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Osaka Festival Hall offers lots and lots of space. Die Osaka...
Osaka Festival Hall offers lots and lots of space.Die Osaka Festival Hall bietet eine Menge Platz.Photos: Markus Weidmann
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More impressions from Osaka. Weitere Eindrücke aus...
Stefan Schweigert - applaus after Le Sacre du printemps. After the concert - thanks for the wonderful support! Christophe Horak, principal 2nd violin.More impressions from Osaka.Weitere Eindrücke aus...
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Christmas preparations in Osaka - the gingerbread reminds us of...
Christmas preparations in Osaka - the gingerbread reminds us of home.Weihnachtsvorbereitungen in Osaka - mit Lebkuchen, wie bei uns zu Hause.Photos: Markus Weidmann
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First impressions, Kobe. Erste Eindrücke aus Kobe. Photos:...
Monika Rittershaus, photographer. Mor Biron, bassoon.First impressions, Kobe.Erste Eindrücke aus Kobe.Photos: Markus Weidmann
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Music can bloom in the smallest of spaces: violinists and...
Rachel Helleur Alessandro Cappone Martin Menking, David Riniker Krzysztof Polonek, Dorian XhoxhiMusic can bloom in the smallest of spaces: violinists and cellists rehearse in a hotel in Osaka for a...
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That’s what we call a sheet of music: the score for Pierre...
Sir Simon Rattle, Ludwig Quandt Sir Simon Rattle, Christian Stadelmann Dominik WollenweberThat’s what we call a sheet of music: the score for Pierre Boulez’ Notations. Impressions from the rehearsals...
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Our first concert at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Kobe...
Our first concert at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Kobe with Bruckner’s 7th Symphony and Boulez’ Notations. The concert hall was opened in 2005 to mark the ten-year anniversary of the Great...
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Weekend expedition: Simon Rattle spends his Sunday evening with...
Weekend expedition: Simon Rattle spends his Sunday evening with the orchestra of the Waseda University which has maintained close ties with the Berliner Philharmoniker for decades.Wochenendausflug:...
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The Philharmonia Quartett plays in Sendai where the aftermath of...
Daniel Stabrawa, Christian Stadelmann, Neithard Resa, Dietmar Schwalke Daniel Stabrawa, Christian Stadelmann, Neithard Resa, Dietmar Schwalke Neithard Resa Christian StadelmannThe Philharmonia...
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Wir sind zurück in unserem zweiten Zuhause: der Suntory Hall in...
Luiz Felipe Coelho Daishin Kashimoto, Ludwig Quandt Daishin Kashimoto, Sir Simon RattleWir sind zurück in unserem zweiten Zuhause: der Suntory Hall in Tokio. We’re back at our second home: Tokyo’s...
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A fast reacting concertmaster: In the rehearsals for Prokofiev’s 1st Violin Concerto in Suntory Hall, the orchestra played a trick on soloist and concertmaster Daishin Kashimoto and played the first...
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An obvious thought: If you play a wind instrument you are also...
An obvious thought: If you play a wind instrument you are also ideally suited for running. Hornist Georg Schreckenberger and oboists Dominik Wollenweber and Christoph Hartman with friends at a marathon...
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A great honour: The Japanese imperial couple in the audience at...
A great honour: The Japanese imperial couple in the audience at our first concert in Tokyo. Soloist Daishin Kashimoto takes his bow after a performance of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in front of...
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A kind of farewell tour: For our principal flautist Andreas...
A kind of farewell tour: For our principal flautist Andreas Blau, this is the last big trip with the Berliner Philharmoniker.Eine Art Abschiedstournee: Für unseren ersten Flötisten Andreas Blau ist es...
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Impressions of our second concert in Tokyo with Bruckner’s...
Violinist Raimar OrlovskyImpressions of our second concert in Tokyo with Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony – and proper after-show sushi.Eindrücke unseres zweiten Konzerts in Tokio mit Bruckners Siebter...
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We were particularly pleased to see this VIP visitor: Our old...
Principal flute Andreas Blau Principal bassoon Stefan SchweigertWe were particularly pleased to see this VIP visitor: Our old friend Seiji Ozawa listens backstage to our performance of Boulez’...
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Close to the audience: Cor anglais player Dominik Wollenweber...
Close to the audience: Cor anglais player Dominik Wollenweber and clarinetist Manfred Preis give a guest performance in a bakery in Tokyo.Ganz nahe am Publikum: Englischhorn-Spieler Dominik Wollenweber...
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A penguin at our rehearsal! And a wild boar! On closer...
A penguin at our rehearsal! And a wild boar! On closer inspection, we discover that it is the violist Martin Stegner and clarinetist Manfred Preis.Ein Pinguin in unserer Probe! Und ein Wildschwein! Bei...
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Video souvenir from Taiwan: an excerpt from the Adagio from Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony.Video-Souvenir aus Taiwan: ein Ausschnitt des Adagios aus Bruckners Siebter Symphonie.
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A highlight as the grand finale: we are playing the last concert...
A highlight as the grand finale: we are playing the last concert of our Asia tour in Kawasaki in the Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, where the roof collapsed during the 2011 earthquake. The hall already...
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