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Berlin Philharmoniker
Filarmónica de Berlín
Berlin Philharmoniker (Herbert-von-Karajan-Strasse 1, Berlin) — founded in 1882, the Berliner Philharmoniker have been among the world’s most eminent orchestras for a long time. In the first decades, the defining chief conductors were Hans von Bülow, Arthur Nikisch and Wilhelm Furtwängler, followed by Herbert von Karajan in 1955 and Claudio Abbado in 1989. In September 2002, Sir Simon Rattle assumed the post. Upon his inauguration, the orchestra‘s education programme, addressing new audiences, was initiated. See its website for a schedule of upcoming events: www.berliner-philharmoniker.de