(Photo: Markus Weidmann)
Beethoven cycle in Paris and New York
After the celebrated performance of all of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies in Berlin, the Berliner Philharmoniker, under the baton of Simon Rattle, also played the cycle on tour – including in Paris and New York.(Photo: Markus Weidmann)
(Photo: Markus Weidmann and Rob Davidson)
Clive Gillinson, Executive Director of Carnegie Hall
Seen through a contrabassoon
Back to the roots: head of orchestra production Robert Buchwald is a studied flutist
(Photo: Markus Weidmann)
(Photo: Markus Weidmann)
As final entries for this tour now some New York impressiones by our bassoonist Markus Weidmann
Varian Fry Quartett
Malene Ito and Philipp Bohnen, violins
Martin von der Nahmer, viola, and Rachel Helleur, cello
Brooklyn Public Library
Rachel Helleur
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Soloists Susanna Phillips, Eva Vogel, Christian Elsner, Dimitri Ivashchenko and the Westminster Symphony Choir
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Tacet for the percussion
Stefan Schweigert, solo bassoon
Albrecht Mayer, solo oboe
Julia Gartemann, viola
Christophe Horak and Thomas Timm, leaders of the 2nd violins
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Franz Schindlbeck
Jan Schlichte
Raphael Haeger
Soloists Susanna Phillips, Eva Vogel, Christian Elsner and Dimitri Ivashchenko
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: privat)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Times Square by Rob Davidson
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Sir Simon talking to Mate Szücz, 1st principal viola, and Wolfgang Talirz, viola
Matthew Hunter, viola, and Knut Weber, cello
Albrecht Mayer, solo oboe, very focused
Janne Saksala, 1st principal double bass. A star with stripes
Stanislaw Pajak is the current main player of this historic treasure
Herbert von Karajan
The great soprano Marlis Petersen visited backstage
Jeremy Geffen, artistic planner, and Synneve Carlino, head of PR at Carnegie Hall
Executive Director Clive Gillinson
Peter Riegelbauer, double bass and orchestra board member
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Matthew Hunter, viola, and Peter Brem, 1st violin, talking backstage
Andreas Blau, extra as solo flute
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Jeff Spurgeon from WQXR, Artistic Planner Jeremy Geffen and Susan Graham
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Leader of the 2nd violins Christian Stadelmann and 'his' students
Getting organized: Sir Simon and team
Andreas Blau, stepping in on his old position as solo flute
Martin Kretzer, trumpet, and his colleague Tamas Velenczei, solo trumpet
Andreas Ottensamer, Daniele Damiano and Jelka Weber trying to play while laughing
Look, this is how it should sound....
It's ok, brother... I stay with my bassoon
Mor Biron having fun
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Start of Symphony No. 5: quick bow....
...and off we go!
da da da dammm! Wieland Welzel, solo timpani
The audience gave instant standing ovations
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
Back to the roots: Stefan Dohr used to play the viola. We don't know though about Joaquin's French horn skills...
Ahhh! Much better....
Jonathan Kelly, solo oboe, and Allan Nilles, viola, watched by sir Georg Solti
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Rob Davidson)
(Photo: Photos. Rob Davidson)
Concert impressions by Rob Davidson
Olaf Maninger, solo cello
Christian Stadelmann, 1st leader of 2nd violins
Ulrich Knörzer, viola