Sibelius cycle in London, first appearance at the new Philharmonie in Paris

As part of a one-week residency in London in February 2015, concerts with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker included the complete symphonies of Jean Sibelius. The following debut of the orchestra at the newly opened Philharmonie in Paris was eagerly awaited.
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20 Feb 2015

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20 Feb 2015

Our final destination on this tour: La Philharmonie de Paris. An amazing hall, although some gaps are still to be…

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20 Feb 2015

Great concert in Amsterdam, we love this hall!

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20 Feb 2015

Before the concert in Amsterdam

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(Photo: Chris Christodoulou)

20 Feb 2015

Between rehearsal and concert in Amsterdam some of our musicians took part in an education workshop about improvisation…

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Rachel Schmidt, 2nd violin

19 Feb 2015

Concertgebouw before rehearsal

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Somebody kicked the 'n'

19 Feb 2015

Rehearsal impressions from Amsterdam

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17 Feb 2015

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17 Feb 2015

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17 Feb 2015

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17 Feb 2015

How did they know? Fun find in a café in London.

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(Photo: Archiv Berliner Philharmoniker)

17 Feb 2015

A last bow, a big thank-you to orchestra, choir and soloists! Time to pack and move on to Amsterdam and Paris. We had a…

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17 Feb 2015

The final result for the stage musicians for Mahler 2 at our last concert in London on Sunday.

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(Photo: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden)

15 Feb 2015

As part of our London residency the 12 Cellists played a family concert in the Royal Festival Hall moderated by Sarah…

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15 Feb 2015

Standing ovations nach Mahlers 2. Sinfonie in der Royal Festival Hall.

Standing ovations after Mahler’s 2nd Symphony at…

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15 Feb 2015

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15 Feb 2015

The Simons

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15 Feb 2015

Composer Helmut Lachenmann visited yesterday’s rehearsal of his “Tableau”.

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15 Feb 2015

The percussion section having fun during the rehearsal

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15 Feb 2015

Probenimpressionen von Monika Rittershaus

Rehearsal impressions by Monika Rittershaus

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15 Feb 2015

Peter Sellars dropped by at yesterday’s rehearsal to visit his philharmonic family.

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14 Feb 2015

Where shall we put these backstage musicians for Mahler 2?

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14 Feb 2015

The Philharmonic Octet Berlin opened the Southbank part of our Residency in the sold out Queen Elizabeth Hall yesterday.…

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13 Feb 2015

In a friendly game today in Bermondsey a team from the Royal College of Music played against the “FC Berliner…

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13 Feb 2015

Standing Ovation after yesterday’s concert at the Barbican with the last three symphonies by Jean Sibelius.

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13 Feb 2015

Backstage preparation for our last Barbican concert

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(Photo: Kirk Edwards)

13 Feb 2015

Before yesterday evening’s concert the Young Orchestra for London had an open rehearsal/concert playing “Finlandia” by…

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12 Feb 2015

Sibelius’ violin concerto was on the programme at the Barbican yesterday. Soloist Leonidas Kavakos, Sir Simon Rattle and…

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11 Feb 2015

At a reception before the concert principal cellist and member of the Media board Olaf Maninger held a short speech. He…

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(Photo: Alexander Stapanov, Wikimedia Commons)

11 Feb 2015

Welcome to London! Yesterday evening was the first of three consecutive Sibelius concerts at the Barbican as part of our…

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