Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
There may be more confusion over the identity of this orchestra than any other major ensemble in the West, not least because it has had three names over the years. Founded in 1946 in the American sector of Berlin, the orchestra was formed while Berlin (and most of Germany) was emerging from the destruction of the war. The ensemble was given the name of RIAS Symphony Orchestra, the initials standing for "Radio in the American Sector." In 1956, the ensemble adopted the name of Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, by which many concertgoers and record collectors still know it.
In 1993, the orchestra was renamed Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In part, the change was necessary to avoid confusion with another Berlin ensemble, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin, often listed on recordings and in catalogs in German as Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. And here is where the confusion worsens: this latter group is often now mistakenly listed on Internet sites, in reference works, and in catalogs as the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Actually, such a translation of their German name would normally be quite acceptable.
In any event, the new Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin was led by music director Vladimir Ashkenazy and had as its principal guest conductor Günter Wand. The former became music director in 1989 when he succeeded Riccardo Chailly. The orchestra plays subscription series at both the Philharmonie in Berlin and the Konzerthaus, located in the former East Berlin. Eliahu Inbal, Gerd Albrecht, Lothar Zagrosek, and other distinguished conductors have frequently led the orchestra. Zagrosek made several important recordings with the Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin for Decca. The group has also recorded for Denon, Orfeo, Capriccio, and CPO. Following the tenure of Ingo Metzmacher from 2007 to 2010, Tugan Sokhiev was named as the principal conductor and artistic director, with a contract beginning in 2012. Robin Ticciati followed Sokhiev, assuming the principal conductor post in 2017. The Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin is the most significant orchestra in Berlin after the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Bartók: The 3 Piano Concertos, Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
Geza Anda, Ferenc Fricsay, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on 14 dec. 2021
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DUKAS, P.: Sorcerer's Apprentice (The) / MILHAUD, D.: La creation du monde / SAINT-SAENS, C.: Danse macabre (Berlin Radio Symphony, Rogner)
Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Heinz Rogner
Symfonische muziek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1978
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Marek Janowski, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tomas Konieczny, Christian Elsner, Iris Vermillion, Jochen Schmeckenbecher
Opera - Released by PENTATONE on 1 mei 2013
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Marek Janowski, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tomas Konieczny, Stephen Gould, Petra Lang, Jochen Schmeckenbecher
Opera - Released by PENTATONE on 19 jul. 2019
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Schreker : The Birthday of the Infanta Suite, Prelude to a Drama & Romantic Suite
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta
Symfonische muziek - Released by Naxos on 12 okt. 2018
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Wagner: Parsifal
Marek Janowski, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Franz-Josef Selig, Christian Elsner, Michelle DeYoung, Evgeny Nikitin
Opera - Released by PENTATONE on 1 feb. 2012
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BIZET, G.: Arlesienne Suites Nos. 1 and 2 (L') / La jolie fille de Perth Suite / Jeux d'enfants (Berlin Radio Symphony, Rogner)
Berlin Rundfunk Symphonie Orchester
Klassiek - Released by Berlin Classics on 24 feb. 2009
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Spohr: Violin Concertos Nos. 7, 9 & 10
Ulf Hoelscher, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Christian Frohlich
Klassiek - Released by CPO on 1 jan. 1995
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Lortzing: Overtures
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Amadis on 2 apr. 2021
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Wagner: Sinfonie C-Dur / Siegfried-Idyll
Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Heinz Rogner
Symfonische muziek - Released by Eterna on 1 jan. 1980
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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39-40 – Debussy: Danses, L. 103
Wiener Symphoniker, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, Nicanor Zabaleta
Klassiek - Released by Archipel on 22 sep. 2010
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Verdi Versus Wagner: Great Choral Scenes
Berlin State Opera Choir, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Richard Kraus
Koormuziek - Released by Jube Classic on 7 aug. 2020
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Viaggio a Venezia
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans Carste, Unknown Artist
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 6 aug. 2021
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TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Nutracker Suite (The) / The Sleeping Beauty / Swan Lake [Ballet] (Berlin Radio Symphony, Rogner)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Heinz Rögner
Klassiek - Released by Berlin Classics on 18 aug. 2006
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TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Nutcracker (Highlights) [Ballet] (Berlin Radio Symphony, Rogner) (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Symfonische muziek - Released by Corona Classics Collection on 6 jan. 2022
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Fairy Tales and Legends
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Otto Ackermann
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 26 aug. 2022
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Marek Janowski, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Albert Dohmen, Robert Dean Smith, Edith Haller, Dietrich Henschel
Opera - Released by PENTATONE on 1 dec. 2011
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HANDEL, G.F.: Suites Nos. 1 and 2 / Music for the Royal Fireworks (Berlin Radio Symphony, Koch) (George Frideric Handel)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Berlin Classics on 5 mrt. 2012
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Milken Archive Digital Volume 19, Album 3 - Out of the Whirlwind: Musical Refections of the Holocaust
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kamermuziek - Released by Milken Archive Digital on 5 mrt. 2013
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Mendelssohn & Stravinsky: Orchestral Works
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 6 jan. 2023
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Summer Places
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans Carste
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 7 jul. 2023
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