. He talks here to Christoph Streuli, a violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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10 Dec 2016free

Gidon Kremer in conversation with Walter Küssner

In December 2016, the violinist Gidon Kremer was the soloist in Sofia Gubaidulina’s Violin Concerto In tempus praesens and spoke with Walter Küssner, a violist with the Philharmoniker, about fundamental questions of musical interpretation.

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03 Dec 2016free

Alan Gilbert in conversation with Andreas Ottensamer

In a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker in December 2016, Alan Gilbert conducted works of the 20th century and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. In this interval feature, he met with the orchestra’s principal clarinet Andreas Ottensamer.

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04 Nov 2016free

Sir Simon Rattle on Brahms and the Second Viennese School

In November 2016, a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker traced a line from Johannes Brahms to the composers around Arnold Schoenberg. In this introduction, the programme’s connections are explained by chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle.

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28 Oct 2016free

Iván Fischer in conversation with Stephan Koncz

This conversation between the Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer and cellist and orchestra member Stephan Koncz when he gave a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2016 focuses on the music and personality of Béla Bartók.

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15 Oct 2016free

Nikolai Lugansky in conversation with Christoph Igelbrink

In October 2016, the Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker performing Rachmaninov’s Paganini Variations and met with Christoph Igelbrink, a member of the orchestra’s cello section.

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08 Oct 2016free

Christian Gerhaher in conversation with Knut Weber

Under the direction of Bernard Haitink, Christian Gerhaher sang the baritone role in Gustav Mahler’s Lied von der Erde in October 2016 and met with Knut Weber, cellist of the Berliner Philharmoniker and member of the orchestra board, for a chat.

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01 Oct 2016free

Manfred Honeck in conversation with Martin Menking

Manfred Honeck’s programme for his appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2016 included Antonín Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony. Cellist and orchestra member Martin Menking interviews the conductor in this interval feature.

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24 Sep 2016free

Daniele Gatti in conversation with Bruno Delepelaire

Bruno Delepelaire, first principal cellist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, met with Daniele Gatti in September 2016 when the Italian conductor performed works by Honegger, Debussy and Henri Dutilleux with the orchestra.

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17 Sep 2016free

John Adams in conversation with Sarah Willis

To start off his year as Composer in Residence in the 2016/2017 season, John Adams made his debut conducting of the Berliner Philharmoniker with a programme of his own works and met with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis for a talk.

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26 Aug 2016free

Welcome to the 2016/2017 season!

After returning from the their summer holidays, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker welcome audiences to the 2016/2017 season and tell us which projects in the concert calendar they are most looking forward to.

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26 Aug 2016free

Sir Simon Rattle on Mahler’s Seventh Symphony

To open the 2016/2017 season, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle performed Gustav Mahler’s Seventh Symphony. Here, the chief conductor introduces the work.

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23 Jun 2016free

Yannick Nézet-Séguin in conversation with Sarah Willis

For the last concert in the Philharmonie of the 2015/2016 season, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed works by Bartók and Shostakovich under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who met for a chat with horn player and orchestra member Sarah Willis.

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18 Jun 2016free

Betsy Jolas in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

When the Berliner Philharmoniker premiered a work by Betsy Jolas in June 2016, the French composer was already 90 years old. Philharmoniker horn player Fergus McWilliam met with the charming and sprightly artist for this interval feature.

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04 Jun 2016free

Sir John Eliot Gardiner in conversation with Jonathan Kelly

In June 2016, the English conductor John Eliot Gardiner returned to the Berliner Philharmoniker after a long pause with a Stravinsky programme. Here, he talks to the Philharmoniker’s principal oboe Jonathan Kelly.

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28 May 2016free

Marie-Pierre Langlamet on the art of playing the harp

In May 2016, a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, was the soloist in Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto. Here the artist explains the technical challenges of harp playing with practical examples.

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28 May 2016free

Juanjo Mena in conversation with Joaquín Riquelme García

In May 2016, conductor Juanjo Mena made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in a concert with works by Debussy, Ginastera and de Falla and met with fellow Spaniard and Philharmoniker violist Joaquín Riquelme García for this interview feature.

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29 Apr 2016free

Andris Nelsons in conversation with Gunars Upatnieks

In the spring of 2016, Andris Nelsons conducted a work by Anton Bruckner with the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time: his Third Symphony. During the interval, he spoke to his fellow Latvian and double bass player with the Philharmoniker, Gunars Upatnieks.

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29 Apr 2016free

Wagner and Bruckner: an introduction by Susanne Stähr

In April 2016, Andris Nelsons conducted Bruckner’s Third Symphony and excerpts from Wagner’s Parsifal with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Musicologist Susanne Stähr here talks about the tense relationship between the two composers.

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29 Apr 2016free

Musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker talk about Anton Bruckner

When the Berliner Philharmoniker played Bruckner’s Third Symphony in the spring of 2016 under the direction of Andris Nelsons, members of the orchestra discussed the challenges of performing Bruckner.

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23 Apr 2016free

Jean-Yves Thibaudet in conversation with Andreas Ottensamer

Playing Maurice Ravel’s famous G major Piano Concerto, the French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet made a guest appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker in April 2016 and met with their principal clarinet Andreas Ottensamer in this interval feature.

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16 Apr 2016free

Kirill Gerstein in conversation with Raphael Haeger

In April 2016, the Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker performing Sergei Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto, and on this occasion he spoke with the Philharmoniker’s percussionist Raphael Haeger, who shares his passion for jazz.

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10 Apr 2016free

Seiji Ozawa becomes honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker

This video shows the appointment of Seiji Ozawa as an honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker in April 2016, which saw the 50th anniversary of the collaboration between the Japanese conductor and the orchestra.

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10 Apr 2016free

Seiji Ozawa in conversation with Daishin Kashimoto

In the 50th year of their collaboration, Seiji Ozawa returned to the Berliner Philharmoniker after a long break to conduct two works by Ludwig van Beethoven. Here he talks with his fellow countryman, Daishin Kashimoto.

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03 Apr 2016free

Sir Simon Rattle on Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde”

After a staged production in Baden-Baden, the Berliner Philharmoniker gave a concert performances of Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde at the Philharmonie. Here, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle talks about the work.

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21 Mar 2016free

2016 Live Lounge from the Baden-Baden Easter Festival

In the spring of 2016, the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis invited pianist Mitsuko Uchida plus some members of the orchestra to join her popular live lounge at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden.

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20 Mar 2016free

Manfred Honeck in conversation with Albrecht Mayer

Tchaikovsky’s famous Pathétique was one work on the programme when Manfred Honeck conducted a Berliner Philharmoniker concert at the festival in Baden-Baden. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Albrecht Mayer, principal oboe of the orchestra.

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05 Mar 2016free

Truls Mørk in conversation with Ludwig Quandt

The Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk was the soloist in Henri Dutilleux’s Tout un monde lointain... performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Mariss Jansons in March 2016. Here, the artist talks to Ludwig Quandt, first principal cellist with the orchestra.

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01 Mar 2016free

Statements by Daniel Barenboim, Iván Fischer and Sir Simon Rattle

On 1 March 2016, the Berliner Philharmoniker and two other of the city’s orchestras welcomed refugees and aid workers to the Philharmonie. Here, the chief conductors of the ensembles express their thoughts on the political and humanitarian situation.

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27 Feb 2016free

Daniel Stabrawa in conversation with Rainer Seegers

Daniel Stabrawa, who was already a first concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker in the Karajan era, is here in conversation with timpanist and orchestral colleague Rainer Seegers when he was the soloist in a performance of Szymanowski’s Second Violin Concerto in February 2016.

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20 Feb 2016free

Stefan Dohr on Richard Ayres’s "NONcerto"

In a Late Night concert in February 2016, Stefan Dohr, principal horn player of the Berliner Philharmoniker, took on the role of the protagonist in Richard Ayres’s NONcerto. Here you can see his introduction to this distinctive, humorous work.

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13 Feb 2016free

Herbert Blomstedt on Franz Berwald and Antonín Dvořák

In February 2016, Herbert Blomstedt conducted a programme of symphonies by Franz Berwald and Antonín Dvořák with the Berliner Philharmoniker and also provided an introduction to the works in his usual entertaining fashion.

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29 Jan 2016free

Iván Fischer about Mahler’s Third Symphony

Under the direction of Iván Fischer, the Berliner Philharmoniker played Gustav Mahler’s monumental Third Symphony in January 2016. Here, you can see the Hungarian conductor’s introduction to the work.

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23 Jan 2016free

Magnus Lindberg in conversation with Frank Peter Zimmermann

In January 2016, the Berliner Philharmoniker gave the German premiere of a violin concerto by Magnus Lindberg. Here, the composer talks with soloist Frank Peter Zimmermann, to whom the work is dedicated.

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23 Jan 2016free

Daniel Harding in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In the spring of 2016, Daniel Harding conducted a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker in a programme which included Schumann’s Second Symphony, and took time to talk to the orchestra’s principal flute, Emmanuel Pahud.

