Asia tour with Gustavo Dudamel

After the traditional kick-off concert in Frankfurt/Main, our big Asia tour this year sees the orchestra playing in Bangkok, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Shenzhen, Xi'an and Beijing. Besides Taipei and Beijing all concerts are debuts in the respective cities. We are extremely happy, that Gustavo Dudamel, with whom we are already celebrating 10 years as guest conductor, joins us on this tour. We perform works by Bernstein (with soprano Tamara Mumford), Shostakovich, Mahler and Mozart (with pianist Lang Lang).
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26 Nov 2018

Don't hurry, be happy! Our flight back home

Our flight back home from Beijing to Berln had a 6 hour delay due to technical problems. No Problem for our orchestra:…

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26 Nov 2018

Thank you, Gustavo!

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26 Nov 2018

Gustavo Dudamel reviews the tour

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Robert Buchwald, Orchestra production manager

26 Nov 2018

Thank you to the team!

No tour without Background Team. This is the place to thank everybody involved for making this tour possible. 

All…

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26 Nov 2018

Gustavo Dudamel

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Esko Laine

26 Nov 2018

Shostakovich 5 in Beijing

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Daniel Stabrawa
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26 Nov 2018

Mozart with Lang Lang

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Dorian Xhoxhi
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26 Nov 2018

Backstage before the last tour concert

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Welcome with our General Manager Andrea Zietzschmann
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26 Nov 2018

Meeting with Cai Qi

Cai Qi, the current Communist Party Secretary of Beijing, visited our orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel and Lang Lang backstage…

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26 Nov 2018

NCPA

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26 Nov 2018

Talking with Lang Lang

Magdalena Zieba-Schwind and Jakob von Bernstorff had the chance to talk to Lang Lang after the rehearsal.

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26 Nov 2018

Dress rehearsal with Lang Lang

Our second concert in Beijing, also the last concert of this tour, had a new work on the programme: Mozart's piano…

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25 Nov 2018

First concert in Peking

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Simone Bernardini

25 Nov 2018

Backstage in Beijing

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Thomas Timm
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25 Nov 2018

Rehearsal in Peking

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25 Nov 2018

Birthday tune

Klaus Wallendorf, orchestra poet and French horn player, celebrated a special birthday. The orchestra played him an…

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Uli Wolff prepares for his interview. He is one of a few players, who already played under Herbert von Karajan in Beijing in 1979.
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25 Nov 2018

Press conference in Beijing

At the NCPA press conference in Beijing Gustavo Dudamel, Andrea Zietzschmann and Olaf Maninger were joined by our…

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25 Nov 2018

On the streets of Beijing

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25 Nov 2018

Part 3

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25 Nov 2018

Forbidden City part 2

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25 Nov 2018

In the Forbidden City part 1

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In front of the Forbidden City
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25 Nov 2018

First evening in Peking

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24 Nov 2018

Masterclasses in Beijing

After our arrival in Beijing several orchestra members gave masterclasses at the music university. Magdalena…

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Matthew McDonald
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24 Nov 2018

Concert in Xi'an

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24 Nov 2018

Opening ceremony of the Xi'an Music Festival

Our concert in Xi'an celebrated the start of this years Music Festival. Andrea Zietzschmann and Gustavo Dudamel took…

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24 Nov 2018

Concert Hall in Xi'an

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24 Nov 2018

The ancient city wall in Xi'an

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23 Nov 2018

At the mosque

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23 Nov 2018

Part 2 of the walk

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23 Nov 2018

Walk through the historic muslim quarter of Xi'an

...with Stephan Rabold

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22 Nov 2018

Guided tour through the Museum of Qin

Video: Magdalena Zieba-Schwind and Jakob von Bernstorff

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Amihai Grosz, Mathieu Dufour, Jonathan Kelly and Tamara Mumford
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22 Nov 2018

Trip to the Terracotta army on the free day

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From ocean...
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22 Nov 2018

Flight to Xi'an

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21 Nov 2018

Walk on the Lotus Mountain

Our philharmonic China expert Ulrich Knörzer took a walk with Anna Mehlin onto the Lotus Mountain in Shenzhen.

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Egor Egorkin
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21 Nov 2018

Applause in Shenzhen

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Ulrich Wolff
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21 Nov 2018

Second concert in Shenzhen

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Georg Schreckenberger
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21 Nov 2018

Shenzhen backstage

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20 Nov 2018

Light Show in Shenzhen

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20 Nov 2018

Warming up on tour with Alexander von Puttkamer and Andre Schoch

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20 Nov 2018

Shenzhen outdoors part 2

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20 Nov 2018

Shenzhen Concert Hall

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20 Nov 2018

Shenzhen outdoors

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20 Nov 2018

On the Ping An Tower

...with Markus Weidmann

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19 Nov 2018

Finding the bassoon with Mor Biron

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The French Horns
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19 Nov 2018

Applause

... our guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel proves himself being a real gentleman!

