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Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra)

Founded: 1923 - Berlin, Germany

The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin = Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin) is a symphony orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In Berlin, the orchestra gives concerts at the Konzerthaus Berlin and at the Berliner Philharmonie. The orchestra has also given concerts in other German cities such as Aschaffenburg, Essen, Halle, Oldenburg, and Wiesbaden.

The orchestra was founded in 1923 as a radio orchestra, and is the oldest active radio orchestra in Germany. Bruno Seidler-Winkler was the first chief conductor, from 1926 to 1932. During its early years, the orchestra had a reputation for its work with contemporary, 20th-century composers. Composers who guest-conducted the orchestra included Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Sergei Prokofiev, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky, as well as Krzysztof Penderecki, Walter Schartner and Udo Zimmermann. After the 1949 division of Germany, the orchestra was under the supervision of Rundfunk der DDR (DDR Radio).

Since 2002, the orchestra's chief conductor is Marek Janowski. Janowski has a lifetime contract with the orchestra.

Comment: For the orchestra founded in 1946 and situated in West Berlin during the Cold War, see: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.

Chief Conductors

Bruno Seidler-Winkler (1926-1932)
Eugen Jochum (1932-1934)
Sergiu Celibidache (1945-1946)
Hermann Abendroth (1953-1956)
Rolf Kleinert (1959-1973)
Heinz Rögner (1973-1993)
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1994-2000)
Marek Janowski (from 2002)

 

Source: Wikipedia Website
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (April 2009)

Dietrich Knothe: Short Biography | Ensembles: Rundfunkchor Berlin | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Vocal Works

Gerd Albrecht: Short Biography | Ensembles: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Instrumental Works

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Ulrich Bremsteller

Orchestra

[V-1] (1966): BWV 247

Mathieu Lange

Orchestra

[CR-170] (Mid 1970's?, Radio recording): BWV 170
[CR-200] (c1973, Radio recording): BWV 200

Peter Schwarz

Orchestra

[CR-36] (1969, Radio recording): BWV 36
[CR-153] (1968, Radio recording): BWV 153

Herbert Haarth

Orchestra

V-1 (1961): BWV 524

Fritz Lehmann

Orchestra

BWV 244

Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach’s Works

Conductor

As

Works

Massimo Freccia

Orchestra

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [w/ violinist Christian Ferras]

Paul Kletzki

Orchestra

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [w/ violinist Christian Ferras]

Links to other Sites

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin) (Wikipedia)


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