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16 Jan 2016free

Christian Thielemann in conversation with Albrecht Mayer

Christian Thielemann conducted works by Schumann, Chopin, Aribert Reimann and Richard Strauss with the Berliner Philharmoniker in January 2016. In this interval feature, he spoke to Albrecht Mayer, principal oboe with the orchestra.

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09 Jan 2016free

Gijs Leenaars in conversation with Matthew Hunter

For a performance of Fauré’s Requiem in January 2016 under the direction of Christian Thielemann, the Rundfunkchor Berlin was rehearsed by artistic director Gijs Leenaars, who came along to speak to one of the Philharmoniker’s violist, Matthew Hunter.

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31 Dec 2015free

The Berliner Philharmoniker's New Year’s Eve Party

Sarah Willis, a horn player with the Berliner Philharmoniker, gets to know the festive customs of her orchestra colleagues from various countries in this 2015/2016 New Year’s Eve celebration.

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20 Dec 2015free

Peter Sellars in conversation with Sarah Willis

As the then incumbent Artist in Residence of the Berliner Philharmoniker, American director Peter Sellars staged Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande shortly before Christmas 2015 and discussed it with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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06 Dec 2015free

Till Fellner in conversation with Knut Weber

In December 2015, the Austrian pianist Till Fellner made his Berliner Philharmoniker debut playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25. In this interval feature, he was interviewed by cellist and orchestra member Knut Weber.

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01 Dec 2015free

François-Xavier Roth in conversation with Sebastian Krunnies

With French works from the Baroque to the 20th century, the conductor and original sound expert François-Xavier Roth made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the winter of 2015 and met with the Philharmoniker’s violist Sebastian Krunnies for a chat.

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30 Oct 2015free

Baiba Skride in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

In her second programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Latvian violinist Baiba Skride performed Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto. Here, she talks about the virtuoso and highly emotional work with Philipp Bohnen, a violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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24 Oct 2015free

Piotr Anderszewski in conversation with Krzysztof Polonek

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 was on the programme when Piotr Anderszewski made a guest appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2015. Krzysztof Polonek, a violinist with the orchestra, met with the Polish pianist for a chat.

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19 Oct 2015free

Behind the scenes: The 12 Cellists play tango

In the autumn of 2015, South American tango music was the theme of a concert by the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker, and in this film, they talk about their passion for the South American dance.

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16 Oct 2015free

Simon Rattle talks about Beethoven’s symphonies

In October 2015, Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker performed all of Beethoven’s symphonies. To mark the occasion, journalist Shirley Apthorp conducted an in-depth conversation with Sir Simon about the epoch-making group of works.

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26 Sep 2015free

Gil Shaham in conversation with Julia Gartemann

In September 2015, the Israeli-American violinist Gil Shaham performed Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Julia Gartemann, a violist with the Philharmoniker.

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19 Sep 2015free

Tomi Mäkelä on Carl Nielsen and Arnold Schoenberg

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Danish composer Carl Nielsen, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed his Fourth Symphony as part of Musikfest Berlin 2015. This introduction to the work is by the Finnish musicologist Tomi Mäkelä.

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13 Sep 2015free

Matthias Pintscher in conversation with Raphael Haeger

Matthias Pintscher, made his debut conducting the Berliner Phiharmoniker in September 2015, after the orchestra had already performed several of his works. Here, he talks about his Franco-German programme with Raphael Haeger, a percussionist with the Philharmoniker.

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28 Aug 2015free

Welcome to the 2015/2016 season!

In the traditional welcome video, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle and members of the Berliner Philharmoniker talk about the highlights to look forward to in the 2015/2016 season.

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25 Jun 2015free

Unsuk Chin and Barbara Hannigan on “Le Silence des Sirènes”

In June 2015, the Berliner Philharmoniker presented the German premiere of Unsuk Chin’s scene Le Silence des Sirènes. Here, you can see the Korean composer in conversation with soprano Barbara Hannigan, the soloist and dedicatee of the work.

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20 Jun 2015free

Christian Tetzlaff on his season as Artist in Residence

In this film, the violinist Christian Tetzlaff tells of his time as the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Artist in Residence in the 2014/2015 season.

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12 Jun 2015free

Barbara Hannigan on Kurt Weill and William Walton

In June 2015, the Canadian singer Barbara Hannigan plus members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle all appeared in a Late Night concert. In this introduction, she talks about the works she performed on this occasion.

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06 Jun 2015free

Jörg Widmann on “Teufel Amor”

Under the direction of Daniel Barenboim, the Berliner Philharmoniker played Jörg Widmann’s piece Teufel Amor in June 2015. In this film, the composer, clarinettist and conductor introduces the work.

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06 Jun 2015free

Daniel Barenboim in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In June, Daniel Barenboim conducted a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker which included Tchaikovsky’s famous last symphony known as the Pathétique, and spoke with Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute with the orchestra, about his view of the work.

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30 May 2015free

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker remember Lorin Maazel

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker spoke about their memories of Lorin Maazel in May 2015 after the American conductor died unexpectedly on 13 July 2014.

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24 May 2015free

Gianandrea Noseda in conversation with Stanley Dodds

In May 2015, the conductor Gianandrea Noseda made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker performing works by German, Italian and Russian composers. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by the Philharmoniker’s violinist Stanley Dodds.

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16 May 2015free

Yuja Wang in conversation with Andreas Ottensamer

In May 2015, the young Chinese pianist Yuja Wang appeared with the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time, performing Prokofiev’s extremely virtuoso Second Piano Concerto. Here, she talks to Andreas Ottensamer, principal clarinet with the orchestra.

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10 May 2015free

Mariss Jansons in conversation with Gábor Tarkövi

In May 2015, conductor Mariss Jansons presented a Hungarian-Russian-French programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker. To mark the occasion, he was interviewed by the orchestra’s principal trumpet, Gábor Tarkövi.

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10 May 2015free

Frank Peter Zimmermann in conversation with Rüdiger Liebermann

The violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, who performs regularly with the Berliner Philharmoniker, was the soloist in Shostakovich’s Second Violin Concerto in May 2015, and met for this interval feature with his fellow violinist and member of the Philharmoniker, Rüdiger Liebermann.

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25 Apr 2015free

Andris Nelsons and Håkan Hardenberger in conversation with Sarah Willis

In April, Håkan Hardenberger made his Berliner Philharmoniker debut as the soloist in HK Gruber’s trumpet concerto Aerial under the baton of Andris Nelsons. Here, you can see both the conductor and soloist in conversation with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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11 Apr 2015free

Joyce DiDonato in conversation with Tobias Möller

American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato met for this interval feature with Tobias Möller of the Digital Concert Hall to mark her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in Hector Berlioz’ La Damnation de Faust in April 2015.

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12 Mar 2015free

Works by Messiaen, Debussy and Duruflé: Introduction by Simon Halsey

In this introduction, long-time artistic director of the Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey presents the French programme performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Donald Runnicles in March 2015.

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06 Mar 2015free

Isabelle Faust in conversation with Wieland Welzel

In March 2015, violinist Isabelle Faust performed the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Bernard Haitink. The interviewer in this interval feature is Wieland Welzel, a timpanist with the orchestra.

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06 Mar 2015free

Bernard Haitink in conversation with Klaus Wallendorf

More than 50 years after his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink conducted works by Ludwig van Beethoven with the orchestra and met for a chat in this interval feature with Klaus Wallendorf, horn player with the Philharmoniker.

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28 Feb 2015free

Valery Gergiev in conversation with Matthew Hunter

In the spring of 2015, Valery Gergiev conducted works by Beethoven and Prokofiev with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The interviewer in this interview feature is Matthew Hunter, violist with the Philharmoniker.

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05 Feb 2015free

Simon Rattle in conversation with Vesa Sirén

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Jean Sibelius’ birth, the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, performed the composer’s seven symphonies in February 2015. To mark the event, Sir Simon took part in an in-depth conversation with music journalist Vesa Sirén.

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27 Jan 2015free

Amnon Weinstein on the "Violins of Hope"

On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, an emotional concert was given under the title Violins of Hope in the Chamber Music Hall. The musicians played instruments whose history is told in this film by violin maker Amnon Weinstein.

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24 Jan 2015free

Christian Gerhaher, Gijs Leenaars and Christian Thielemann about Brahms’s “Deutsches Requiem”

In the spring of 2015, the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Rundfunkchor Berlin performed Brahms’s Deutsches Requiem. The performers included conductor Christian Thielemann, baritone Christian Gerhaher and choirmaster Gijs Leenaars, who discuss the work in this video.

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17 Jan 2015free

Christian Thielemann in conversation with Amadeus Heutling

In January 2015, Christian Thielemann conducted a work by Ludwig van Beethoven with the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time, the Eroica, and met Amadeus Heutling, a violinist with the Philharmoniker, for this interval feature to mark the occasion.

