DSO Berlin
For more than 60 years, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) has distinguished itself through the scope and variety of its work. The orchestra was founded in 1946 as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester by the broadcasting station in the American sector of Berlin. Ferenc Fricsay, the orchestra's first Principal Conductor, set the standard and defined the orchestra's repertoire, placing emphasis on music of the 20th century. At the same time the orchestra's sound was characterized by their transparency, structural clarity and plasticity.
In 1956, the former SenderFreies Berlin (today Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, RBB) took on part of the financial responsibility for the orchestra. As it then served two broadcasters, the name was changed to Radio-Symphonie-Orchester (RSO). With this new identity and increased exposure, the orchestra soon earned an excellent reputation both in Berlin and abroad, through extensive tours as well as through broadcasts and television productions. In 1964, after the untimely death of Fricsay, the young Lorin Maazel took on the artistic responsibility for the orchestra. He was followed by Riccardo Chailly in 1982 and by Vladimir Ashkenazy in 1989, who remained Principal Conductor until 1999. In 1993, to avoid confusion in Berlin's newly reunited cultural landscape, the orchestra decided to relinquish its familiar name in favour of its present one - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
As the orchestra moved into the new century, Kent Nagano has been the deciding influential figure. Nagano was named Principal Conductor and Artistic Director at the beginning of the 2000|2001 season, and the unique partnership that quickly developed between orchestra and conductor has been greeted with enthusiasm by audiences and critics alike. His contract with the DSO Berlin was renewed until 2006, and he will remain with the orchestra as Conductor Laureate until the year 2008, working on four major projects each season.
Ingo Metzmacher was the orchestra's first german-born Music Director from 2007 to 2010. Starting in the 2012|2013 concert season, Tugan Sokhiev will become the DSO Berlin's seventh principal conductor and artistic director. His initial contract is for four years. Since the 2010|2011 concert season, he has held the title of Principal Conductor Designate.
Tours have included concerts in Lebanon, Russia, Asia, the USA and South America, as well as regular engagements at the Salzburg Festival and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Its relationship with the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle has resulted in a series of guest performances in Eastern Europe (Sofia, Bucharest, Warsaw, Belgrade and Sibiu). Further, the DSO performed in the major European concert halls, such as the Auditorium National in Madrid, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels and Megaron in Athens.
www.dso-berlin.de
In 1956, the former SenderFreies Berlin (today Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, RBB) took on part of the financial responsibility for the orchestra. As it then served two broadcasters, the name was changed to Radio-Symphonie-Orchester (RSO). With this new identity and increased exposure, the orchestra soon earned an excellent reputation both in Berlin and abroad, through extensive tours as well as through broadcasts and television productions. In 1964, after the untimely death of Fricsay, the young Lorin Maazel took on the artistic responsibility for the orchestra. He was followed by Riccardo Chailly in 1982 and by Vladimir Ashkenazy in 1989, who remained Principal Conductor until 1999. In 1993, to avoid confusion in Berlin's newly reunited cultural landscape, the orchestra decided to relinquish its familiar name in favour of its present one - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
As the orchestra moved into the new century, Kent Nagano has been the deciding influential figure. Nagano was named Principal Conductor and Artistic Director at the beginning of the 2000|2001 season, and the unique partnership that quickly developed between orchestra and conductor has been greeted with enthusiasm by audiences and critics alike. His contract with the DSO Berlin was renewed until 2006, and he will remain with the orchestra as Conductor Laureate until the year 2008, working on four major projects each season.
Ingo Metzmacher was the orchestra's first german-born Music Director from 2007 to 2010. Starting in the 2012|2013 concert season, Tugan Sokhiev will become the DSO Berlin's seventh principal conductor and artistic director. His initial contract is for four years. Since the 2010|2011 concert season, he has held the title of Principal Conductor Designate.
Tours have included concerts in Lebanon, Russia, Asia, the USA and South America, as well as regular engagements at the Salzburg Festival and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Its relationship with the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle has resulted in a series of guest performances in Eastern Europe (Sofia, Bucharest, Warsaw, Belgrade and Sibiu). Further, the DSO performed in the major European concert halls, such as the Auditorium National in Madrid, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels and Megaron in Athens.
www.dso-berlin.de
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