It is assumed, but not a given, that a future chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic will not also lead another major orchestra. Andris Nelsons’ contract with the Boston Symphony Orchestra ...

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's guest appearances at Disney Concert Hall this past weekend marked two homecomings. For conductor Simon Rattle, it was a return to the city where, barely out of ...

During Berlin`s 45 years as an island outpost, the Philharmonic was Germany`s major musical ambassador. Today there is hardly a country in which the orchestra has not appeared.

Perhaps you’ll take it as an admission of naiveté if I begin this review with a confession: Until this week, I’ve never heard the Berlin Philharmonic live. And yet. I couldn&#821… ...

It isn’t easy being the greatest orchestra in the world. Whether or not the Berlin Philharmonic really is that is not the issue so much as the expectation that it be the best. The arguments are ...

BERLIN — The conductor Simon Rattle stepped onto his podium here last month and gave the downbeat. But the orchestra in front of him was not his mighty Berlin Philharmonic — not exactly.

The Berlin Philharmonic has a long history with Boulez, both playing his music and performing under his direction. There isn’t another orchestra in the world I’d rather hear playing Boulez. Or ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The 127-year-old band is no stranger to technological advances -- in ...