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The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (German: Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker) are an all-cello ensemble featuring the cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.
The group consists of the fourteen cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, with twelve performing at any given time. [1]
Sir Simon Denis Rattle is a British conductor. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018. He is currently music director of the London Symphony Orchestra, since September 2017. Rattle is also the patron of Birmingham Schools' Symphony Orchestra, arranged during his tenure with CBSO in mid 1990s. The Youth Orchestra is now under the auspices of charitable business Services for Education.
The Berlin Philharmonic is a German orchestra based in Berlin which is consistently ranked in the top handful of orchestras in the world, distinguished amongst peers for its virtuosity and compelling sound.
Paul Tortelier was a French cellist and composer.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous Lieder performers of the post-war period, best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, particularly "Winterreise" of which his recordings with accompanist Gerald Moore and Jörg Demus are still critically acclaimed half a century after their release.
Kindertotenlieder is a song cycle (1904) for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler. The words of the songs are poems by Friedrich Rückert.
The Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102, by Johannes Brahms is a concerto for violin, cello and orchestra. The orchestra consists of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings.
Alexis Sigismund Weissenberg was a Bulgarian-born French pianist.
Sara Sant'Ambrogio is an American cellist best known as a member of the Eroica Trio.
Heinrich Schiff was an Austrian cellist and conductor.
Gianluigi Gelmetti OMRI, is an Italian-born, naturalized Monaco citizen conductor and composer.
Daniel Müller-Schott is a German cellist.
Ingo Metzmacher is a German conductor and artistic director of the festival KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hanover.
Michael Sanderling is a German conductor and violoncellist.
Andrew Shulman is an English virtuoso cellist, conductor and composer. He is currently the principal cellist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and maintains his cello studio at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles, California.
The Banatul State Philharmonic Orchestra is a musical institution in Timișoara, Romania. Established in 1871, it now comprises a symphony orchestra, professional chorus, and various chamber groups.
Pasquale Stafano (born December 2, 1972, is an Italian jazz pianist, composer and arranger who performs internationally.
Georg Faust is a German cellist, he was the principal cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1985 to 2012.
Wolfgang Boettcher was a German classical cellist and academic teacher. He was principal cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic, and a founding member of The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic. From 1976, he was professor at the Hochschule für Musik Berlin. From 1986 to 1992 he was artistic director of the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker chamber music festival.
Walter August Wilhelm Schulz was a German cellist, viol player and college teacher. From 1945 to 1948 he was director of the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar.
Jan Diesselhorst was a German cellist.
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