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

12 Nov 2013

Concert in Seoul.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

12 Nov 2013

Rehearsal in Seoul.

Probe in Seoul.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

12 Nov 2013

Press conference, Seoul.

Pressekonferenz, Seoul.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

12 Nov 2013

Seoul and the Han River.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

12 Nov 2013

Practice, practice, practice.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

12 Nov 2013

First impressions from Seoul.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

12 Nov 2013

Our journey to Seoul.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

11 Nov 2013

Journey to Seoul - or: different ways of coping with a wait.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

11 Nov 2013

Second concert in Taipei.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

11 Nov 2013

More rehearsal pictures from Taipei.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

11 Nov 2013

Backstage in Taipei.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

10 Nov 2013

Our last night in Taipei. We cannot wait to come back.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

10 Nov 2013

Yesterday’s reception: a second perspective.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

10 Nov 2013

We had the opportunity to meet a part of our audience at yesterday’s reception - a true pleasure! Markus Weidmann,…

09 Nov 2013

Friends in Taiwan.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

Sir Simon Rattle

09 Nov 2013

Students were invited to visit today’s rehearsal - everyone had a wonderful time!

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

09 Nov 2013

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

09 Nov 2013

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

09 Nov 2013

The Digital Concert Hall Experience Room in Taipei - Sir Simon Rattle, Olaf Maninger and Robert Zimmermann enjoy a…

08 Nov 2013

Leisure at Taipeis’s famous night market. Also highly recommended: a foot massage!

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

08 Nov 2013

Stunning architecture: Taipei Confucius Temple and Taipei Baoan Temple.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

08 Nov 2013

Here in Asia we are surrounded by colleagues. Besides Andris Nelsons and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra we…

08 Nov 2013

Today we went to the Taipei 101, the second tallest building in the world. Compared to this panorama Berlin appears…

07 Nov 2013

Photos: A visit to the Mengjia Longshan Temple with clarinetist Manfred Preis, violinist Holm Birkholz and his wife.…

07 Nov 2013

Our chairman Ulrich Knörzer spoke perfect Mandarin at our first press conference in Asia (we are told).

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07 Nov 2013

In Taipei, we discover interesting dishes. Does anyone have an idea what is on the first picture?

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07 Nov 2013

Impressive advertising in Taipei: The countdown is on a main thoroughfare and measures the time until our first concert.

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07 Nov 2013

Not far from our hotel in Taipei, we encounter a very different world.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

06 Nov 2013

A warm welcome! Our first audience in Taipei consists mainly of microphones and cameras.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

06 Nov 2013

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

05 Nov 2013

Applause after our first tour concert in Frankfurt with Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony and Boulez’ Notations.

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05 Nov 2013

Our great football team shows its skills in Frankfurt. The match against the team of the opera ends 3:1. Our scorers…

05 Nov 2013

Warm up: Behind the scenes before the first concert in Frankfurt.Warm up: Hinter den Kulissen vorm ersten Konzert in…

05 Nov 2013

We are back on tour! Before heading to Asia, we made a guests appearance at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt. The programme…