Beethoven’s symphonies in Taiwan and Japan

The Taiwanese and Japanese classical music fans also enjoyed the Beethoven symphonies previously performed in Berlin, Paris and New York by the Berliner Philharmoniker and Simon Rattle. The concerts in Taipei and Tokyo were rapturously received.
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17 May 2016

Good bye Suntory Hall! We will be back! It was a huge pleasure, as always.

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17 May 2016

After the concert

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17 May 2016

Backstage after the concert: Sir Simon and our most devoted fan Shiseo Sumiyoshi, who has been at all our Tokyo concerts…

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17 May 2016

Last concert in Tokyo, last concert of our Beethoven cycle - time to say good bye!

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16 May 2016

After the rehearsal Sir Simon and our General Manager Martin Hoffmann met with students from the Fukushima TV Junior…

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16 May 2016

Last rehearsal. It’s cozy on the stage.

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16 May 2016

Sanja Festival in Asakusa

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16 May 2016

Sky tree from above and beyond

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Markus Weidmann’s trip to Shibamata visiting the Taishakuten Daikyoji Temple

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15 May 2016

Signing session with Sir SImon: 50 minutes for 300 CDs

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15 May 2016

Applaus

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Contra bassoons Markus Weidmann and Vaclav Vonasek

15 May 2016

Beethoven 4 and 7.

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15 May 2016

On their free day our solo timpanist Rainer Seegers and stagehand Michael Frohloff made a trip to the japanese alps…

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(Photo: Monika Rittershaus on Mori Tower and in the New York Bar of the Park Hyatt)

15 May 2016

Tokio by night

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15 May 2016

Signing session with solo clarinet Andreas Ottensamer and solo oboe Albrecht Mayer.

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15 May 2016

Beethoven 6 and 8 in attendance of the Japanese Emperor and Empress.

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15 May 2016

Martin Kretzer, our legendary trumpet, is on his last tour with the orchestra to Japan.

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15 May 2016

Rehearsal on Friday the 13. in good mood.

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15 May 2016

Fuji-san

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15 May 2016

The big Buddha Daibutsu and his guards in Kamakura

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15 May 2016

A trip to Kamakura and Kita-Kamakura

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15 May 2016

Tokio von oben

Tokyo from upstairs

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Sir Simon thanks Egor Egorkin, piccolo flute

13 May 2016

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Rachel Helleur, cello

13 May 2016

Time to enter the stage.

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Sir Simon Rattle and Seiji Ozawa

13 May 2016

Before Thursday’s concert our latest honorary member visited the orchestra backstage.

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13 May 2016

Photos: Double bass player Janusz Widzyk.

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The obligatory cat
(Photo: comes from our solo bassoon Stefan Schweigert this time. He hiked in the Takaosan area and also enjoyed a great view of Mount Fuji.)

13 May 2016

The obligatory cat photo comes from our solo bassoon Stefan Schweigert this time. He hiked in the Takaosan area and also…

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13 May 2016

Chorprobe für die Neunte am Sonntag mit dem New National Theatre Chorus aus Tokio.

Choir rehearsal for Beethoven 9 with…

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13 May 2016

A visit at the fish market is obligatory.

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13 May 2016

Happy faces after the concert and a Japanese signing session.

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13 May 2016

Beethoven 1 and 3

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13 May 2016

Before the first concert on Wednesday.

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12 May 2016

Yanaka Teil 2

Yanaka part 2

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12 May 2016

A walk trough Yanaka, an area of Tokyo with a lot of old buildings.

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12 May 2016

Meeting in front of Suntory Hall Viola academist Wakana Ohno, Solo French horn Stefan Dohr and the composer Toshio…

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12 May 2016

Probe mit Gesprächsstoff

Rehearsal with talks

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(Photo: Jarek Racek)

12 May 2016

Japanisches Trio

Japanese Trio

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(Photo: Stephan Rabold)

12 May 2016

Probe in der Suntory Hall

Rehearsal at Suntory Hall

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12 May 2016

Outreach concert with the Philharmonic Wind Quintet berlin at the Kojimachi Junior High Shool in Tokyo.

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Tokyo impressions by Monika Rittershaus

12 May 2016

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