The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (German: Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker) are an all-cello ensemble featuring the cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Current members

The group consists of the fourteen cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, with twelve performing at any given time.[1]

  • Bruno Delepelaire, principal
  • Martin Löhr, principal
  • Olaf Maninger, principal
  • Ludwig Quandt, principal
  • Richard Duven
  • Rachel Helleur
  • Christoph Igelbrink
  • Solène Kermarrec
  • Stephan Koncz
  • Martin Menking
  • David Riniker
  • Nikolaus Römisch
  • Dietmar Schwalke
  • Knut Weber

Recordings

  • South American Getaway (CD, EMI 2000)
  • Round Midnight (CD, EMI 2002)
  • As time goes by (CD, EMI 2004)
  • Angel Dances (CD, EMI 2006)
  • Fleur de Paris (CD, EMI 2010)
  • Die 12 Cellisten: Anniversary concert 40 years & documentary film (DVD, Euroarts 2012)
  • Hora Cero (CD, Sony CLASSICAL 2016)

References

  1. ^ "Current members". Retrieved 27 March 2016.

External links

  • Official website
  • Berlin Philharmonic page about the group
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Berlin Philharmonic
Conductors
  • Ludwig von Brenner (1882–1887)
  • Hans von Bülow (1887–1893)
  • Richard Strauss (1894–1895)
  • Arthur Nikisch (1895–1922)
  • Wilhelm Furtwängler (1922–1945)
  • Leo Borchard (1945)
  • Sergiu Celibidache (1945–1952)
  • Wilhelm Furtwängler (1952–1954)
  • Herbert von Karajan (1954–1989)
  • Claudio Abbado (1989–2002)
  • Simon Rattle (2002–2018)
  • Kirill Petrenko (2019–present)
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