Orchestra
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin
East Berlin, 1923–
- From
- Berlin, Germany
- Since
- 1923–present
- Releases
- 186
- classical
About
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. It is the second-oldest radio orchestra with 114 musicians.
Members
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Tobias Schweda timpani
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Frank Tackmann percussion
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Arndt Wahlich timpani
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Gabriele Bastian oboe
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Jörg Lehmann bass trombone
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Jörg Niemand trumpet
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Alexander Voigt bassoon
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Uwe Holjewilken horn
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Karin Kynast violin
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Volkmar Weiche cello
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Jana Drop viola
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Thomas Herzog cor anglais, oboe
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Silke Uhlig flute
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Franziska Drechsel violin
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Stefanie Rau double bass
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Ringela Riemke cello
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Georg Schwärsky double bass
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Christian Bard cello
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Anne Feltz violin
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Clemens Königstedt bassoon, contrabassoon
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Martin Kühner horn
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Rudolf Döbler flute
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Oliver Link clarinet
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Iris Ahrens double bass
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Lars Ranch trumpet
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Brigitte Draganov violin
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Anna Morgunowa violin
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Ulf‐Dieter Schaaff flute
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Michael Kern clarinet
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Gernot Adrion viola
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Philipp Beckert violin
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Jörg Breuninger cello
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Martin Eßmann violin
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Ingo Klinkhammer horn
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Maria Pflüger violin
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Frank Stephan horn
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Rainer Wolters violin
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Peter Pfeifer clarinet
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Clara Dent-Bogányi oboe
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Hans-Jakob Eschenburg cello
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Peter Albrecht cello
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Erez Ofer violin
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Gudrun Reschke oboe
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Gudrun Vogler cor anglais, oboe
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Florian Dörpholz trumpet
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Marina Bondas violin
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Axel Buschmann double bass
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Markus Schreiter piccolo
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Juliane Manyak violin
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Christiane Silber viola
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Misa Yamada violin
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Nadine Contini violin
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Florian Grube oboe
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Alexey Doubovikov viola
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Anne Mentzen horn
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Andreas Weigle cello
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Sung Kwon You bassoon
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Georg Boge cello
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Simone Gruppe trumpet
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József Vörös trombone
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Susanne Behrens violin
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Enrico Palascino violin
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Hermann Wömmel-Stützer double bass
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Kosuke Yoshikawa violin
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Neela Hetzel de Fonseka violin
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Konstanze von Gutzeit cello
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Hannes Hölzl trombone
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Carolina Montes viola
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Franziska Dallmann flute
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Dániel Ember horn
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Jakob Eschenburg timpani
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Nhassim Gazale double bass
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Richard Polle violin
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Patrik Hofer trumpet
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Maud Edenwald harp
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Juliane Färber violin
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Lydia Rinecker viola
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Ania Bara violin
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Miriam Kofler bassoon
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Fabian Neckermann tuba
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Marvin Wagner double bass
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Lucia Nell viola
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David Nebel violin
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Rodrigo Bauzá violin
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Claudia Beyer viola
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Maciej Buczkowski violin
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David Drop violin
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Thomas Gkesios bassoon
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Dominik Hauer trombone
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Susanne Herzog violin
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Ulrich Kiefer viola
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Andreas Kipp cello
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Christoph Korn clarinet
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Oleh Kurochkin violin
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Edgar Manyak trombone
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Emilia Markowski viola
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David Moltz French horn, principal
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Sylvia Petzold violin
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Anne-Kathrin Seidel violin
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Maximilian Simon violin
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Elizaveta Zolotova viola
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Tomohiro Arita viola
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Michael Armbruster horn
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Emmanuele Baldini violin
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Wei Ting Huang oboe
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Florin Iliescu violin
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Annette Köhler violin
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Myung-Eun Schirmer violin
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Bertold Stecher principal, trumpet
