Famous Orchestras - The world’s finest orchestras : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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2025-01-01

Famous Orchestras - The world’s finest orchestras : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Discovering the world’s most prestigious orchestras. In this episode: founded in 1882, the Berlin Philharmonic initially comprised around fifty musicians. Following Hans von Bülow, its first permanent conductor, his successors , notably Wilhelm Furtwängler, Sergiu Celibidache and Herbert von Karajan, helped to establish its international reputation.