Interviews
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Andris Nelsons in conversation with Gunars Upatnieks Watch interview
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.
2016 Live Lounge from the Baden-Baden Easter Festival Watch interview
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.
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.
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.
Gijs Leenaars in conversation with Matthew Hunter Watch interview
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.
The Berliner Philharmoniker's New Year’s Eve Party Watch interview
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
The conclusion of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is no jubilant finale – but resolution, even annihilation, become music. And so the audience at first remained silent when the Berliner Philharmoniker and Simon Rattle performed the work in November 2011. Only gradually did the roaring applause rise in...
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29 Oct 2011free
Nikolaus Harnoncourt in conversation with Olaf Wilhelmer
Anyone listening to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony inevitably imagines the composer as a revolutionary firebrand. In October 2011, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Berliner Philharmoniker showed that this is only half the truth when they performed Beethoven’s symphony alongside the Mass in C major,...
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22 Oct 2011free
Pablo Heras-Casado in conversation with Madeleine Carruzzo
For over a decade, no Spanish conductor has stood at the podium of the Berliner Philharmoniker – until October 2011 when Pablo Heras-Casado made his debut with the orchestra. In his young career, he has attracted particular attention due to his versatility, enabling Heras-Casado to work together...
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15 Oct 2011free
Simon Halsey on the premiere of Weltethos by Jonathan Harvey
To give expression to the common values of world religions with spoken and sung words – this is the ambitious goal of the choral work Weltethos, realised by the composer Jonathan Harvey and the theologian Hans Küng as librettist. The work, which will be part of the cultural programme of the...
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08 Oct 2011free
Nikolaj Znaider in conversation with Amihai Grosz
The fact that Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto should one day become one of the most famous of its kind was by no means foreseeable at the premiere in 1904; with an overtaxed soloist and an uninspired orchestra, it was a complete failure. It took top-class musicians such as Jascha Heifetz and David...
Nikolaj Znaider in conversation with Amihai Grosz Watch interview
02 Oct 2011free
Johannes Moser in conversation with Walter Küssner
Johannes Moser in conversation with Walter Küssner Watch interview
24 Sep 2011free
Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Sarah Willis
In September 2011 the Berliner Philharmoniker and Semyon Bychkov presented a concert of wide-ranging dynamics: from Luciano Berio’s Sequenza No. 7 for solo oboe, to a chamber orchestra Schubert collage by the same composer, to the unbridled force of the full orchestra in William Walton’s First...
Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Sarah Willis Watch interview
18 Sep 2011free
Sir Simon Rattle on Mahlers Symphony No. 8
Of all Gustav Mahler’s symphonies, the Eighth is probably the least often performed – not because of any doubts regarding its quality, but because of the forces required in terms of instrumentalists and singers which only a few orchestras are in a position to meet. With such large numbers...
11 Sep 2011free
Winrich Hopp in conversation with Helge Grünewald
Winrich Hopp in conversation with Helge Grünewald Watch interview
26 Aug 2011free
The Berliner Philharmoniker prepare for the 2011/12 season
The Berliner Philharmoniker prepare for the 2011/12 season Watch interview
23 Jun 2011free
Emmanuelle Haïm in conversation with Catherine Milliken
For her concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker in June 2011 Emmanuelle Haïm has programmed some of the most beautiful and varied orchestral suites of the Baroque. The most famous of them is undoubtedly George Frideric Handel’s Water Music. Jean-Philippe Rameau stands alongside Handel as the...
Emmanuelle Haïm in conversation with Catherine Milliken Watch interview
18 Jun 2011free
Peter Eötvös in conversation with Sarah Willis
In previous centuries it was quite natural that a conductor would sometimes perform his own compositions, and vice versa: that a composer would be responsible for conducting the premieres of his own works. There is now a division of labour between musicians who compose and conduct, but this...
Peter Eötvös in conversation with Sarah Willis Watch interview
12 Jun 2011free
Simon Halsey on Mahler, Bach, Stravinsky
It was not Gustav Mahler’s destiny to become a composer of opera. But listening to his early work Das klagende Lied gives us an idea of just how a stage work from Mahler’s pen might have sounded – a fairy-tale of enormous dimensions, which has been performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker and...
