Asian tour with Sir Simon Rattle to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan

22 Nov 2013

We’ve arrived back home. The wonderful crew of our jumbo jet even crafted a farewell message when we landed in Berlin.…

22 Nov 2013

Sayonara! On the return flight there’s a charming tradition which is a must: the final pillow fight.

Photos: Monika…

22 Nov 2013

Pulling a double shift: at the last concert in Kawasaki, our concertmaster Daishin Kashimoto plays Prokofiev’s First…

22 Nov 2013

Photos: the orchestra’s musicians investigate the newest photo technology together with our photographer.

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22 Nov 2013

A highlight as the grand finale: we are playing the last concert of our Asia tour in Kawasaki in the Muza Kawasaki…

22 Nov 2013

21 Nov 2013

A penguin at our rehearsal! And a wild boar! On closer inspection, we discover that it is the violist Martin Stegner and…

21 Nov 2013

Close to the audience: Cor anglais player Dominik Wollenweber and clarinetist Manfred Preis give a guest performance in…

21 Nov 2013

We were particularly pleased to see this VIP visitor: Our old friend Seiji Ozawa listens backstage to our performance of…

20 Nov 2013

Impressions of our second concert in Tokyo with Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony – and proper after-show sushi.

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20 Nov 2013

A kind of farewell tour: For our principal flautist Andreas Blau, this is the last big trip with the Berliner…

20 Nov 2013

A great honour: The Japanese imperial couple in the audience at our first concert in Tokyo. Soloist Daishin Kashimoto…

19 Nov 2013

An obvious thought: If you play a wind instrument you are also ideally suited for running. Hornist Georg Schreckenberger…

19 Nov 2013

A fast reacting concertmaster: In the rehearsals for Prokofiev’s 1st Violin Concerto in Suntory Hall, the orchestra…

19 Nov 2013

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

18 Nov 2013

The Philharmonia Quartett plays in Sendai where the aftermath of the 2011  earthquake and tsunami can still be seen. The…

18 Nov 2013

Weekend expedition: Simon Rattle spends his Sunday evening with the orchestra of the Waseda University which has…

18 Nov 2013

Our first concert at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Kobe with Bruckner’s 7th Symphony and Boulez’ Notations. The…

18 Nov 2013

That’s what we call a sheet of music: the score for Pierre Boulez’ Notations. Impressions from the rehearsals in Kobe.

Ph…

18 Nov 2013

Music can bloom in the smallest of spaces: violinists and cellists rehearse in a hotel in Osaka for a chamber concert.

Ph…

17 Nov 2013

First impressions, Kobe.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

Monika Rittershaus, photographer.

17 Nov 2013

Christmas preparations in Osaka - the gingerbread reminds us of home.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

17 Nov 2013

More impressions from Osaka.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

17 Nov 2013

Osaka Festival Hall offers lots and lots of space.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

16 Nov 2013

Concert in Osaka.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

16 Nov 2013

Backstage in Osaka.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

16 Nov 2013

Rehearsal in Osaka.

Probe in Osaka.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

16 Nov 2013

Practice, practice, practice.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

16 Nov 2013

Photos: Monika Rittershaus 

15 Nov 2013

Concert in Nagoya.

Konzert in Nagoya.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

15 Nov 2013

Inspired by Manga: impressions from our rehearsal.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

15 Nov 2013

Lines - or: an ode to structure (which makes travelling a whole lot easier).

Photos: Markus Weidmann

14 Nov 2013

Nagoya.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

14 Nov 2013

Janne Saksala, 1st principal bass and photographer.

Janne Saksala, 1. Solo-Bassist und Photograph.

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14 Nov 2013

Arrival in Nagoya.

Ankunft in Nagoya.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

14 Nov 2013

First Class, Business Class and Economy Class just don’t compare. 

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

14 Nov 2013

Mesmerising - our flight from Seoul to Nagoya.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

13 Nov 2013

Some final pictures from Seoul: backstage, in rehearsal and in concert. We can’t wait to come back. 

Photos: Monika…

13 Nov 2013

Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with…

13 Nov 2013

Trip to the Changdeokgung Palace, UNESCO World Heritage.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus