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Munich Philharmonic

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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.

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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

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Filmography

  1. 2026Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2026 - Lahav Shani und María DueñasFilm: Orchester
  2. 2025Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2025 - Lahav Shani und Lisa BatiashviliFilm: Orchester
  3. 2024The Legacy of Sergiu Celibidache with Münchner PhilharmonikerFilm: Orchester
  4. 2024Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2024 - Lahav Shani und Anne-Sophie MutterFilm: Orchester
  5. 2023Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2023 - Lang LangFilm: Orchester
  6. 2022Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2022 - Tschaikowsky und DvořákFilm: Orchester
  7. 2021Classical Music at Odeonsplatz 2021 - Yuja WangFilm: Orchester
  8. 2020Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection (Gustavo Dudamel)Film: Orchestra
  9. 2018Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2018Film: Orchester
  10. 2017Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2017Film: Orchester
  11. 2016BBC Proms 2016: Ravel, M. / Strauss, R. / Berlioz, H. (Abduraimov, Munich Philharmonic, Gergiev)Film: Orchestra
  12. 2016Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2016Film: Orchester
  13. 2013Celibidache in St. Florian - Bruckner's Mass in F minorFilm: Orchestra
  14. 2012Bruckner - Symphony No. 6 (Sergiu Celibidache, live at Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich)Film: Orchestra
  15. 2012Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 (Sergiu Celibidache, live at the Suntory Hall, Tokyo)Film: Orchestra
  16. 2012Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 (Version 1890) (Sergiu Celibidache, live at the Suntory Hall, Tokyo)Film: Orchestra
  17. 2011Daniel Barenboim & Sergiu Celibidache: Schumann, Piano Concerto / Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1Film: Orchestra
  18. 2011Daniel Barenboim plays Brahms: Piano ConcertosFilm: Orchestra
  19. 2008Celibidache: Ravel and DebussyFilm: Orchestra
  20. 1986Gulda: Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 26Film: Orchestra

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