Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

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This article is about the orchestra founded in 1923 and situated in East Berlin during the Cold War. For the orchestra founded in 1946 and situated in West Berlin during the Cold War, see Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.

The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) is a German symphony orchestra based in Berlin. In Berlin, the orchestra gives concerts at the Konzerthaus Berlin and at the Berliner Philharmonie. The orchestra has also given concerts in other German cities such as Aschaffenburg, Essen, Halle, Oldenburg, and Wiesbaden.

History[]

The orchestra was founded in 1923 as a radio orchestra, and is the oldest active radio orchestra in Germany. Bruno Seidler-Winkler was the first chief conductor, from 1926 to 1932. During its early years, the orchestra had a reputation for its work with contemporary, 20th-century composers. Composers who guest-conducted the orchestra included Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Sergei Prokofiev, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky, as well as Krzysztof Penderecki, Walter Schartner and Udo Zimmermann. After the 1949 division of Germany, the orchestra was under the supervision of Rundfunk der DDR (DDR Radio).

In September 2015, the orchestra announced the appointment of Vladimir Jurowski as its chief conductor, effective with the 2017–2018 season.[1][2] In April 2019, the orchestra announced the extension of Jurowski's contract as chief conductor through the 2022–2023 season.[3] Also in April 2019, the orchestra announced the appointment of Karina Canellakis as its next principal guest conductor, effective with the 2019–2020 season. She is the first female conductor to be named principal guest conductor of the orchestra.[4] In June 2021, the orchestra announced a further extension of Jurowski's contract as chief conductor through 31 August 2027.[5]

The orchestra has recorded commercially for such labels as Pentatone, including ten operas of Richard Wagner with Janowski conducting,[6][7][8] and the Symphony No. 3 of Alfred Schnittke with Jurowski. Other recordings include the piano concerto by Max Reger for Hyperion,[9] and Die Ersten Menschen of Rudi Stephan, for CPO.[10]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Vladimir Jurowski wird RSB-Chefdirigent" (Press release). Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. October 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  2. ^ Volker Blech (2015-10-09). "Feuerkopf und Charmeur". Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  3. ^ Ulrich Amling (2019-04-02). "Vladimir Jurowski verlängert beim RSB - Spiel ohne Grenzen". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  4. ^ Volker Michael (2019-04-02). "Wie I'm Wirbelwind". Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  5. ^ "Vladimir Jurowski verlängert seinen Vertrag bis 2027" (PDF) (Press release). Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  6. ^ Andrew Clements (2012-03-29). "Wagner: Parsifal – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  7. ^ Andrew Clements (2013-05-30). "Wagner: Das Rheingold – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  8. ^ Andrew Clements (2013-10-24). "Wagner: Die Walküre – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  9. ^ Tim Ashley (2011-05-05). "Reger: Piano Concerto in F Minor; Strauss: Burleske – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  10. ^ Andrew Clements (2006-05-18). "Stephan: Die Ersten Menschen, Nimsgern/ Ronge/ Cerny/ Aschenbach/ Berlin RSO/ Rickenbacher". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-29.

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