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The orchestra will be performing at the 2024 BBC Proms<\/a> <\/strong>under its principal conductor Kirill Petrenko. But why is the Berlin Philharmonic so famous?<\/p> The Berlin Philharmonic<\/a><\/strong> (Berliner Philharmoniker) is a German orchestra<\/a><\/strong>, and one of the most respected and popular ensembles in the world. Attracting the very best players and conductors, the Berlin Philharmonic performs with a special richness of sound seldom achieved by other ensembles.\u00a0<\/p> Among its famous roster of conductors are Otto Klemperer<\/a><\/strong>; Wilhelm Furtw\u00e4ngler;\u00a0Herbert von Karajan<\/strong><\/a>, under whose tenure the orchestra dominated the classical recording industry in the 1980s; Claudio Abbado<\/a><\/strong> who led the ensemble during the 1990s; and British conductor Sir Simon Rattle<\/a><\/strong>, who served as chief conductor from 2002-2018<\/a><\/strong>, and who made it his mission to bring the Berlin Phil into the 21st century, while keeping mindful of its history and tradition<\/p> The Berlin Philharmonic was formed in 1882 in Berlin, Germany, when 54 players from Benjamin Bilse\u2019s self-titled Bilsesche Kapelle \u2013 the orchestra he\u2019d founded 15 years earlier\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 lost patience with their employer\u2019s mean and autocratic nature and set up their own ensemble, initially called the Philharmonische Orchester.<\/p> The orchestra\u2019s former conductors are:<\/p> Ludwig von Brenner (1882\u20131887) You can read more about each conductor here:\u00a0Past chief conductors of the Berlin Philharmonic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>Who are the Berlin Philharmonic?<\/h2>
When was the Berlin Philharmonic formed?<\/h2>
Who are the Berlin Phil’s past chief conductors?<\/h2>