02 Jun 2011free
Sir Simon Rattle on the Berliner Philharmoniker’s 2011/2012 season
Our video documents the annual press conference of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2011, with chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle presenting the upcoming season. From August 2011, he himself continued his Mahler cycle which he had started in the 2010/2011 season, and he also had two opera highlights...
Sir Simon Rattle on the Berliner Philharmoniker’s 2011/2012 season Watch interview
28 May 2011free
Stanisław Skrowaczewski – a life in music
After 25 years, the 87-year-old Stanisław Skrowaczewski stood once again at the desk of the Berliner Philharmoniker at the end of May 2011 – and celebrated an “overwhelming success met by standing ovations” (Berliner Zeitung). The renowned Bruckner expert included the composer’s Third Symphony...
22 May 2011free
Yutaka Sado on the fulfilment of his musical dream
Seldom had quite so many Japanese television teams and journalists been seen in the Philharmonie as at the end of May 2011. The concentrated media interest was all for one of the country’s best-known musicians: Yutaka Sado, who even as a child had dreamed of conducting the Berliner...
Yutaka Sado on the fulfilment of his musical dream Watch interview
15 May 2011free
Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Pollini and Anna Prohaska on old and new musical friendships
Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini have been performing together for half a century: a unique friendship among artists that continues to reveal new facets. As happened in the middle of May 2011, when the two musicians performed their first joint interpretation of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17...
07 May 2011free
Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson on Richard Strauss
It does not often happen that the Berliner Philharmoniker present a whole bouquet of works by a single composer in one concert. At the beginning of May 2011, however, they – together with conductor Christian Thielemann and the singers Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson – devoted themselves...
Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson on Richard Strauss Watch interview
07 May 2011free
Thomas Hampson on classical music in digital media
How will new media change classical music? What possibilities will digital communication offer to gain new audiences for symphony concerts, operas and recitals? For many years now, the internationally acclaimed baritone Thomas Hampson has been involved in these issues. In our video, he talked...
Thomas Hampson on classical music in digital media Watch interview
26 Apr 2011free
Benefit concert for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
One choir, two orchestras, two readers and one conductor: a wealth of artists came together in the Philharmonie at the end of April 2011 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the nuclear reactor disaster in Chernobyl which was again in the headlines following events in the Fukushima reactor in...
Benefit concert for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster Watch interview
07 Apr 2011free
Sir Simon Rattle on performing Mahler’s symphonies (Part 2)
Among other things, the second part of the interview with Sir Simon Rattle about the performance of the complete Mahler symphonies looks at Sir Simon’s first encounters with these works in his youth. Another important theme is the programmatic approach of this cycle – the coupling of the...
Sir Simon Rattle on performing Mahler’s symphonies (Part 2) Watch interview
03 Apr 2011free
Alan Gilbert on his work as a conductor and musician
When artists cancel an appearance, it is normally for unfortunate reasons. Not so in the case of Gustavo Dudamel, who was to conduct the Berliner Philharmoniker on 1 April 2011, but had to cancel due to a happy event: the birth of his son two days before. Instead, Alan Gilbert conducted with the...
Alan Gilbert on his work as a conductor and musician Watch interview
29 Mar 2011free
Christian Schneider (UNICEF) in conversation with Andreas Wittmann
As a result of numerous concert tours and personal contact, the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle feel a close connection to the Japanese people. The musicians were therefore extremely saddened to heard about the impact of the tsunami in March 2011. In order to raise...
Christian Schneider (UNICEF) in conversation with Andreas Wittmann Watch interview
18 Mar 2011free
Bernard Haitink and Leif Ove Andsnes about making music in the name of Fukushima
In March 2011, a Berliner Philharmoniker concert marked the terrible events after the tsunami in Fukushima. The orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes dedicated the evening to the victims in Japan. In their memory, the musicians performed Witold Lutosławski’s Funeral...
