Berlin Philharmonic
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The Berlin Philharmonic is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world.
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006
Berliner Philharmonie, home of the orchestra
Waldbühne, site of an annual summer concert
Sergiu Celibidache
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Sergiu Celibidache was a Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher. Educated in his native Romania, and later in Paris and Berlin, Celibidache's career in music spanned over five decades, including tenures as principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Sicilian Symphony Orchestra and several other European orchestras. Later in life, he taught at Mainz University in Germany and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Celibidache as conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1946
Celibidache in 1969
Celibidache giving a conducting lesson at the Curtis Institute in 1984 to student David Bernard
Bust of Sergiu Celibidache at his hometown in Roman