Munich Philharmonic
Known for Acting · 19 credits
- Also known as
- Philharmonisches Filmorchester München
Biography
The Munich Philharmonic (German: Münchner Philharmoniker) is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's four principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Radio Orchestra and the Bavarian State Orchestra. Since 1985, the orchestra has been housed in the Gasteig culture centre.
The orchestra was founded in Munich in 1893 by Franz Kaim, son of a piano manufacturer, as the Kaim Orchestra. In 1895, it took up residence in the city's Tonhalle (concert hall). It soon attracted distinguished conductors: Gustav Mahler first directed the group in 1897 and premiered his Symphony No. 4 and Symphony No. 8 with the orchestra, while Bruno Walter directed the orchestra for the posthumous premiere of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. Felix Weingartner was music director from 1898 to 1905, and the young Wilhelm Furtwängler made his auspicious conducting debut there in 1906. Meanwhile, Anton Bruckner pupil Ferdinand Löwe established an enduring tradition of Bruckner performance which continues to this day.
After Celibidache's sudden death in 1996, James Levine took over as chief conductor of the orchestra.
Christian Thielemann became the orchestra's music director in September 2004. In March 2010, Lorin Maazel was named the orchestra's next chief conductor. Valery Gergiev became principal conductor in 2015
Known For
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection (Gustavo Dudamel)
2020
as Orchestra
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2023 - Lang Lang
2023
as Orchester
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2016
2016
as Orchester
Gulda: Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 26
1986
as Orchestra
BBC Proms 2016: Ravel, M. / Strauss, R. / Berlioz, H. (Abduraimov, Munich Philharmonic, Gergiev)
2018
as Orchestra
Classical Music at Odeonsplatz 2021 - Yuja Wang
2021
as Orchester
Movies (19)
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection (Gustavo Dudamel)
2020
as Orchestra
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2023 - Lang Lang
2023
as Orchester
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2016
2016
as Orchester
Gulda: Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 26
1986
as Orchestra
BBC Proms 2016: Ravel, M. / Strauss, R. / Berlioz, H. (Abduraimov, Munich Philharmonic, Gergiev)
2018
as Orchestra
Classical Music at Odeonsplatz 2021 - Yuja Wang
2021
as Orchester
The Legacy of Sergiu Celibidache with Münchner Philharmoniker
2024
as Orchester
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2017
2017
as Orchester
Bruckner - Symphony No. 6 (Sergiu Celibidache, live at Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich)
2012
as Orchestra
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2024 - Lahav Shani und Anne-Sophie Mutter
2024
as Orchester
Celibidache in St. Florian - Bruckner's Mass in F minor
2013
as Orchestra
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2018
2018
as Orchester
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2025 - Lahav Shani und Lisa Batiashvili
2025
as Orchester
Daniel Barenboim plays Brahms: Piano Concertos
2011
as Orchestra
Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 (Sergiu Celibidache, live at the Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
2012
as Orchestra
Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 (Version 1890) (Sergiu Celibidache, live at the Suntory Hall, Tokyo)
2012
as Orchestra
Celibidache: Ravel and Debussy
2008
as Orchestra
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2022 - Tschaikowsky und Dvořák
2022
as Orchester
Daniel Barenboim & Sergiu Celibidache: Schumann, Piano Concerto / Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1
2011
as Orchestra
About Munich Philharmonic
The Munich Philharmonic (German: Münchner Philharmoniker) is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's four principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Radio Orchestra and the Bavarian State Orchestra. Since 1985, the orchestra has been housed in the Gasteig culture centre. The orchestra was founded in Munich in 1893 by Franz Kaim, son of a piano manufacturer, as the Kaim Orchestra. In 1895, it took up residence in the city's Tonhalle (concert hall). It soon attracte… With 19 credits spanning from 1986 to 2025, Munich Philharmonic has appeared in 19 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection (Gustavo Dudamel) (2020) — as Orchestra
- Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2023 - Lang Lang (2023) — as Orchester
- Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2016 (2016) — as Orchester
- Gulda: Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 26 (1986) — as Orchestra
- BBC Proms 2016: Ravel, M. / Strauss, R. / Berlioz, H. (Abduraimov, Munich Philharmonic, Gergiev) (2018) — as Orchestra
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