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Susanne Tscherbner cello
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Thomas Turner principal, viola
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George Karl Lohmann trombone
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Matthias Wollong violin
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Michael Sanderling cello
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Wim Van Hasselt trumpet
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Genevieve Clifford horn
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Jean-Claude Gengembre timbales
Discography
Albums
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L’Arlésienne, Suites no. 1 & 2 / Jeux d’enfants / La Jolie Fille de Perth
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Suite nach Texten von Michelangelo Buonarroti, op. 145a
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Symphony no. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"
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Vivaldi: Concerto F-dur, FIII,17 / Concerto d-moll, F III,23 / Cirri: Concerto C-dur, op. 14,6
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Symphony of Psalms / Fireworks, Op 4 / The King of the Stars / The Song of the Nightingale
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Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 B-moll op. 23
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Märsche & Militärmusik
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Notre Dame
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Symphony in D minor / Psyche / Les Djinns
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Overtures D 470, D 556, D 648 / Symphony no. 2 in B major, D 125 / Symphony no. 6 in C major, D 589
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Requiem C minore
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Hymnen
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King Lear: Film Music & Incidental Music
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6 Stücke op. 150 / Suite op. 149
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Ödipus
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Violin Concertos 3, 6 & A major
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Violin Concertos 4 & 11
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Fra Diavolo
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Das dunkle Reich
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Werke für Chor und Orchester
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Symphonies 2 & 7
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Violin Concertos 8, 12 & 13
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Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra / Elgar: Enigma-Variations
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Symphonies nos. 4 & 6
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Violin Concertos
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Between Two Worlds
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Wassermusik / Feuerwerksmusik
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La Cenerentola
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Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
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Der Messias
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Russian Easter Festival / Mlada / Sadko / Overture on Russian Themes
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Symphonies 5-7
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Schoenberg in Hollywood
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Deutsche Symphonie
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Waxman: The Song of Terezín / Zeisl: Requiem Ebraico
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La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ
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Violin Concertos 7, 9 & 10
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Werke für Saxophon und Orchester
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Violin Concertos 2 & 5
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Orchestral Music
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Die Herzogin von Chicago
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Symphonies 2 & 3
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Violin Concertos WoO 9 & 10
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Les Préludes / Orpheus / Tasso / Festklänge
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Fata Morgana: Suites / Dances / Intermezzi
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Music for the Movies
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Tatjana
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Orchestral Songs / Vier letzte Lieder
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Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba
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Symphony No. 9
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Ritter Blaubart
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Bruckner: IX. Symphony (Finale) Fragments / Schubert/Haas: Torso
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Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra / Sonata for Oboe, Harp and Viola
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Symphony no. 5 "We Are the Echoes" / Nuptial Scene / The Binding (excerpt)
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Symphonies 1 & 4
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Symphony no. 5 "Apocalyptic"
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Avodat Shabbat (Friday Evening Service)
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Pictures at an Exhibition (Piano version / Ravel’s Orchestral version)
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Eugene Onegin [Incidental Music] / The Queen of Spades
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Symphony No. 7
Singles
Live
Compilations
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Symphonies 1-10
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Love and Tragedy
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Film Music Edition
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Complete Masses - Te Deum
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Incidental Music
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Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty & Swan Lake
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Britten: Diversions, op. 21 / Khrennikov: Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 9 / Orff: Carmina Burana
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AUDIO Pure Music Volume 3
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Nussknacker / Dornröschen / Schwanensee
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Complete Symphonies
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Eine Nacht auf dem kahlen Berg / Bilder einer Ausstellung
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Ave Maria / Trout Quintet / Piano Sonata in B-flat
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Klavierkonzert / Cellokonzert / Introduction & Allegro für Klavier & Orchester
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Symphony no. 2 / Tapiola
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Orchesterwerke / Kammermusik / Klaviermusik
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Ave verum: Highlights
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Messe in D / Te Deum
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East German Revolution
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Krönungsmesse / Missa brevis KV 194 & 275
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Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar / Concierto serenata for Harp
Links
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Social
Concerts
Conductor position
Also known as
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra · Berliner RSO · Berliner Radio Symphonieorchester · RSB · Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester · Rundfunk-Symphonieorchester Berlin
Tags
- german orchestra
- symphony orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 49e9e1ca-8a85-4a76-b02f-5566532705f0
- ISNI
- 000000012187344X
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