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Münchner Philharmoniker

Band, DE
Classical

Orchestra from Munich, Germany. Founded in 1893 by Franz Kaim and known as the Kaim Orchester. Anton Bruckner pupil Ferdinand Löwe established an enduring tradition of Bruckner performance which continues to this day. Around 1910 was known as the Orchester des Münchner Konzertvereins and in 1928 acquired its current name. in 1979 Sergiu Celibidache took over raising the orchestra to the highest world-class standards. Since 1985, the orchestra has been housed in the Gasteig, München. Principal Conductors Hans Winderstein (1893-1895) Hermann Zumpe (1895-1897) Ferdinand Löwe (1897-1898) Felix Weingartner(1898-1905) Georg Schnéevoigt (1905-1908) Ferdinand Löwe (1908-1914) Orchestra inactive from 1915 to 1918 due World War I. Hans Pfitzner (1919-1920) Siegmund Von Hausegger (1920-1938) Oswald Kabasta (1938-1944) Hans Rosbaud (1945-1948) Fritz Rieger (1949-1966) Rudolf Kempe (1967-1976) Sergiu Celibidache (1979-1996) James Levine (2) (1999-2004) Christian Thielemann (2004-2011) Lorin Maazel (2012-2014) Valery Gergiev (2015-2020)

Members

	David Hausdorf *1978
	Thiemo Besch alp DE
	Karel Eberle *1950
	Wolfgang Stingl DE
	Emmanuel Pahud fl *1970 CH
	Robert Eliscu ob 1944-1996 DE
	Michael Helmrath ob DE
	Christian Gansch *1960 AT
	James Levine p *1943 US
	Jefimija Brajovic vn *1975 RS
	Hubert Pistl *1969 DE
	Valery Gergiev *1953 RU
	Sergiu Celibidache 1912-1996 RO
	Lisa Outred AU
	Claude Rippas tr CH
	Arnold Riedhammer perc, dr *1947 DE
	Timothy Jones alp, frh
	Werner Grobholz vn DE
	Michaela Buchholz vn DE
	Simon Fordham vn AU
	Wolfgang Berg *1959 DE
	Gottfried Langenstein alp DE
	Paul Fürst 1926-2013 AT
	Gernot Schmalfuß ob
	Jano Lisboa
	Kurt Guntner vn *1939 DE
	Michael Stern eu *1933 AT
	Marie-Luise Modersohn *1973 DE
	Jörg Brückner alp *1971 DE
	Dany Bonvin tb *1964 CH
	Philipp Lang tr AT
	Floris Mijnders vc *1966 NL
	Ingolf Turban vn *1964 DE
	Burkhard Jäckle fl DE
	Helmar Stiehler vc DE
	Radek Baborák frh, alp *1976 CZ
	Florin Paul vn *1958 RO
	Satu Vänskä vn, voc
	Dankwart Schmidt tb, alp, eu *1951 DE
	Sreten Krstić vn *1953
	Wolfgang Nestle cb DE
	Ulrich Becker *1954 DE
	Beate Springorum vn DE
	Kai Rapsch *1976 GB
	Fritz Demmler fl 1916-1997 DE
	Ana Lebedinski vn *1974
	Michael Martin Kofler fl *1966 AT
	Albert Osterhammer DE
	Julia Rebekka Adler vl *1978 DE
	Christa Jardine
	Wolfgang Gaag alp, frh
	Samuel Seidenberg frh *1978 DE
	Alexandra Gruber cl DE
	Ilona Cudek vn PO
	Martin Manz vn *1958 DE
	Wolfram Lohschütz vn DE
	Thomas Ruge vc *1963 DE
	Franz Unterrainer tr AT
	Ulrich Zeller cb DE
	Sebastian Förschl dr
	Lorenz Nasturica vn
	Benedikt Enzler vc DE
	Mathias Amadeus Freund vn DE
	Patrizia Döringer vn *1977 DE
	Vladimir Tolpygo vn *1988 RU
	Joachim Wohlgemuth vc DE