The “Rosenkavalier” and “La Damnation de Faust” at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden

With Richard Strauss’ Rosenkavalier and Hector Berlioz’ La Damnation de Faust, the 2015 Easter Festival in Baden-Baden featured brilliantly orchestrated music drama works. In Berlioz’ setting of Goethe, the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato was singled out for particular praise.

10 Apr 2015

See you again in Baden-Baden 2016! We had a great time this year and look forward to the next Easter Festival!

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

10 Apr 2015

The little Rosenkavalier for children plays on a flower medow. If could not be in Baden-Baden you will have the chance to see it in Beriln at the Philharmonie on 26th April. We’ll have two performances, so enough place! http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concerts/calendar/details/21070/

Photos: Manolo Press

06 Apr 2015

Great cast for our last Meisterkonzert on Easter Monday.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

06 Apr 2015

Great Easter concert with our godchildren from the German National Youth Orchestra! Extra Thank You to Karl-Heinz Steffens for the perfect preparation! We look forward to welcoming you at the Philharmonie Berlin on 12. April at 20.00 h!

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

06 Apr 2015

This year at the “Good bye”-Lounge: Klaus Wallendorf, French horn player and poet.

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06 Apr 2015

How many musicians fit into the Malersaal at the Dorint? We think: 13! The Philharmonic Camerata played their Meisterkonzert here.

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05 Apr 2015

Masters at work: Riccardo Chailly and Igor Levit. Igor stepped in on short notice for the indisposed Martha Argerich. What a debut with our orchestra!

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05 Apr 2015

Today last performance of our Chamber opera - this year definitely operette - “Die Prinzessin von Trapezunt” at the Theater Baden-Baden.

Photos: Stephanie Schweigert

05 Apr 2015

04 Apr 2015

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04 Apr 2015

…and part 2.

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04 Apr 2015

Rehearsal with our godchildren from Germany’s National Youth Orchestra part 1…

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03 Apr 2015

The Philharmonic String Quintet as Quartet and Clarinet Quintet at the beautiful Florentinersaal.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

03 Apr 2015

The Easter Festival is everywhere in Baden-Baden…

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02 Apr 2015

Time for our annual sports column: the traditional football match between our orchestra and the German National Youth Orchestra ended in a draw, 2:2.

Photos: Stefan Stahnke

01 Apr 2015

A salon version of our orchestra as film orchestra for the silent movie “Rosenkavalier” with the original score of Richard Strauss himself - an amazing evening!

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

01 Apr 2015

Four masters in conversation - the Philharmonia Quartett at the Stiftskirche.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

31 Mar 2015

Noch ein paar Rosenkavalier-Impressionen von Monika Rittershaus…

Impressions from Rosenkavalier by Monika Rittershaus…

31 Mar 2015

Martin Stegner, viola, Alvaro Parra, violin and Tomoko Takahashi, piano, at their Master concert at the Museum Frieder Burda surrounding by artworks of Arnulf Rainer.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

31 Mar 2015

Monday’s Master concert with the Varian Fry Quartett at the Spitalkirche.

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30 Mar 2015

Another highlight here in Baden-Baden: La damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz with phantastic soloists.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

30 Mar 2015

Meanwhile a real tradition: our Salon concert at the beautiful theatre in Baden-Baden.

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30 Mar 2015

Our partnership with Deutsche Bank has been extended on Friday for 5 more years. We are very happy!

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29 Mar 2015

…and Beethoven’s violin concerto with the wonderful Isabelle Faust.

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29 Mar 2015

A concert to be remembered for a long time: Beethoven’s 6th symphony with Bernard Haitink…

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

29 Mar 2015

Everybody had great fun at our Live Hang-Out from the Lounge in Baden-Baden! Our musicians even serenaded Joyce DiDonato.

You can watch a video of the whole Hang-Out here from Monday on:

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

29 Mar 2015

After her acclaimed “Sophie” Anna Prohaska performed at a “Master Concert” in the Weinbrennersaal with members of our orchestra.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

28 Mar 2015

You’re not Simon Rattle, Charles Castronovo or Amihai Grosz, but would love to ask Joyce DiDonato some questions? Or Albrecht Mayer, Sarah Willis, Matthew McDonald, Fergus McWilliam and Jesper Busk Sorensen? Tune in today at 2 pm Berlin time (actually Baden-Baden time):

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

28 Mar 2015

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28 Mar 2015

Final applause

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28 Mar 2015

During the first night…

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28 Mar 2015

Before the first night…

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28 Mar 2015

Brigitte Fassbaender was the star of yesterday’s Lounge at the LA8 answering questions from the audience and Andreas Geyer, opera referent at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

26 Mar 2015

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25 Mar 2015

A chamber orchestra of the Berliner Philharmoniker will play Richard Strauss’ film score in a version for salon orchestra for Robert Wiene’s silent movie “Der Rosenkavalier” under the baton of Raphael Haeger . Enclosed some rehearsal impressions.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus

25 Mar 2015

As every year there will again be many “Suitcase concerts” with musicians from our orchestra in various social facilities throughout Baden-Baden. In these short concerts the musicians introduce themselves, their instruments and their favourite tunes to their public. The first of these concerts took place in the Oberlin Kindergarten. Eva-Maria Tomasi and Alessandro Cappone met a very engaged young audience.

Photos: Monika Rittershaus