About
The Junge Deutsche Philharmonie (JDPh; Young German Philharmonic) is one of the national youth orchestras of Germany. Unlike the Bundesjugendorchester, which is composed of pre-university students aged 14–19, the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie consists of conservatory students up to the age of 28. It was founded in 1974 and is based in Frankfurt.
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Conductors and soloists that appeared with the orchestra include Rudolf Barshai, George Benjamin, Pierre Boulez, Renaud Capuçon, Péter Eötvös, Julia Fischer, Martin Fröst, Beat Furrer, Sol Gabetta, Heiner Goebbels, Martin Helmchen, Janine Jansen Sergey Khachatryan, Truls Mørk, Christiane Oelze, Enno Poppe, Wolfgang Rihm, José María Sánchez-Verdú, Christian Stadelmann, Christian Tetzlaff, Carolin Widmann, Jörg Widmann, Lothar Zagrosek and Hans Zender.
Jonathan Nott has been the orchestra's principal conductor since 2014.
It is a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.
Members
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Justus Schuster trumpet
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Stefan Bartmann clarinet
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Leonie Bumüller flute
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Iria Folgado cor anglais
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Lucas Greiwe bass trombone
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Joshua Dahlmanns clarinet
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Juhye Kim horn
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Frauke Leopold flute
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Marie-Luise Haas bassoon
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Patrícia Pinheiro oboe
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Simone Preuin oboe
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Siegfried Rivinius violin
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Frauke Ross piccolo
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Giulia Andrea Trevisano cello
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Yeoshin Jang flute
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Thomas Acker double bass
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Alison Balls horn
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Lutz Bartberger violin
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Martin Blomenkamp violin
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Waldemar Darscht viola
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Christiane Dimigen cor anglais
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Maud Edenwald harp
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Juliane Färber violin
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Xiaoyin Feng double bass
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Martin Frieß trumpet
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Stefanie Frieß viola
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Steffen Hamm violin
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Iris Icellioglu viola
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Christoph Paus Lindenberg trombone
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Rainer Müller-van Recum clarinet
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Josephine Nobach violin
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Piotr Nowara horn
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Jens Oppermann violin
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David Panzer percussion
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Friedrich Peschken double bass
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Dorothee Plum violin
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Michael Roser bassoon
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Bettina Rühl viola
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Gerda Sperlich horn
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Thomas Strey double bass
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Hiroko Tominaga violin
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Peronnik Topp violin
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Marvin Wagner double bass
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Anna Wiedemann violin
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Dominik Zinsstag horn
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Friedhelm Bießecker trumpet
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Oliver Siefert trombone
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Thomas Sonnen horn
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Angelika Frei trombone
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Anne Wenschkewitz viola
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Frank Forst bassoon
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Katrin Fechter violin
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Thomas Rühl viola
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Moritz Winker bassoon
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Caroline Simon flute
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Julia Pfister violin
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Laura Galindez Gutierrez violin
Discography
Albums
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Symphony no. 3 / "The Love for Three Oranges" Suite
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Neue Wiener Schule
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Ronnefeld: Orchestersuite / Strawinsky: 4 Etüden für Orchester / Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 9 / Lutosławski: Chain I / Zimmermann: Sinfonie
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Symphony No. 5
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The Miraculous Mandarin / Concerto for Orchestra
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Symphony no. 10 (reconstruction Barshai) / Symphony no. 5
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Symphony no. 10
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Violin Concerto no. 3 / Piano Concerto
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Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Links
Conductor position
Subgroup
Also known as
Young German Philharmonic Orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 95a28bd5-c29c-4de3-a201-69cca0936ccd
- ISNI
- 0000000110093472
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