Münchner Philharmoniker

Biography

The Munich Philharmonic (German: Münchner Philharmoniker) is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's four principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Radio Orchestra and the Bavarian State Orchestra. Since 1985, the orchestra has been housed in the Gasteig culture centre. The orchestra was founded in Munich in 1893 by Franz Kaim, son of a piano manufacturer, as the Kaim Orchestra. In 1895, it took up residence in the city's Tonhalle (concert hall). It soon attracted distinguished conductors: Gustav Mahler first directed the group in 1897 and premiered his Symphony No. 4 and Symphony No. 8 with the orchestra, while Bruno Walter directed the orchestra for the posthumous premiere of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. Felix Weingartner was music director from 1898 to 1905, and the young Wilhelm Furtwängler made his auspicious conducting debut there in 1906. Meanwhile, Anton Bruckner pupil Ferdinand Löwe established an enduring tradition of Bruckner performance which continues to this day. After Celibidache's sudden death in 1996, James Levine took over as chief conductor of the orchestra. Christian Thielemann became the orchestra's music director in September 2004. In March 2010, Lorin Maazel was named the orchestra's next chief conductor. Valery Gergiev became principal conductor in 2015

Movies with Münchner Philharmoniker

Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection (Gustavo Dudamel)

Jun 26, 2020

Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2018

Jul 14, 2018

Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2021 - Yuja Wang

Jul 10, 2021

Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2024 - Lahav Shani und Anne-Sophie Mutter

Jul 13, 2024

Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2016

Jul 16, 2016

Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2017

Jul 15, 2017

Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2023 - Lang Lang

Jul 9, 2023

Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2022 - Tschaikowsky und Dvořák

Jul 9, 2022

5.5

BBC Proms 2016: Ravel, M. / Strauss, R. / Berlioz, H. (Abduraimov, Munich Philharmonic, Gergiev)

Feb 9, 2018