Bernard Haitink and Leif Ove Andsnes about making music in the name of Fukushima Watch interview
06 Mar 2011free
Herbert Blomstedt on Hindemith’s “Nobilissima visione” and Bruckner’s Mass in F minor
Paul Hindemith’s ballet music Nobilissima visione is at once both archaically austere and sensuous. The work reflects Giotto’s medieval frescos depicting the life of Francis of Assisi, which Hindemith discovered for himself in Florence. At the beginning of March 2011, the Berliner Philharmoniker...
18 Feb 2011free
Sir Simon Rattle on performing Mahler’s symphonies (Part 1)
On the occasion of the performance of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler, Sir Simon Rattle talks about the music and the characteristics of their interpretation. In addition, he explores the Mahler tradition of the Berliner Philharmoniker which took shape in particular under Claudio...
Sir Simon Rattle on performing Mahler’s symphonies (Part 1) Watch interview
12 Feb 2011free
Toshio Hosokawa on his career and the images in his music
In a highly individual manner, the Hiroshima born Toshio Hosokawa seeks to revitalize traditional forms of composition. Moment of Blossoming is the title of his horn concerto – a tribute to the mythically revered lotus flower of Hosokawa’s homeland. The work is a musical portrayal of the lotus...
Toshio Hosokawa on his career and the images in his music Watch interview
12 Feb 2011free
Stefan Dohr on Toshio Hosokawa and his Horn Concerto
Since 1993, Stefan Dohr has been a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker – as principal horn within the orchestra’s brass section, and also sometimes as the soloist in horn concertos, for example those by Mozart or Strauss. In February 2011, Dohr gave the premiere of Moment of Blossoming, a work...
Stefan Dohr on Toshio Hosokawa and his Horn Concerto Watch interview
05 Feb 2011free
Simon Halsey on Mahler’s Third Symphony
Almost everything in Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony is out of the ordinary: its length, its instrumentation, its number of movements. There is however in particular a remarkable wealth of stylistic levels where both the grandiose and the simple, the other-wordly and the everyday cross paths. In...
15 Jan 2011free
Anders Hillborg on his composition “Cold Heat”
Anders Hillborg is one of the leading Swedish composers of our time, and is at home in many styles of music, from symphonic and choral music to film music and pop. Many renowned orchestras have entrusted him with commissions for compositions – including the Berliner Philharmoniker, who premiered...
Anders Hillborg on his composition “Cold Heat” Watch interview
15 Jan 2011free
David Zinman and Yo-Yo Ma on melancholy, life and death in Shostakovich’s Second Cello Concerto
You could almost say that Dmitri Shostakovich’s Second Cello Concerto was a present to himself. Given its premiere on his 60th birthday, the work seems to be a nuanced reflection on Shostakovich’s own life. Only the best cellists are able to hit the mark with the ever-shifting tone of this...