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10 Jan 2015free

Herbert Blomstedt on Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony

Herbert Blomstedt’s Bruckner performances with the Berliner Philharmoniker are legendary. At the beginning of 2015, they performed the Eighth Symphony, whose structure and complexity Blomstedt explains in this film.

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20 Dec 2014free

Jörg Widmann in conversation with Dominik Wollenweber

Dominik Wollenweber, cor anglais player with the Philharmoniker, talks here with Jörg Widmann about his piano concerto Trauermarsch, which the Berliner Philharmoniker premiered in December 2014. The soloist was the pianist Yefim Bronfman.

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13 Dec 2014free

Tugan Sokhiev in conversation with Stanley Dodds

In December 2014, Tugan Sokhiev conducted works by Lyadov, Prokofiev and Shostakovich with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In conversation with the Philharmoniker’s violinist Stanley Dodds, Sokhiev talks about the programme selection and formative influences of his career.

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29 Nov 2014free

Sir Simon Rattle on Schubert’s “Winterreise”

In this film, Sir Simon Rattle talks about Hans Zender’s adaptation of Schubert’s Winterreise, which he performed with tenor Christian Elsner and the Berliner Philharmoniker in November 2014 in a Late Night concert.

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29 Nov 2014free

Christian Elsner on Schubert’s “Winterreise”

In November 2014, tenor Christian Elsner sang Hans Zender’s adaptation of Winterreise under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle at a Late Night concert. In this short film he expresses his thoughts on the piece.

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22 Nov 2014free

Alan Gilbert in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

A Bach cantata and the third symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn and Carl Nielsen were performed in 2014 in a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Alan Gilbert, who speaks here with the orchestra’s principal flute, Emmanuel Pahud.

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09 Nov 2014free

The Fall of the Berlin Wall – Memories of Musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker

To mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker talk about their memories of the divided city, the joyful shock of the opening of the Berlin Wall and the legendary, spontaneously organised concert under the direction of Daniel Barenboim.

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09 Nov 2014free

The Fall of the Berlin Wall – Memories of Sir Simon Rattle

On 9 November 2014, Sir Simon Rattle conducted a gala concert for the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Here, the chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker remembers the exciting events of that time.

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31 Oct 2014free

Emmanuelle Haïm in conversation with Jonathan Kelly

In October 2014, the original sound specialist Emmanuelle Haïm conducted Georg Friedrich Handel’s La resurrezione with the Berliner Philharmoniker and spoke with the Philharmoniker’s principal oboe, Jonathan Kelly, about the oratorio.

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25 Oct 2014free

Daniele Gatti in conversation with Tobias Möller

The Italian conductor Daniele Gatti performed works by Wagner, Brahms and Berg with the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2014. In this interval feature, he talks to Tobias Möller from the Digital Concert Hall.

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18 Oct 2014free

Emanuel Ax in conversation with Matthew Hunter

For his guest appearance in the autumn of 2014, the pianist Emanuel Ax performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met with violist and orchestra member Matthew Hunter for a chat to mark the occasion.

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26 Sep 2014free

Winrich Hopp in conversation with Benedikt von Bernstorff

The director of Musikfest Berlin Winrich Hopp talked to the music journalist Benedikt von Bernstorff about the collaboration of the festival and the Berliner Philharmoniker plus the 2014 programme.

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25 Sep 2014free

Musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker on the Brahms/Schumann cycle

In this film, orchestra members of the Berliner Philharmoniker give their views on the four symphonies of Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann which were performed in a cyclical concert series under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle in September 2014.

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19 Sep 2014free

Introducing Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings – The label of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Sir Simon Rattle talks here about the in-house label, Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings, founded in 2014, whose first release was the symphonies of Robert Schumann.

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18 Sep 2014free

Sir Simon Rattle on the Brahms/Schumann cycle

In this introduction by chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle, he presents the Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms symphonies which were performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker in September 2014.

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13 Sep 2014free

Patricia Kopatchinskaja in conversation with Ulrich Knörzer

In September 2014, the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja made her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker as the soloist in Peter Eötvös’ Second Violin Concerto under the direction of the composer. To mark the occasion, she was interviewed by Ulrich Knörzer, a violist with the Philharmoniker.

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30 Aug 2014free

The Berliner Philharmoniker welcome the new season

At the beginning of the 2014/2015 season, the musicians of the orchestra discuss what concerts they were especially looking forward to.

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18 Jun 2014free

“The Unanswered Question” – A musical introduction

The Unanswered Question by Charles Ives is a key work of American music. On the occasion of a performance in the summer of 2014, violinist Philipp Bohnen and other members of the Berliner Philharmoniker explain the individual character and charm of the composition.

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18 Jun 2014free

Musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker on Daniel Barenboim

Fifty years after Daniel Barenboim’s debut as a pianist with the Berliner Philharmoniker, members of the orchestra discuss what is special about working with the musician.

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07 Jun 2014free

Bruno Delepelaire and Máté Szücs in conversation with Sarah Willis

A performance of Richard Strauss’ Don Quixote featured Bruno Delepelaire and Máté Szücs, section leaders of the Berliner Philharmoniker, as the soloists. The Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis talks to the cellist and the violist.

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31 May 2014free

Hilary Hahn in conversation with Albrecht Mayer

In May 2014, the violinist Hilary Hahn performed Henri Vieuxtemps’ Fourth Violin Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker, an extraordinarily virtuoso and rarely performed work. Here she talks to Albrecht Mayer, principal oboe with the orchestra.

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24 May 2014free

Sol Gabetta in conversation with Stephan Koncz

In May 2014, Sol Gabetta made her second guest appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker, this time as the soloist in Bohuslav Martinů’s First Cello Concerto. In this interval feature, she met with cellist and orchestra member Stephan Koncz.

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24 May 2014free

Krzysztof Urbański in conversation with Krzysztof Polonek

The young conductor Krzysztof Urbański made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker on 24 May 2014 with works by Czech composers. With violinist Krzysztof Polonek, who like Urbanski comes from Poland, he discussed his choice of programme.

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17 May 2014free

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker remember Claudio Abbado

Just a few months after the death of Claudio Abbado on 20 January 2014, orchestra members of the Berliner Philharmoniker remembered their former chief conductor.

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10 May 2014free

Unsuk Chin in conversation with Helge Grünewald

The musicologist Helge Grünewald talks to Korean composer Unsuk Chin, whose cello concerto was performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2014.

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16 Apr 2014free

Live Lounge from the 2014 Baden-Baden Easter Festival

At the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden in the spring of 2014, Eva-Marie Westbroek shone in the title role of Puccini’s opera Manon Lescaut and was invited to the live lounge of the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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22 Mar 2014free

Yannick Nézet-Séguin in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In March 2014, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by the Philharmoniker’s principal flute, Emmanuel Pahud.

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22 Mar 2014free

Andreas Blau in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In March 2014, Andreas Blau performed Carl Reineke’s Flute Concerto as part of his last season as principal flute with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he met with Emmanuel Pahud, who holds the same position in the orchestra.

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15 Mar 2014free

Bernard Haitink in conversation with Peter Brem

In the 50th year of his association with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink conducted works by Mozart and Bruckner in March 2014. In this video, he can be seen in conversation with Peter Brem, a violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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28 Feb 2014free

Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars in conversation with Andy King-Dabbs

The semi-staged performances of Bach’s passions were among the highlights of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Rattle era. After a performance of the St. John Passion in February 2014, conductor Simon Rattle and director Peter Sellars spoke with television producer Andy King-Dabbs.

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22 Feb 2014free

Georg Friedrich Haas in conversation with Götz Teutsch

In this interview with Götz Teutsch, a former principal cello with the Philharmoniker, Georg Haas discusses his composition dark dreams, which was premiered by the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2014.

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15 Feb 2014free

Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Ludwig Quandt

The pianist Mitsuko Uchida was the soloist in works by Mozart and Messiaen in a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2014. In this video, she is interviewed by the orchestra’s principal cello, Ludwig Quandt.

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08 Feb 2014free

Herbert Blomstedt talks about Paul Hindemith’s “Mathis der Maler”

In February 2014, Herbert Blomstedt performed Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique with the Berliner Philharmoniker plus Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler. In this introduction, he presents the latter work.

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01 Feb 2014free

Alan Gilbert and Magnus Lindberg in conversation with Sarah Willis

“Kraft is coming home!” declared the Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg in this conversation with the conductor Alan Gilbert and Sarah Willis, horn player with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The unusual composition was performed by the orchestra in February 2014.

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25 Jan 2014free

Zubin Mehta in conversation with Martin Stegner

In January 2014, fellow conductor Zubin Mehta talked about his friendship with the recently deceased former chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, with the Philharmoniker’s violist Martin Stegner.

