(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Christoph Hartmann and Albrecht Mayer
Stefan Dohr
The big emptiness...
...finally time for take-off!
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).(Photo: Stephan Rabold)Christoph Hartmann and Albrecht MayerStefan DohrThe big emptiness......finally time for take-off!
Robert Buchwald, Orchestra production manager
Enno Starkulla, stage hand
Michael Frohloff, stage hand
Daniel Beták, stage hand
Kirk Knobloch, extra stage hand
Annette Mangold, head of artistic planning
Elisabeth Hilsdorf, Head of PR
Our videoteam: Magdalena Zieba-Schwind, Christoph Franke and...
Jakob von Bernstorff
From our agency Askonas Holt: Donagh Collins, 
Mette "she knows the way" Windberg Baarup,
Sergio Porto and...
Shiyi Wang
For our travel agency: Marco Weller
...and Aimee Nkouanga
Gustavo Dudamel's assistant Daniel Vielma
Our medical team: Christian Träder and his wife Judith
Relaxed: our physiotherapist Christian Wasdaris
And last but not least our photographer: Stephan Rabold
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Esko Laine
Janne Saksala(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Daniel Stabrawa(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Gustavo Dudamel and Lang Lang
Dorian Xhoxhi(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Naoko Shimizu
Two generations of philharmonic string quartets: Daniel Stabrawa and Dietmar Schwalke from Philharmonia Quartett talking to Philipp Bohnen and Martin von der Nahmer from Varian Fry Quartett
Welcome with our General Manager Andrea Zietzschmann(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Cai Qi and Lang Lang
...and with Gustavo Dudamel and Maria Valverde.
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Aline Champion
Ohad Cohen (Karajan-Akademie)
Christoph Igelbrink
Daniel Stabrawa and Olaf Maninger
Dietmar Schwalke
Lang Lang
...mit Gustavo Dudamel
Sarah Willis
Noah Bendix-Balgley(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Gustavo Dudamel
Simone Bernardini
Martin Stegner
Mathieu Dufour and Jelka Weber
Andrea Zietzschmann and Olaf Maninger
Bumjun Kim and Olivier Robin (both Karajan-Akademie)
Tamara Mumford and Matthew McDonald
Thomas Timm(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Zoltan Almasi
Franz Schindlbeck
Laurentiu Dinca
Sebastian Heesch
Alexander von Puttkamer
Gustavo Dudamel and Noah Bendix-Balgley
Uli Wolff prepares for his interview. He is one of a few players, who already played under Herbert von Karajan in Beijing in 1979.(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
In front of the Forbidden City(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
The traditional Beiijng duck
Matthew McDonald(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Christoph Horak and Thomas Timm
Martin Heinze
Gustavo Dudamel
Final applause
Fans waiting after the concert
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Eva-Maria Tomasi
Martin Heinze and Franz Schindlbeck
Eva-Maria Tomasi, Martin Heinze and Franz Schindlbeck
Wieland Welzel and Janne Saksala
Swiss ladies: Bettina Sartorius and Aline Champion-Hennecka
Amihai Grosz, Mathieu Dufour, Jonathan Kelly and Tamara Mumford(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Luis Felipe Coelho, Andreas Wittmann and Václav Vonášek
Daniel Stabrawa
Luis Felipe Coelho
From ocean...(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
...over the mountains...
...to Xi'an!
Egor Egorkin(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Michael Hasel
Ulrich Wolff(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Knut Weber
Michael Karg
Amihai Grosz
Esko Laine
Simon Rössler
Andreas Wittmann
Martin Menking
Georg Schreckenberger(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
Fish or beef? Martin Heinze and Rainer Seegers have fun backstage.
Cornelia Gartemann and Marlene Ito
Kei Tojo (Karajan-Akademie)
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
(Photo: Stephan Rabold)
