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Berliner Philharmoniker
Germany · b. 1882-01-01
Berliner Philharmoniker is credited on 23,900 releases across 2,774 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
23,900
Credits
2,774
Albums
8
Decades active
182
In collections
Biography
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Berliner Philharmoniker (translated in English as Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) - earlier known as Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester or Philharmonisches Orchester - is a German orchestra founded in 1882.
Principal Conductors
Ludwig Von Brenner (1882-1887)
Hans Von Bülow (1887–1892)
Arthur Nikisch (1895–1922)
Wilhelm Furtwängler (1922–1945)
Leo Borchard (May–August 1945)
Sergiu Celibidache (1945–1952)
Wilhelm Furtwängler (1952–1954)
Herbert Von Karajan (1954–1989)
Claudio Abbado (1989–2002)
Sir Simon Rattle (2002–2018)
Kirill Petrenko (2019-)
There has officially been one name change. It took place gradually over a 37 year period where the official two names (and ANVs thereof) were used in parallel.
First appearance of Berliner Philharmoniker was around 1929:
Last appearance of Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester was in 1966: Peter Und Der Wolf (German Democratic Republic (GDR) 1966) (opens in a new tab)
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
23,900 releases · 2,774 albums · active 1950–2025
- Other credits · 29,593
- Performance · 205
Studios: Berliner Philharmonie · Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin · Abbey Road Studios · Herkulessaal, München
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track)
1968

Pavarotti's Greatest Hits
1980

Symphonie Nr.5
1963

Wind Of Change
1990

Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 / Pelléas Et Mélisande
1983

9 Symphonien
1963

The Planets
1981

2001: A Space Odyssey - Volume Two
1968

The Berlin Concert
2022

Mass In C Minor K.427
2013

Symphonien Nos. 2 & 3 »Liturgique«
1995

An Der Schönen, Blauen Donau
1982

9 Symphonien
1977

Also Sprach Zarathustra
1974

Die Zauberflöte = The Magic Flute = La Flute Enchantée
1965

Symphonie Nr. 5 (9) E-Moll Op. 95 "Aus Der Neuen Welt"
1964

Symphonie Nr.6 h-moll »Pathétique«
1964

IX. Symphonie & Symphonie Nr.8
1963

Klavierkonzert Nr.5 Es-dur Op.73
1962

Requiem KV 626
1961

Haffner-Sinfonie KV 385 ∙ Sinfonie G-dur KV 318 ∙ Prager Sinfonie KV 504 = Symphony, K. 385 (Haffner) · Symphony In G Major, K. 318 · Symphony, K. 504 (Prague)
1960

Symphonie Nr. 1 C-Moll Op. 68

Strange Brew
2004

Classical Chillout
2001
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Beethoven
- Mozart
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Brahms
- Herbert von Karajan
- Johannes Brahms
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