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18 Jan 2014free

Marlis Petersen in conversation with Eva-Maria Tomasi

The soprano Marlis Petersen, who is celebrated worldwide as Alban Berg’s Lulu, made her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker as the soloist in a work by George Crumb. In this interval feature, she is interviewed by Eva-Maria Tomasi, a violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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11 Jan 2014free

Menahem Pressler in conversation with Carolin Pirich

At the age of 90, pianist Menahem Pressler made his Berliner Philharmoniker debut playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in January 2014, and on this occasion spoke to journalist Carolin Pirich.

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11 Jan 2014free

Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Madeleine Carruzzo

Semyon Bychkov regularly conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker. In January 2014, works by Mozart and Shostakovich were on the programme, and in this interview feature, the musician met with violinist and orchestra member Madeleine Caruzzo.

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21 Dec 2013free

Barbara Hannigan in conversation with Hans Abrahamsen and Paul Griffiths

In December 2013, the soprano Barbara Hannigan sang in the world premiere of the song cycle Let me tell you with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here, the singer talks to Hans Abrahamsen and Paul Griffiths, the composer and librettist of the work.

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15 Dec 2013free

Daniel Harding in conversation with Matthew Hunter

In the pre-Christmas season of 2013, Daniel Harding conducted Robert Schumann’s Szenen aus Goethes Faust in a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker. On this occasion, he met with Matthew Hunter, a violist with the Philharmoniker.

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06 Dec 2013free

Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Sarah Willis

In a Berliner Philharmoniker concert which was also broadcast in cinemas, Gustavo Dudamel conducted works by Stravinsky, Schubert and Beethoven and met for a chat with Sarah Willis, a horn player with the Philharmoniker.

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06 Dec 2013free

Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Edicson Ruiz

In December 2013, conductor Gustavo Dudamel talked to a fellow Venezuelan, Edicson Ruiz, a double bass player with the Philharmoniker, on the occasion of a concert with the orchestra.

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02 Nov 2013free

Sir Simon Rattle talks about Schumann’s symphonies

In the 2013/2014 season, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle performed the four symphonies of Robert Schumann with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here, he explains his view of these key works of Romanticism.

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27 Oct 2013free

Thomas Quasthoff in conversation with Christoph Franke

In 2012, Thomas Quasthoff ended his career as bass-baritone and returned to the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2013 as the narrator in Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder. Here, he talks to sound engineer Christoph Franke of the Digital Concert Hall.

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20 Oct 2013free

The opening of the Berlin Philharmonie in 1963 – recollections of Rudolf Weinsheimer

The cellist Rudolf Weinsheimer was a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker from 1956 to 1996 and witnessed at first hand the construction of the Philharmonie. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration, he tells the story of the creation of this unique concert hall.

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19 Oct 2013free

Bach’s "St. Matthew Passion": an introduction by Simon Halsey

On the occasion of the revival of the Peter Sellars production of the St. Matthew Passion in October 2013, Simon Halsey, long-time chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin, talks about the never-ending search for the “correct” interpretation of Bach.

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19 Oct 2013free

Peter Sellars in conversation with Mark Padmore

In October 2013, director Peter Sellars and tenor Mark Padmore talked about working together on the St. Matthew Passion, an exceptionally intense and exhilarating production for everyone involved.

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11 Oct 2013free

Karl-Heinz Steffens in conversation with Walter Seyfarth

Karl-Heinz Steffens, who had been a principle clarinet with the Berliner Philharmoniker for many years, made his conducting debut with his former orchestra in October 2013. To mark the occasion, he spoke with his former fellow clarinetist with the Philharmoniker, Walter Seyfarth.

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04 Oct 2013free

Reinhard Goebel in conversation with Raimar Orlovsky

Reinhard Goebel made his conducting debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2013. Here he talks to Raimar Orlovsky, a violinist with the Philharmoniker, about the programmed works by Rebel, Mozart, Cannabich and Johann Christian Bach.

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28 Sep 2013free

Daniel Harding in conversation with Rachel Helleur

In September 2013, Daniel Harding conducted Deryck Cooke’s performing version of Mahler’s unfinished Tenth Symphony with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Rachel Helleur, a cellist with the Philharmoniker.

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21 Sep 2013free

Antoni Wit in conversation with Krzysztof Polonek

In September 2013, Antoni Wit conducted the impressive Lukas Passion by his Polish compatriot Krzysztof Penderecki with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met for a chat with violinist and orchestra member Krzysztof Polonek.

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14 Sep 2013free

Thomas Zehetmair in conversation with Eva-Maria Tomasi

The solo part in Leoš Janáček’s unfinished violin concerto was played by Thomas Zehetmair with the Berliner Philharmoniker in September 2013. The artist met for a chat with Eva-Maria Tomasi, a violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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08 Sep 2013free

Christian Gerhaher in conversation with Albrecht Mayer

In 2013, to start his season as the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Artist in Residence, Christian Gerhaher performed Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and talked to the Philharmoniker’s principal oboe Albrecht Mayer about his plans together with the orchestra.

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08 Sep 2013free

Sir Simon Rattle and Winrich Hopp in conversation with Margarete Zander

Here, Sir Simon Rattle talks about the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, whose Second Symphony he performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the beginning of the 2013/2014 season.

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23 Aug 2013free

Sir Simon Rattle presents the new season

At this press conference, chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle presents the plans for the 2013/2014 season. Among other things, they included the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Philharmonie.

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15 Jun 2013free

Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with James Jolly

The Berliner Philharmoniker performed Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The musical direction was in the hands of chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle, who talks here with journalist James Jolly about the poignant mass for the dead.

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31 May 2013free

Albrecht Dümling on Pierre Boulez' "Notations"

In this video, the musicologist Albrecht Dümling introduces Pierre Boulez’ Notations, which the Berliner Philharmoniker played under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle in May 2013.

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31 May 2013free

Albrecht Dümling on Bruckners Symphony No. 7

Anton Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony is one of the composer’s most famous works. To mark a performance by the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2013, the musicologist Albrecht Dümling spoke about the architecture of the work.

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25 May 2013free

Herbert Blomstedt on Beethoven and Nielsen

In this video, Herbert Blomstedt presents an introduction to Beethoven’s Fourth and Carl Nielsen’s Fifth Symphony, which he conducted with the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2013.

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19 May 2013free

Konstantia Gourzi on working with Claudio Abbado

In May 2013, Claudio Abbado performed Mendelssohn’s music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The Greek musician Konstantia Gourzi, who appears in this video, was in charge of the chorus rehearsals.

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19 May 2013free

Berlioz' "Symphonie fantastique": A little organology with Philipp Bohnen

Philipp Bohnen is a violinist with the Berliner Philharmoniker and together with colleagues introduces the impressive instrumental effects in Hector Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique. The occasion was the performance of the work under the direction of Claudio Abbado in May 2013.

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10 May 2013free

Jaap van Zweden in conversation with Christoph Streuli

Jaap van Zweden conducted works by Bartók and Brahms on the occasion of his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2013 and met with violinist and orchestra member Christoph Streuli.

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27 Apr 2013free

Brett Dean: Composing Socrates

In this interview feature, Brett Dean, the Australian composer and violist with the Philharmoniker for many years, talks about his work The Last Days of Socrates, which the Berliner Philharmoniker premiered under the direction of Simon Rattle in April 2013.

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27 Apr 2013free

Simon Halsey on Michael Tippett's "A Child of Our Time"

In April 2013, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed Michael Tippett’s oratorio A Child of Our Time. Simon Halsey, who rehearsed the Rundfunkchor Berlin for the concert, presents an introduction to the work.

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20 Apr 2013free

Leonidas Kavakos on Dutilleux’s Violin Concerto

As acting Artist in Residence of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Leonidas Kavakos performed Henri Dutilleux’ Violin Concerto in April 2013. In this interval feature, he talks to Matthew McDonald, first principal double bass with the orchestra.

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13 Apr 2013free

Paavo Järvi on his work with the Berliner Philharmoniker

In April 2013, Paavo Järvi conducted works by Beethoven, Sibelius and Hindemith with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he met with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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07 Apr 2013free

Sir Simon Rattle on Mozart’s “Magic Flute”

On the occasion of a concert performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute in the spring of 2013, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle recorded his thoughts on this late work of the composer.

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01 Apr 2013free

Mozart's "Magic Flute": an introduction by Sir Simon Rattle

At the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Easter Festival in Baden-Baden in 2013, Sir Simon Rattle conducted Mozart’s Magic Flute for the first time in his career. Here, he presents his view of the work.

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01 Apr 2013free

Robert Carsen on his staging of »The Magic Flute«

The staging of Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden in 2013 was in the hands of Robert Carsen, who talks here about the conflicts created in the piece.

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01 Apr 2013free

Mozart's »Magic Flute« in Baden-Baden: Behind the scenes

At the dress rehearsal and the premiere of Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Baden-Baden Easter Festival in 2013, Sarah Willis, horn player with the Berliner Philharmoniker, spoke with on-stage and behind-the-scenes participants.

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22 Feb 2013free

Miklós Perényi on Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto

In February 2013, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed Witold Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto with Miklós Perényi as the soloist. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Philharmoniker and fellow cellist Martin Menking.