22 Dec 2010free
Valery Gergiev in conversation with Wilfried Strehle
Valery Gergiev in conversation with Wilfried Strehle Watch interview
11 Dec 2010free
Neeme Järvi in conversation with Stanley Dodds
Neeme Järvi in conversation with Stanley Dodds Watch interview
05 Nov 2010free
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1: An introduction by Sir Simon Rattle
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1: An introduction by Sir Simon Rattle Watch interview
30 Oct 2010free
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2: An introduction by Simon Halsey
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2: An introduction by Simon Halsey Watch interview
23 Oct 2010free
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Yefim Bronfman in conversation with Sarah Willis
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Yefim Bronfman in conversation with Sarah Willis Watch interview
16 Oct 2010free
Baiba Skride and Andris Nelsons in conversation with Stanley Dodds
Baiba Skride and Andris Nelsons in conversation with Stanley Dodds Watch interview
09 Oct 2010free
Eivind Gullberg Jensen and Vadim Repin in conversation with Sarah Willis
Eivind Gullberg Jensen and Vadim Repin in conversation with Sarah Willis Watch interview
02 Oct 2010free
Magdalena Kožená in conversation with Jonathan Kelly
Magdalena Kožená in conversation with Jonathan Kelly Watch interview
23 Sep 2010free
Giovanni Antonini in conversation with Raimar Orlovsky
Giovanni Antonini in conversation with Raimar Orlovsky Watch interview
18 Sep 2010free
Pierre Boulez in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud
Pierre Boulez in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud Watch interview
12 Sep 2010free
Winrich Hopp in conversation with Helge Grünewald
Winrich Hopp in conversation with Helge Grünewald Watch interview
04 Sep 2010free
Short documentary: “Schoenberg and his circle”
Short documentary: “Schoenberg and his circle” Watch interview
27 Aug 2010free
Sir Simon Rattle introduces Beethoven's Symphony No. 4
Sir Simon Rattle introduces Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 Watch interview
27 Aug 2010free
Sir Simon Rattle introduces Mahler's Symphony No. 1
Sir Simon Rattle introduces Mahler's Symphony No. 1 Watch interview
19 Jun 2010free
Tabea Zimmermann in conversation with Helge Grünewald (in German)
Tabea Zimmermann in conversation with Helge Grünewald (in German) Watch interview
10 Jun 2010free
Sir Simon Rattle and Wynton Marsalis in conversation with Catherine Milliken
Sir Simon Rattle and Wynton Marsalis in conversation with Catherine Milliken Watch interview
04 Jun 2010free
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 6: An introduction by Herbert Blomstedt
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 6: An introduction by Herbert Blomstedt Watch interview
22 May 2010free
Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Harri Kuusisaari
Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Harri Kuusisaari Watch interview
16 May 2010free
Works by Schubert, Schoenberg and Brahms: An introduction by Simon Halsey
Works by Schubert, Schoenberg and Brahms: An introduction by Simon Halsey Watch interview
08 May 2010free
Renaud Capuçon in conversation with Matthew Hunter
Renaud Capuçon in conversation with Matthew Hunter Watch interview
27 Apr 2010free
Alisa Weilerstein in conversation with Ludwig Quandt
Alisa Weilerstein in conversation with Ludwig Quandt Watch interview
24 Apr 2010free
Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud
Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud Watch interview
17 Apr 2010free
András Schiff in conversation with Jonathan Kelly
András Schiff in conversation with Jonathan Kelly Watch interview
11 Apr 2010free
Peter Sellars in conversation with Simon Halsey
Peter Sellars in conversation with Simon Halsey Watch interview
20 Feb 2010free
The Berliner Philharmoniker support UNICEF's Haiti emergency assistance – a round table discussion
14 Feb 2010free
“It's a Venture - an Adventure” – Mitsuko Uchida and the Beethoven Piano Concertos Part II
10 Feb 2010free
“A Venture - an Adventure” – Mitsuko Uchida and the Beethoven Concertos Part I
“A Venture - an Adventure” – Mitsuko Uchida and the Beethoven Concertos Part I Watch interview
04 Feb 2010free
Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Gerhard Forck
Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Gerhard Forck Watch interview
30 Jan 2010free
Works by Bach and Haydn: An introduction by Ton Koopman
Works by Bach and Haydn: An introduction by Ton Koopman Watch interview
23 Jan 2010free
Frank Peter Zimmermann in conversation with Christoph Streuli
Frank Peter Zimmermann in conversation with Christoph Streuli Watch interview
10 Jan 2010free
Hélène Grimaud and Tugan Sokhiev in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud