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19 Nov 2018

First concert in Shenzhen

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19 Nov 2018

Backstage

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19 Nov 2018

Rehearsal and press conference in Shenzhen

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19 Nov 2018

Public Viewing in Shenzhen

Our first concert in Shenzhen was live-streamed to the Lotus Mountain

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19 Nov 2018

Welcome reception in Shenzhen

After arrival in Shenzhen the local promoter invited the whole orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel and Tamara Mumfort to a…

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Esko Laine, Anna Mehlin and Stefan Dohr waiting at Check-In.
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19 Nov 2018

Travelling to Shenzhen

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Stanley Dodds und Wenzel Fuchs

18 Nov 2018

Like a Rock Band

Meet and Greet after the concert in front of the hall.

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18 Nov 2018

Public Viewing in Kaohsiung

In front of the concert hall an audience of 15.000 people could watch the concert via Live-Stream.

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Christoph Streuli
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18 Nov 2018

Backstage in Kaohsiung

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18 Nov 2018

Concert in Kaohsiung

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18 Nov 2018

Rehearsal in Kaohsiung

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18 Nov 2018

Outdoors

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18 Nov 2018

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

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17 Nov 2018

Wei-Wu-Ying

A tour through the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

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16 Nov 2018

Shostakovich in Taipei

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16 Nov 2018

B/W

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16 Nov 2018

Bernstein 1 in Taipei

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16 Nov 2018

Before our second concert in Taipei

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Alvaro Parra

16 Nov 2018

... and part 3

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Albrecht Mayer
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16 Nov 2018

Rehearsal impressions part 2

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16 Nov 2018

National Concert Hall Taipei

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16 Nov 2018

Rehearsal impressions from Taipei part 1

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15 Nov 2018

People in Taipei

... seen by Stephan Rabold

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15 Nov 2018

Cat content

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15 Nov 2018

Introduction to Qin

Youan Jung-Ping introduces the Qin, one of the oldest instruments in the world, to Martin Heinze, Alexander Bader and…

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15 Nov 2018

On the streets of Taipei

...with Stephan Rabold

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15 Nov 2018

The temple with the Dragonfish

An old tale in China: If a fish manages to jump over a high wave against the stream, he will become a dragon. So if you…

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13 Nov 2018

A visit to the Night Market

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12 Nov 2018

First concert in Taipei

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12 Nov 2018

Before the concert in Taipei

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12 Nov 2018

Rehearsing in good mood in Taipei

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12 Nov 2018

Press conference in Taipei

The promoter of our concerts in Taipei and Kaohsiung, MNA, invited to the traditional press conference before our first…

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12 Nov 2018

A must in Taipei: Dim Sum

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12 Nov 2018

Flight from Bangkok to Taipei

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12 Nov 2018

Good bye Bangkok!

We had a wonderful time in this lively and lovely city full of astonishing ancient history and culture. A big thank you…

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11 Nov 2018

Prince Mahidol Hall

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11 Nov 2018

Final applause in Bangkok

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Tradition before the concert in Bangkok: The national anthem

11 Nov 2018

Concert impressions

... by Stephan Rabold 

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11 Nov 2018

Rehearsal and Welcome in Bangkok

Before the rehearsal, the Dean of the College of Music, Dr. Narong Prangcharoen, welcomed our orchestra and conductor…

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11 Nov 2018

Before the rehearsal in Bangkok

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11 Nov 2018

Talk pannel at the College of Music

In the afternoon before our Bangkok concert some colleagues took part in a pannel discussion in front of students at the…

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10 Nov 2018

First concert impressions from Bangkok

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10 Nov 2018

Walk with friends

Christoph Hartmann and two colleagues from the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra took a tour through the College of Music 

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10 Nov 2018

Bangkok sights

...by Michael Frohloff 

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10 Nov 2018

Arrival at the concert hall

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09 Nov 2018

Bells up Bangkok!

The Berlin Phil Horns receive a wonderful welcome to Thailand on the Berliner Philharmoniker tour of Asia 2018! 

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09 Nov 2018

The streets of Bangkok

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09 Nov 2018

Invitation to the German Embassy in Bangkok

The new German ambassador to Thailand, Georg Schmidt, invited members of our orchestra and the management team to the…

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09 Nov 2018

Welcome to Asia!

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09 Nov 2018

Vegetable art

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08 Nov 2018

Facts and figures

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08 Nov 2018

Arrival in Bangkok

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08 Nov 2018

Birthday party on the flight to Bangkok

Our principal trumpet Guillaume Jehl celebrated a very special birthday on the flight to Bangkok. Of course his…

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07 Nov 2018

While you were sleeping

... our orchestra production manager Robert Buchwald and his colleagues take care of the logistical part of such a big…

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06 Nov 2018

Concert in Frankfurt

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06 Nov 2018

Backstage at Alte Oper

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Gustavo Dudamel
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06 Nov 2018

Around the rehearsal in Frankfurt

You can get more information about this tour and our guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel here: https://www.berliner-philharm…

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06 Nov 2018

Wide angle

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06 Nov 2018

Arrival in Frankfurt

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06 Nov 2018

Preparation is the key!

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