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16 Feb 2013free

Barbara Hannigan on her work with Henri Dutilleux

In February 2013, Henri Dutilleux’ Correspondances for Soprano and Orchestra was performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, the concert’s soloist, Barbara Hannigan, talks to the Philharmoniker’s principal oboe Jonathan Kelly.

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09 Feb 2013free

Manfred Honeck in conversation with Stephan Koncz

To mark his conducting debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2013, Manfred Honeck gave an interview to orchestra member and cellist Stephan Koncz.

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02 Feb 2013free

Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Sarah Willis

In February 2013, Gustavo Dudamel conducted works by Richard Strauss with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met for a chat with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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25 Jan 2013free

Louis Langrée in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

A programme of works by Mozart was performed when Louis Langrée conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time in January 2013. Here, he talks to the Philharmoniker’s principal flute, Emmanuel Pahud.

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18 Jan 2013free

Sir Simon Rattle talks about “in vain” by Georg Friedrich Haas

To mark a performance by the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Orchestra Academy in January 2013, Sir Simon Rattle explains why he considers Georg Friedrich Haas’ composition in vain to be one of the most important works of the 21st century.

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18 Jan 2013free

Murray Perahia in conversation with Sarah Willis

Mozart’s last piano concerto was performed by Murray Perahia with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the beginning of 2013, and on this occasion, he spoke with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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11 Jan 2013free

Riccardo Chailly in conversation with Albrecht Mayer

In January 2013, Riccardo Chailly conducted symphonies by Mendelssohn and Bruckner with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he spoke to Albrecht Mayer, principal oboe with the orchestra.

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21 Dec 2012free

Kirill Petrenko in conversation with Alexander Bader

In conversation with Philharmoniker clarinettist Alexander Bader, Kirill Petrenko discusses the programme for his third appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker in December 2012, which included works by Stravinsky, Scriabin and Rudi Stephan.

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08 Dec 2012free

Christian Thielemann in conversation with Eva-Maria Tomasi

In December 2012, Christian Thielemann conducted works by Giuseppe Verdi in a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he meets with Eva-Maria Tomasi, orchestra member and violinist.

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09 Nov 2012free

Sir Simon Rattle and Simon Halsey talk about Stravinsky and Rachmaninov

In this video, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle and choirmaster Simon Halsey discuss Stravinsky’s Sacre du printemps and Rachmaninov’s The Bells, two distinctively different Russian works which the Berliner Philharmoniker performed in November 2012.

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03 Nov 2012free

Iván Fischer in conversation with Simon Halsey

To mark the performance of his Russian-Czech programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Iván Fischer talked to Simon Halsey, longterm chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin, about the art of conducting.

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26 Oct 2012free

Andris Nelsons in conversation with Esko Laine

In the autumn of 2012, Andris Nelsons conducted a stylistically unusually diverse programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker with works by Britten and Debussy, among others. Here, he talks to Philharmoniker principal bass Esko Laine.

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20 Oct 2012free

Kristjan Järvi in conversation with Philipp Bohnen

In October 2012, Kristjan Järvi made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducting works by Messiaen, Nielsen and Tchaikovsky. He met for a chat with Philipp Bohnen, violinist with the orchestra.

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13 Oct 2012free

Andrea Marcon in conversation with Albrecht Mayer

In October 2012, the Berliner Philharmoniker gave a concert dedicated entirely to the works of Antonio Vivaldi under the direction of Andrea Marcon, who in this interval feature met with the Philharmoniker’s principal oboe, Albrecht Mayer.

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06 Oct 2012free

Bernard Haitink in conversation with Matthew Hunter

Two works by Wagner and Beethoven’s Eroica were on the programme when Bernard Haitink made a guest appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2012. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Matthew Hunter, violist with the orchestra.

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24 Sep 2012free

Cameron Carpenter and Sarah Willis introduce the organ of the Berlin Philharmonie

In this video from 2012, Cameron Carpenter and horn player Sarah Willis showcase the famous and recently renovated organ in the Philharmonie. Carpenter is one of the best-known and most unconventional organists of our time.

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23 Sep 2012free

Jörg Widmann in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In September 2012, Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute with the Berliner Philharmoniker, performed Jörg Widmann’s Flute Concerto. In this video, he can be seen in conversation with the composer.

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15 Sep 2012free

Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Willard White in conversation with Sarah Willis

In September 2012, Willard White sang the male title role in a concert performance of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. In this interval feature, he and conductor Simon Rattle met with Sarah Willis, horn player with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

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15 Sep 2012free

Behind the scenes of “Porgy and Bess”

To mark a concert performance of George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle in the autumn of 2012, Sarah Willis, horn player with the Berliner Philharmoniker, talked to people involved in the production.

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08 Sep 2012free

Ingo Metzmacher and Winrich Hopp on the programme of Musikfest Berlin 2012

In September 2012, Ingo Metzmacher conducted works by American composers with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he talks to Winrich Hopp, artistic director of the Musikfest Berlin, during which the concert took place.

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24 Aug 2012free

Sir Simon Rattle on Witold Lutosławski

Sir Simon Rattle talks about Witold Lutosławski, who the conductor considers to be one of the most important symphonists of all time. The occasion was a performance by the Philharmoniker of the Third Symphony as part of the 2012 Musikfest Berlin.

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22 Jun 2012free

Andris Nelsons on his work with the Berliner Philharmoniker

Andris Nelsons, who performed works by Mahler and Tchaikovsky with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the end of the 2011/2012 season, can be seen here in conversation with Thomas Leyendecker, trombonist with the Philharmoniker.

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16 Jun 2012free

Yannick Nézet-Séguin on Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloé”

In June 2012, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted a Russian-French programme for his second appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interview feature, he met with Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute with the orchestra.

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10 Jun 2012free

Mariss Jansons on Smetana, Dvořák and Martinů

In a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the summer of 2012, Mariss Jansons conducted works by Czech composers. In this interval feature, he was interviewed by Peter Brem, violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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03 Jun 2012free

Herbert Blomstedt on Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

In 2012, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed Beethoven’s monumental Missa solemnis under the direction of Herbert Blomstedt, who introduces the work in this video.

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27 May 2012free

Sir Simon Rattle on Wagner’s “Die Walküre” · Part 1

In May 2012, Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre was presented with a top-class ensemble of singers. The concert performance with the Berliner Philharmoniker was conducted by Simon Rattle, who talks here about his view of the work.

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27 May 2012free

Sir Simon Rattle on Wagner’s “Die Walküre” · Part 2

This video is the second part of Sir Simon Rattle’s introduction to Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre, performed by the conductor with the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2012.

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11 May 2012free

Isabelle Faust on Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto

In a Philharmoniker programme conducted by Claudio Abbado in May 2012, the violinist Isabelle Faust, who speaks here with journalist Margarete Zander, excelled as the soloist in Alban Berg’s devastating Violin Concerto.

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09 May 2012free

The 12 Cellists: past and present

To mark the 40th anniversary of the 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2012, this video presents a portrait of the world-famous ensemble and its members.

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28 Apr 2012free

Gustavo Dudamel on Ravel, Korngold and Richard Strauss

In April 2012, Gustavo Dudamel conducted works by Ravel, Korngold and Richard Strauss with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met for a chat with Albrecht Mayer, principal oboe with the orchestra.

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21 Apr 2012free

“Carmen” at the Berlin Philharmonie

In April 2012, the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, gave a concert performance of Bizet’s opera Carmen at the Philharmonie. This video features participants of the production in conversation.

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14 Apr 2012free

Murray Perahia on his thoughts and feelings about music

In April 2012, Murray Perahia, Artist in Residence of the Berliner Philharmoniker at the time, has a chat with Sarah Willis, horn player with the Philharmoniker, on the occasion of a performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto.

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21 Mar 2012free

Mark Padmore and Bernhard Forck in conversation and in rehearsal

In March 2012, tenor Mark Padmore performed works by George Frideric Handel with the Berlin Baroque Soloists, whose director Bernhard Forck speaks with the singer in this interval feature.

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17 Mar 2012free

Zubin Mehta on Bruckner’s Eighth: an introduction to the work with excerpts from rehearsals

Here you can see an introduction to Anton Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony presented by Zubin Mehta, who conducted an acclaimed performance of the work with the Berliner Philharmoniker in March 2012.

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11 Mar 2012free

Christian Thielemann on passion and nobility in Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

In 2012, Christian Thielemann proved his passion for French and Russian music in a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker which included Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique. Here he speaks with the Philharmoniker’s violinist Aleksandar Ivić.

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04 Mar 2012free

Albrecht Mayer on the oboe concerto by Richard Strauss

In a Berliner Philharmoniker concert in early 2012, Albrecht Mayer, principal oboe of the orchestra, performed Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto. Mayer talks here about the work and the collaboration with conductor Christian Thielemann.

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04 Mar 2012free

Christian Thielemann on Strauss’s Oboe Concerto and Bruckner’s Fourth

Here you can see Christian Thielemann in conversation and rehearsing with the Berliner Philharmoniker for a concert of works by Bruckner and Richard Strauss in early 2012.

