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Tour to Hamburg, Cologne, Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria

In February 2014, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Simon Rattle performed works by Brahms, Debussy and Georg Friedrich Haas in Hamburg, Brussels, Luxembourg, Cologne and Vienna. In Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt was appointed honorary member of the orchestra.
(Photo: Markus Weidmann)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Peter Riegelbauer
Alice Harnoncourt with Sarah Willis (horn player with the Berliner Philharmoniker), Martin Hoffmann (Intendant of the Berliner Philharmoniker) and Thomas Angyan (Intendant of the Vienna Musikverein)

11 Mar 2014

A touching moment at the end of our tour: Before the acoustic rehearsal at the Vienna Musikverein last Friday, we welcomed Nikolaus Harnoncourt as an honorary member of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Since his belated debut in 1991, he conducted 29 programmes in 90 concerts together in Berlin and at the Easter Festival in Salzburg. In a brief speech orchestra board member Peter Riegelbauer said: “You have given us a new perspective on the works of the great masters of the 18th and 19th centuries. You have always aroused our curiosity about the stylistic realities beyond the scores. We are greatly indebted to you.”

Photos: Markus Weidmann

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07 Mar 2014

Happy Cologne: There is not only a cathedral and a Philharmonie, but also many lovers.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

(Photo: Markus Weidmann)

07 Mar 2014

A wonderful side effect of our tours: You experience a lot of great new architecture, such as the Philharmonie Luxembourg, whose official name is as beautiful as its design: “Etablissement public Salle de Concerts Grande-Duchesse Joséphine-Charlotte.”

Photos: Markus Weidmann

(Photo: Sébastien Grébille (performance), Harald Tittel (backstage))

06 Mar 2014

Concert at the Philharmonie Luxembourg. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg was among the guests and visited Sir Simon backstage.

Photos: Sébastien Grébille (performance), Harald Tittel (backstage)

Blechbläser in Blechlawine: Hornistin Sarah Willis mit Geiger Romano Tommasini und Solo-Trompeter Gábor Tarkövi auf dem Weg von Brüssel nach Luxemburg. 

06 Mar 2014

Stranded in a sea of cars: Horn player Sarah Willis with violinist Romano Tommasini and principal trumpet Gábor Tarkövi on the way from Brussels to Luxembourg.

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Simon Rattle and his Personal Assistant, Andreas Knapp

06 Mar 2014

Lost and found: On the way from Brussels to Luxembourg, our chief conductor gets stuck in a traffic jam and is picked up by the orchestra bus, which has prudently taken a different route.

Photos: Markus Weidmann

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Belgian ambassador: Tintin in every hotel room Belgischer Botschafter: Tim in jedem Hotelzimmer
Alexander von Puttkamer
Christian Stadelmann, Dorian Xhoxhi, Bastian Schäfer
Palais des Beaux Arts
Sir Simon Rattle

05 Mar 2014

All you can expect from a trip to Brussels …Alles, was man von einer Reise nach Brüssel erwarten kann…

Photos: Markus Weidmann

(Photo: Thies Rätzke)

04 Mar 2014

Another picture from Hamburg – this time from the applause after our programme with Brahms’ Third Symphony, Debussy’s La Mer and dark dreams, the new work of Georg Friedrich Haas.

Photos: Thies Rätzke

(Photo: Markus Weidmann)

04 Mar 2014

We’re on tour again! Our first stop is Hamburg with the beautiful Alster lake in the city center and an equally beautiful Laeiszhalle. In contrast, the lighting in the hotel elevator is pretty scary, as you can see in this picture with our trumpeters Gábor Tarkövi and Martin Kretzer.

Photos: Markus Weidmann