Hélène Grimaud and Tugan Sokhiev in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud Watch interview
20 Dec 2009free
Donald Runnicles in conversation with Fergus McWilliam
Donald Runnicles in conversation with Fergus McWilliam Watch interview
12 Dec 2009free
Christian Thielemann interviewed by Sarah Willis
Christian Thielemann interviewed by Sarah Willis Watch interview
06 Dec 2009free
Leonidas Kavakos in conversation with Walter Küssner
Leonidas Kavakos in conversation with Walter Küssner Watch interview
07 Nov 2009free
John Carewe talking about Schoenberg's “Erwartung” (Expectation)
John Carewe talking about Schoenberg's “Erwartung” (Expectation) Watch interview
24 Oct 2009free
Iván Fischer in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud
Iván Fischer in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud Watch interview
17 Oct 2009free
Janine Jansen and Daniel Harding in conversation with Sarah Willis
Janine Jansen and Daniel Harding in conversation with Sarah Willis Watch interview
10 Oct 2009free
Guy Braunstein and Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Terry Martin
Guy Braunstein and Semyon Bychkov in conversation with Terry Martin Watch interview
04 Oct 2009free
Daniel Barenboim and Asher Fisch in conversation with Stanley Dodds
Daniel Barenboim and Asher Fisch in conversation with Stanley Dodds Watch interview
19 Sep 2009free
Sofia Gubaidulina in conversation with Margarete Zander
Sofia Gubaidulina in conversation with Margarete Zander Watch interview
13 Sep 2009free
Angela Denoke and Lars Vogt in conversation with Helge Grünewald
Angela Denoke and Lars Vogt in conversation with Helge Grünewald Watch interview
09 Sep 2009free
Simon Halsey talking about Haydn's “The Seasons”
Simon Halsey talking about Haydn's “The Seasons” Watch interview
28 Aug 2009free
Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Claus Spahn
Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Claus Spahn Watch interview
13 Jun 2009free
Emmanuel Pahud in conversation with Lydia Rilling
Emmanuel Pahud in conversation with Lydia Rilling Watch interview
06 Jun 2009free
Pierre Boulez and Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Christoph Franke
Pierre Boulez and Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Christoph Franke Watch interview
28 May 2009free
Siegfried Matthus in conversation with Tobias Möller (in German only)
Siegfried Matthus in conversation with Tobias Möller (in German only) Watch interview
24 May 2009free
Simon Halsey talks about Schubert, Mahler, Debussy and Claudio Abbado
Simon Halsey talks about Schubert, Mahler, Debussy and Claudio Abbado Watch interview
17 May 2009free
Seiji Ozawa in conversation with Fergus McWilliam
Seiji Ozawa in conversation with Fergus McWilliam Watch interview
10 May 2009free
Kirill Petrenko and Lars Vogt in conversation with Sarah Willis
Following Kirill Petrenko’s debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2008, the press wrote of a “grandiose pilgrimage of the soul”. The orchestra members discussed not whether, but simply when they wanted to invite Petrenko back to Berlin, according to horn player Sarah Willis in this...
Kirill Petrenko and Lars Vogt in conversation with Sarah Willis Watch interview
19 Apr 2009free
Alan Gilbert in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud
Alan Gilbert in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud Watch interview
22 Mar 2009free
Nikolaus Harnoncourt talks about Haydn’s “Orlando Paladino”
Nikolaus Harnoncourt talks about Haydn’s “Orlando Paladino” Watch interview
14 Mar 2009free
Michael Boder in conversation with Fergus McWilliam
Michael Boder in conversation with Fergus McWilliam Watch interview
07 Mar 2009free
Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Edicson Ruiz
Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Edicson Ruiz Watch interview
01 Mar 2009free
Heinz Holliger in conversation with Götz Teutsch
Heinz Holliger in conversation with Götz Teutsch Watch interview
13 Feb 2009free
Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Sarah Willis
Mitsuko Uchida in conversation with Sarah Willis Watch interview
08 Feb 2009free
Simon Halsey talks about Schumann’s “Paradise and the Peri”
Simon Halsey talks about Schumann’s “Paradise and the Peri” Watch interview
11 Jan 2009free
Zubin Mehta in conversation with Tobias Möller
Zubin Mehta in conversation with Tobias Möller Watch interview
12 Nov 1989free
Daniel Barenboim on the concert for people from the GDR
Daniel Barenboim on the concert for people from the GDR Watch interview
30 Oct 1986free
30 years of Suntory Hall – Memories of musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker
30 years of Suntory Hall – Memories of musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker Watch interview
02 Feb 1968free
Sir Simon Rattle about Herbert von Karajan