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18 Feb 2012free

Simon Halsey on Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony

In February 2012, Sir Simon Rattle conducted a performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Rundfunkchor Berlin, whose long-time chief conductor Simon Halsey introduces the work in this video.

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09 Feb 2012free

Sir Simon Rattle on the completed Ninth Symphony of Anton Bruckner

Here Sir Simon Rattle presents an introduction to the performance version of the finale of Anton Bruckner’s unfinished Ninth Symphony, which the conductor and the Berliner Philharmoniker performed in February 2012.

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02 Feb 2012free

Guy Braunstein on Brahms’s Violin Concerto

When the Berliner Philharmoniker gave a performance of Brahms’ Violin Concerto in February 2012, the soloist was Guy Braunstein, a concertmaster of the orchestra for many years, was the soloist. Here he speaks with orchestra member and fellow violinist Armin Schubert.

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27 Jan 2012free

Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle in conversation and in rehearsal

Here you can see Sir Simon Rattle and mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená in conversation and in rehearsal. The occasion was a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker in January 2012, which included songs by Mahler and Ravel.

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21 Jan 2012free

Boris Berezovsky on Liszt’s First Piano Concerto

In January 2012, Boris Berezovsky made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker as the soloist in Franz Liszt’s First Piano Concerto. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by the Philharmoniker’s violinist, Philipp Bohnen.

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14 Jan 2012free

Simon Halsey on Edward Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius”

Under the direction of Daniel Barenboim, the Philharmoniker and the Rundfunkchor Berlin performed Elgar’s oratorio The Dream of Gerontius in January 2012. Here, Simon Halsey, the then head of the vocal ensemble, presents an introduction to the work.

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23 Dec 2011free

Nicola Luisotti in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

Just before Christmas 2011, Nicola Luisotti conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker in works by Poulenc and Prokofiev. He met for a chat with Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute with the orchestra.

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17 Dec 2011free

Anne Sofie von Otter in conversation with Christoph Hartmann

In December 2011, Anne Sofie von Otter sang in Mahler’s Lied von der Erde with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. Here she talks to Christoph Hartmann, oboist with the Philharmoniker.

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10 Dec 2011free

Ludwig Quandt in conversation with Götz Teutsch

In a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker in December 2011, Ludwig Quandt, the orchestra’s first principal cellist, played the role of the protagonist in Richard Strauss’ Don Quixote. Here he talks to his former colleague Götz Teutsch.

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04 Dec 2011free

Daniel Stabrawa in conversation with Christoph Streuli

In a performance of Jenő Hubay’s rarely played Third Violin Concerto in December 2011, the soloist was Daniel Stabrawa, first concertmaster with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here, he discusses his career with fellow violinist Christoph Streuli.

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05 Nov 2011free

Helmut Lachenmann in conversation with Catherine Milliken

In November 2011, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed a work by Helmut Lachenmann for the first time. To mark the occasion, Catherine Milliken Lachenmann met with the composer.

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29 Oct 2011free

Nikolaus Harnoncourt in conversation with Olaf Wilhelmer

In October 2011, the Berliner Philharmoniker gave an unforgettable performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony under the direction of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who talks here to the music journalist Olaf Wilhelmer.

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22 Oct 2011free

Pablo Heras-Casado in conversation with Madeleine Carruzzo

In October 2011, the Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker performing works by Mendelssohn, among others. Here he talks to Madeleine Carruzzo, violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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15 Oct 2011free

Simon Halsey on the premiere of Weltethos by Jonathan Harvey

In October 2011, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed the premiere of the oratorio “Weltethos” by Jonathan Harvey. Simon Halsey, chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin that also took part in the performance, presents an introduction to the work.

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08 Oct 2011free

Nikolaj Znaider in conversation with Amihai Grosz

In October 2011, Nikolaj Znaider performed Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this video, the violinist talks to Amihai Grosz, first principal viola with the orchestra.

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02 Oct 2011free

Johannes Moser in conversation with Walter Küssner

To mark his debut with the Philharmoniker performing Schumann’s Cello Concerto in October 2011, cellist Johannes Moser met for this interval feature with Walter Küssner, violist with the Philharmoniker.

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24 Sep 2011free

Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Sarah Willis

In September 2011, Semyon Bychkov conducted works by Berio and Walton with the Berliner Philharmoniker and talked to Sarah Willis, horn player with the Philharmoniker, about the programme.

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18 Sep 2011free

Sir Simon Rattle on Mahlers Symphony No. 8

Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, also known as the “Symphony of a Thousand” was performed at the Berlin Philharmonie in September 2011 under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle, who talks here about this monumental work.

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11 Sep 2011free

Winrich Hopp in conversation with Helge Grünewald

To mark a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Andris Nelsons at Musikfest Berlin in 2011, Winrich Hopp, artistic director of the Festival, met with musicologist Helge Grünewald for this interval feature.

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26 Aug 2011free

The Berliner Philharmoniker prepare for the 2011/12 season

Coming back from the summer break, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker look ahead to the 2011/2012 season in this video, in which, among other things, the programme included the completion of the great Mahler cycle.

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23 Jun 2011free

Emmanuelle Haïm in conversation with Catherine Milliken

In June 2011, original sound expert Emmanuelle Haïm conducted works by Handel and Rameau with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Her interviewer in this interval feature is the Australian oboist and composer Catherine Milliken.

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18 Jun 2011free

Peter Eötvös in conversation with Sarah Willis

In the summer of 2011, Peter Eötvös conducted his own Cello Concerto and Russian works with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met for this interval feature with Sarah Willis, horn player and orchestra member.

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12 Jun 2011free

Simon Halsey on Mahler, Bach, Stravinsky

Here you can see an introduction to works by Mahler, Bach and Stravinsky by Simon Halsey, long-time chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin. The occasion was a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker in June 2011.

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02 Jun 2011free

Sir Simon Rattle on the Berliner Philharmoniker’s 2011/2012 season

At the press conference documented in this video, Sir Simon Rattle talks about the Philharmoniker’s 2011/2012 season, whose highlights included performances of the operas Carmen and Die Walküre.

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28 May 2011free

Stanisław Skrowaczewski – a life in music

In May 2011, Stanisław Skrowaczewski conducted works by Hartmann and Bruckner with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The conductor talks about his career here with the Philharmoniker’s first concertmaster Daniel Stabrawa.

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22 May 2011free

Yutaka Sado on the fulfilment of his musical dream

In May 2011, the Japanese conductor Yutaka Sado made his debut with the Berliner Phiharmoniker performing works by Takemitsu and Shostakovich. For this interview feature, he met with Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute with the orchestra.

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15 May 2011free

Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Pollini and Anna Prohaska on old and new musical friendships

To mark a concert together with the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2011, Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Pollini and Anna Prohaska met for a chat with Sarah Willis, horn player with the Philharmoniker.

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07 May 2011free

Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson on Richard Strauss

Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson were all participants in a Richard Strauss programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2011. Here they talk with horn player and orchestra member Sarah Willis.

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07 May 2011free

Thomas Hampson on classical music in digital media

The American baritone Thomas Hampson has been one of the most successful opera and concert singers for many years. Here he speaks to the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis about classical music in times of the internet and social media.

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26 Apr 2011free

Benefit concert for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

The Staatskapelle Berlin and members of the Berliner Philharmoniker held a joint concert in April 2011 to commemorate the reactor disaster at Chernobyl 25 years before. This interview feature tells you more about the event.

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07 Apr 2011free

Sir Simon Rattle on performing Mahler’s symphonies (Part 2)

This video is the second part of Sir Simon Rattle’s introduction to the musical world of Gustav Mahler, whose complete symphonies the Berliner Philharmoniker and its chief conductor performed in 18 months from the 2010/2011 season.

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03 Apr 2011free

Alan Gilbert on his work as a conductor and musician

Alan Gilbert conducted works by Mozart, Stravinsky and Berg with the Berliner Philharmoniker in April 2011 and met for a chat with Matthew Hunter, violist with the Philharmoniker.

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29 Mar 2011free

Christian Schneider (UNICEF) in conversation with Andreas Wittmann

In response to the Fukushima disaster, the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Staatskapelle Berlin held a joint concert for UNICEF in March 2011. Its managing director Christian Schneider talks here with Andreas Wittmann, oboist with the Philharmoniker.

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18 Mar 2011free

Bernard Haitink and Leif Ove Andsnes about making music in the name of Fukushima

To mark a concert dedicated to tsunami victims in Fukushima, Fergus McWilliam, horn player with the Berliner Philharmoniker, talks in this video to conductor Bernhard Haitink and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes.

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06 Mar 2011free

Herbert Blomstedt on Hindemith’s “Nobilissima visione” and Bruckner’s Mass in F minor

In this interval feature, Herbert Blomstedt talks about works by Hindemith and Bruckner which he performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the spring of 2011.

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18 Feb 2011free

Sir Simon Rattle on performing Mahler’s symphonies (Part 1)

The cyclical performance of all of Gustav Mahler’s completed symphonies formed a focal point of the Philharmoniker’s 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons. In this video, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle presents his view of the works.

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12 Feb 2011free

Toshio Hosokawa on his career and the images in his music

In February 2011, a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker featured the premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Horn Concerto. In this video, the composer is interviewed by Stefan Dohr, the Philharmoniker’s principal horn player and dedicatee of the work.

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12 Feb 2011free

Stefan Dohr on Toshio Hosokawa and his Horn Concerto

In this video, principal horn player of the Berliner Philharmoniker Stefan Dohr talks about Toshio Hosokawa’s Horn Concerto which the composer dedicated to him, and which the musician premiered in February 2011 with the orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle.

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05 Feb 2011free

Simon Halsey on Mahler’s Third Symphony

To mark a performance by the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2011, Simon Halsey, chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin, which also participated in the concert, talks about Gustav Mahler’s tremendous Third Symphony.

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15 Jan 2011free

Anders Hillborg on his composition “Cold Heat”

At the beginning of 2011, the Berliner Philharmoniker premiered Cold Heat, a work by composer Anders Hillborg, who can be seen here in conversation with David Zinman, the conductor of the premiere, and Emmanuel Pahud, the Philharmoniker’s principal flute.

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15 Jan 2011free

David Zinman and Yo-Yo Ma on melancholy, life and death in Shostakovich’s Second Cello Concerto

In January 2011, Yo-Yo Ma, under the direction of David Zinman, performed Shostakovich’s Second Cello Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, the conductor and soloist talk to Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute with the orchestra.

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22 Dec 2010free

Valery Gergiev in conversation with Wilfried Strehle

In the run-up to Christmas 2010, Valery Gergiev conducted Russian works with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Wilfried Strehle, a long-time principal violist with the orchestra.

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11 Dec 2010free

Neeme Järvi in conversation with Stanley Dodds

In December 2010, Neeme Järvi performed works by Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Richard Strauss with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this video, the conductor talks to violinist and orchestra member Stanley Dodds.

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05 Nov 2010free

Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1: An introduction by Sir Simon Rattle

In this video, Simon Rattle presents an introduction to Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony, which the Berliner Philharmoniker and its chief conductor juxtaposed with Sergei Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances in November 2010.

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30 Oct 2010free

Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2: An introduction by Simon Halsey

In autumn 2010, the Berliner Philharmoniker, under the direction of Simon Rattle, performed Mahler’s Second Symphony. Here you can see an introduction to the work by Simon Halsey, the then chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin, which took part in the performance.

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23 Oct 2010free

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Yefim Bronfman in conversation with Sarah Willis

In October 2010, Yefim Bronfman was the soloist in Prokofiev’s highly virtuosic Second Piano Concerto, while Yannick Nézet-Séguin made his debut at the rostrum of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Both artists met for a chat with Sarah Willis, horn player with the Philharmoniker.

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16 Oct 2010free

Baiba Skride and Andris Nelsons in conversation with Stanley Dodds

The violinist Baiba Skride and the conductor Andris Nelsons both made their debuts with the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2010. In this interval feature, they meet Stanley Dodds, violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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09 Oct 2010free

Eivind Gullberg Jensen and Vadim Repin in conversation with Sarah Willis

This video shows violinist Vadim Repin and conductor Eivind Gulberg Jensen in conversation with Sarah Willis, horn player with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The occasion was a joint performance with the orchestra in October 2010.

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02 Oct 2010free

Magdalena Kožená in conversation with Jonathan Kelly

The mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená sang excerpts from Martinů’s underrated opera Juliette in a Berliner Philharmoniker concert in the autumn of 2010. In this interval feature, she meets with Jonathan Kelly, principal oboist of the orchestra.

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23 Sep 2010free

Giovanni Antonini in conversation with Raimar Orlovsky

In September 2010, Beethoven’s Second Symphony was among the works conducted by Giovanni Antonini with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The Italian Early music specialist can be seen here in conversation with Raimar Orlovsky, violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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18 Sep 2010free

Pierre Boulez in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In an interval feature for a Berliner Philharmoniker concert in September 2010, Pierre Boulez talked to Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute of the orchestra. Topics included Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol.

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12 Sep 2010free

Winrich Hopp in conversation with Helge Grünewald

The musicologist Helge Grünewald talks to Winrich Hopp, artistic director of Musikfest Berlin, about the 2010 festival year, in which the Berliner Philharmoniker and Simon Rattle also participated.

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04 Sep 2010free

Short documentary: “Schoenberg and his circle”

In September 2010, the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle appeared at the famous London Proms with a programme which included works from the Second Viennese School, which is the subject of in this documentary.

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27 Aug 2010free

Sir Simon Rattle introduces Beethoven's Symphony No. 4

In August 2010, the Berliner Philharmoniker began a major Mahler cycle with the composer’s First Symphony, which Sir Simon Rattle juxtaposed with Beethoven’s Fourth. Its special features are explained by the Philharmoniker’s chief conductor in this introduction.

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27 Aug 2010free

Sir Simon Rattle introduces Mahler's Symphony No. 1

Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony, which was performed at the opening concert of the 2010/2011 season as the prelude to the Berliner Philharmoniker’s great Mahler cycle, is discussed here by chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle.

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19 Jun 2010free

Tabea Zimmermann in conversation with Helge Grünewald (in German)

In the summer of 2010, the violist Tabea Zimmermann performed Béla Bartók’s Viola Concerto in a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, she meets for a chat with the musicologist Helge Grünewald.

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10 Jun 2010free

Sir Simon Rattle and Wynton Marsalis in conversation with Catherine Milliken

To mark the premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Simon Rattle in June 2010, the composer and conductor talked with the musician Catherine Milliken.

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04 Jun 2010free

Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6: An introduction by Herbert Blomstedt

In June 2010, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed Anton Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony. The conductor of the concert was Herbert Blomstedt, who also presents an introduction to the work in this video.

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22 May 2010free

Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Harri Kuusisaari

At the end of his first Sibelius cycle with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle conducted the Finnish composer’s last three symphonies of the in the spring of 2010 and met with music journalist Harri Kuusiaari for a chat.

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16 May 2010free

Works by Schubert, Schoenberg and Brahms: An introduction by Simon Halsey

In May 2010, Claudio Abbado conducted works by Schubert, Mahler and Brahms with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this video, Simon Halsey, chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin, presents an introduction to the works.

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08 May 2010free

Renaud Capuçon in conversation with Matthew Hunter

Renaud Capuçon was the soloist in György Ligeti’s virtuoso violin concerto in a performance by the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2010. In this interval feature, he meets for a chat with Matthew Hunter, violist with the Philharmoniker.

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27 Apr 2010free

Alisa Weilerstein in conversation with Ludwig Quandt

The young musician Alisa Weilerstein made her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker as the soloist in Elgar’s impassioned Cello Concerto in April 2010. In this interval feature, she is interviewed by principal cellist Ludwig Quandt.

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24 Apr 2010free

Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard spoke with Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute of the Berliner Philharmoniker, during an appearance with the orchestra in April 2010 which featured Arnold Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto.

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17 Apr 2010free

András Schiff in conversation with Jonathan Kelly

In April 2010, András Schiff performed works by Bach, Haydn and Mozart as conductor and soloist in a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker. He met for a chat with Jonathan Kelly, principal oboe of the orchestra.

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11 Apr 2010free

Peter Sellars in conversation with Simon Halsey

To mark the semi-staged performance of the St. Matthew Passion with the Berliner Philharmoniker, director Peter Sellars spoke to Simon Halsey, chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin, which also took part in the concert.

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06 Mar 2010free

Neeme Järvi in conversation

In March 2010, the Berliner Philharmoniker performed Romantic works by Brahms, Weber and Grieg under the baton of Neeme Järvi, who is featured in this short film.

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20 Feb 2010free

The Berliner Philharmoniker support UNICEF's Haiti emergency assistance – a round table discussion

To mark a benefit concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker in aid of UNICEF’s emergency relief in the spring of 2010, the managing director of the orchestra Pamela Rosenberg met Sabine Christiansen and Simon Rattle, Mitsuko Uchida and Emmanuel Pahud for a discussion.

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14 Feb 2010free

“It's a Venture - an Adventure” – Mitsuko Uchida and the Beethoven Piano Concertos, Part II

This video is the second part of the documentary in which pianist Mitsuko Uchida talks about the challenge of performing all of Beethoven’s five piano concertos within a few days with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle.

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10 Feb 2010free

“A Venture - an Adventure” – Mitsuko Uchida and the Beethoven Concertos Part I

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida talks about her view of Beethoven’s piano concertos in this first part of a documentary. The occasion was a cyclical performance of the works with the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2010.

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04 Feb 2010free

Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Gerhard Forck

In the spring of 2010, Mitsuko Uchida performed all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here she can be seen talking about the project with the orchestra’s head of communications, Gerhard Forck.

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30 Jan 2010free

Works by Bach and Haydn: An introduction by Ton Koopman

In January 2010, Ton Koopman conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker in works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Joseph Haydn. The introduction to the concert was also presented by the Dutch Early music expert.

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23 Jan 2010free

Frank Peter Zimmermann in conversation with Christoph Streuli

In January 2010, Frank Peter Zimmermann performed Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto, one of the central works of the repertoire. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Christoph Strauli, violinist and orchestra member.

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10 Jan 2010free

Hélène Grimaud and Tugan Sokhiev in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

Ravel’s G major Piano Concerto with Hélène Grimaud was also part of Tugan Sokhiev’s debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the beginning of 2010. Emmanuel Pahud, the orchestra’s principal flute, chatted with the pianist and the conductor.

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20 Dec 2009free

Donald Runnicles in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

A world premiere and the famous Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms were conducted by Donald Runnicles with the Berliner Philharmoniker during the 2009 Christmas season. Fergus McWilliam, horn player with the orchestra, met the Scottish conductor for a chat.

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12 Dec 2009free

Christian Thielemann interviewed by Sarah Willis

In December 2009, Christian Thielemann conducted vocal works by Johannes Brahms and Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande in the Berlin Philharmonie. In this interval feature, he met with the Philharmoniker’s horn player Sarah Willis.

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06 Dec 2009free

Leonidas Kavakos in conversation with Walter Küssner

In December 2009, Leonidas Kavakos played the solo part in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here you can see the Greek violinist in conversation with Walter Küssner, violist with the Philharmoniker.

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07 Nov 2009free

John Carewe talks about Schoenberg's “Erwartung” (Expectation)

Conductor John Carewe was among Sir Simon Rattle’s most important teachers. When he performed Schoenberg’s Erwartung with the Berliner Philharmoniker in November 2009, Carewe presented an introduction to the work.

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24 Oct 2009free

Iván Fischer in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In October 2009, Iván Fischer conducted works with the Berliner Philharmoniker from the Classical to the Modern period, all with a close connection to his native Hungary. In this video, he talks to Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute of the orchestra.

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17 Oct 2009free

Janine Jansen and Daniel Harding in conversation with Sarah Willis

In 2009, Janine Jansen and Daniel Harding performed Britten’s Violin Concerto in a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The violinist and the conductor met with horn player and orchestra member Sarah Willis for this interval feature.

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10 Oct 2009free

Guy Braunstein and Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Terry Martin

In October 2009, Guy Braunstein, first concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker, was the soloist in Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto. Here he can be seen talking to the conductor of the performance, Semyon Bychkov, and the journalist Terry Martin.

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04 Oct 2009free

Daniel Barenboim and Asher Fisch in conversation with Stanley Dodds

In the autumn of 2009, Daniel Barenboim performed Chopin’s two piano concertos with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Asher Fisch. In this interval feature, the pianist and conductor is interviewed by Stanley Dodds, violinist with the Philharmoniker.

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19 Sep 2009free

Sofia Gubaidulina in conversation with Margarete Zander

To mark a performance of her work Glorious Percussion with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel, the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina met with the music journalist Margarete Zander.

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13 Sep 2009free

Angela Denoke and Lars Vogt in conversation with Helge Grünewald

In September 2009, the soprano Angela Denoke and the pianist Lars Vogt took on the solo roles in Paul Dessau’s Les Voix with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Both met for a chat with music journalist Helge Grünewald.

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09 Sep 2009free

Simon Halsey talking about Haydn's “The Seasons”

In September 2009, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle performed Haydn’s Oratorio The Seasons. Here you can see Simon Halsey, chief conductor of the Rundfunkchor Berlin which participated in the performance, present an introduction to the work.

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28 Aug 2009free

Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Claus Spahn

To mark the first live broadcast of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s season opening concert in the Digital Concert Hall, chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle talked with the music journalist Claus Spahn about the possibilities associated with the opening of the platform.

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13 Jun 2009free

Emmanuel Pahud in conversation with Lydia Rilling

At the European premiere of Elliott Carter’s Flute Concerto by the Berliner Philharmoniker, their principal flute Emmanuel Pahud shone as the soloist. Here you can see him in conversation with musicologist Lydia Rilling.

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06 Jun 2009free

Pierre Boulez and Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Christoph Franke

In the summer of 2009, Pierre-Laurent Aimard performed Ravel’s piano concerto for the left hand with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Pierre Boulez. For this interval feature, the two French artists met with audio producer Christoph Franke.

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28 May 2009free

Siegfried Matthus in conversation with Tobias Möller (in German only)

To mark the world premiere of his work Konzert für Fünf by the Berliner Philharmoniker in May 2009, the composer Siegfried Matthus talked to Tobias Möller, communications director of the Digital Concert Hall.

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24 May 2009free

Simon Halsey on Schubert, Mahler, Debussy and Claudio Abbado

At a concert conducted by Claudio Abbado in May 2009, in addition to the Berliner Philharmoniker, the performers also included the Rundfunkchor Berlin whose chief conductor Simon Halsey presents this work introduction.

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17 May 2009free

Seiji Ozawa in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

The Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa performed Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elias in May 2009 with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met with horn player and orchestra member Fergus McWilliam for this interval feature.

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10 May 2009free

Kirill Petrenko and Lars Vogt in conversation with Sarah Willis

In his second appearance with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko conducted works by Beethoven and Elgar. Petrenko met with Lars Vogt, the soloist of the concert, and Sarah Willis, horn player with the Philharmoniker.

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25 Apr 2009free

Peter Eötvös on Zimmermann’s “Requiem für einen jungen Dichter”

Here you can see conductor and composer Peter Eötvös discuss Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Requiem für einen jungen Dichter on the occasion of a performance of the work with the Berliner Philharmoniker in April 2009.

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19 Apr 2009free

Alan Gilbert in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

In this interval feature, Alan Gilbert talks to Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute of the Berliner Philharmoniker, about works by Czech composers which he conducted in a concert with the orchestra in April 2009.

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22 Mar 2009free

Nikolaus Harnoncourt on Haydn’s “Orlando Paladino”

In March 2009, Nikolaus Harnoncourt performed Joseph Haydn’s opera Orlando Paladino with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here the conductor gives his view on this rarely performed work.

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14 Mar 2009free

Michael Boder in conversation with Fergus McWilliam

To mark a concert of works from the 19th and 20th centuries which he conducted with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the spring of 2009, Michael Boder spoke with horn player and orchestra member Fergus McWilliam.

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07 Mar 2009free

Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Edicson Ruiz

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel talked to his fellow Venezuelan Edicson Ruiz, bass player with the Philharmoniker, when he performed works by Russian composers with the Berliner Philharmoniker in March 2009.

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01 Mar 2009free

Heinz Holliger in conversation with Götz Teutsch

In March 2009, Heinz Holliger conducted works by Bernd Alois Zimmermann and Robert Schumann with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this interval feature, he is interviewed by Götz Teutsch, principal cellist of the orchestra for many years.

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13 Feb 2009free

Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Sarah Willis

In February 2009, pianist Mitsuko Uchida performed Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the orchestra as Artist in Residence of the Berliner Philharmoniker and met Sarah Willis, horn player with the orchestra, for this interval feature.

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08 Feb 2009free

Simon Halsey talks about Schumann’s “Paradise and the Peri”

In February 2009, Sir Simon Rattle, an ensemble of soloists and the Rundfunkchor Berlin performed Schumann’s unjustly rarely performed oratorio Paradise and the Peri. Simon Halsey, chief conductor of the choir, presents this introduction to the work.

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11 Jan 2009free

Zubin Mehta in conversation with Tobias Möller

In January 2009, Zubin Mehta conducted works by Elliot Carter, Richard Strauss and Beethoven with the Berliner Philharmoniker and met for a chat with Tobias Möller, head of communications at the Digital Concert Hall.

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08 Feb 2001

Beethoven’s symphonies: an introduction by Claudio Abbado

In this 2001 recording, made to mark the performance in Rome of Claudio Abbado’s legendary cycle of Beethoven’s symphonies with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the conductor gives his views on the works.

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12 Nov 1989free

Daniel Barenboim on the concert for people from the GDR

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Daniel Barenboim and the Berliner Philharmoniker gave a concert at short notice for people from East Germany. Here you can see how the conductor remembers the unforgettable event more than 25 years later.

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30 Oct 1986free

30 years of Suntory Hall – Memories of musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Here you can see how musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker remember the orchestra’s first performance at Tokyo’s legendary Suntory Hall. In a concert conducted by Seiji Ozawa, the programme included works by Schubert and Richard Strauss.

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02 Feb 1968free

Sir Simon Rattle about Herbert von Karajan

In this video, Sir Simon Rattle presents his view of Herbert von Karajan. He talks about Karajan’s sound ideal, his way of working, and the advice Karajan gave the young Rattle during their personal encounters.

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