The Berliner Philharmonie is a concert hall in Berlin, Germany and home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Philharmonie lies on the south edge of the city's Tiergarten and just west of the former Berlin Wall. The Philharmonie is on Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße, named for the orchestra's longest-serving principal conductor. The building forms part of the Kulturforum complex of cultural institutions close to Potsdamer Platz.
The Philharmonie consists of two venues, the Grand Hall (Großer Saal) with 2,440 seats and the Chamber Music Hall (Kammermusiksaal) with 1,180 seats. Though conceived together, the smaller hall was opened in the 1980s, some twenty years after the main building.
History
Hans Scharoun designed the building,[1] which was constructed over the years 1960–1963 (open on October 15, 1963 Concert Beethoven Symphony No.9 Herbert von Karajan cond. BPO). It was built to replace the old Philharmonie, destroyed by British bombers on 30 January 1944, the eleventh anniversary of Hitler becoming Chancellor.[2] The hall is a singular building, asymmetrical and tentlike, with the main concert hall in the shape of a pentagon. The height of the rows of seats increases irregularly with distance from the stage. The stage is at the centre of the hall, surrounded by seating on all sides. The so-called vineyard-style seating arrangement (with terraces rising around a central orchestral platform) was pioneered by this building, and became a model for other concert halls, including the Sydney Opera House (1973), Denver's Boettcher Concert Hall (1978), the Gewandhaus in Leipzig (1981), Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (2003), and the Philharmonie de Paris (2014).[3][4]
Berliner Philharmonie Concert Hall
Berliner Philharmonie Concert Hall Entrance in winter
Berliner Philharmonie Concert Hall Entrance in summer
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet recorded three live performances at the hall; Dave Brubeck in Berlin (1964),[5] Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970),[6] and We're All Together Again for the First Time (1973).[7] Miles Davis's 1969 live performance at the hall has also been released on DVD.[8]
On 20 May 2008 a fire broke out at the hall. A quarter of the roof suffered considerable damage as firefighters cut openings to reach the flames beneath the roof.[3][9] The hall interior sustained water damage but was otherwise "generally unharmed". Firefighters limited damage using foam.[10] The cause of the fire was attributed to welding work, and no serious damage was caused either to the structure or interior of the building.[11] Performances resumed, as scheduled, on 1 June 2008 with a concert by the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra.[12]
Organs
Main organ
The main organ was built by Karl Schuke, Berlin, in 1965, and renovated in 1992, 2012 and 2016. It has four manuals and 91 stops. The pipes of the choir organs and the Tuba 16' and Tuba 8' stops are not assigned to any group and can be played from all four manuals and the pedals.
I Main C–a3
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Principal |
16′ |
Oktave |
08′ |
Doppelflöte |
08′ |
Rohrflöte |
08′ |
Oktave |
04′ |
Gedacktflöte |
04′ |
Nassat |
02 2/3′ |
Oktave |
02′ |
Mixtur major VI–VIII |
02′ |
Mixtur minor IV |
02/3′ |
Bombarde |
16′ |
Trompete |
08′ |
Trompete |
04′ |
Tuba (en Chamade) |
16′ |
Tuba (en Chamade) |
08′ |
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II Positiv C–a3
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Quintadena |
16′ |
Principal |
08′ |
Spillpfeife |
08′ |
Gedackt |
08′ |
Oktave |
04′ |
Blockflöte |
04′ |
Waldflöte |
02′ |
Sesquialtera II |
02 2/3′ |
Nassat |
1/3 |
Mixtur IV–VI |
01 1/3′ |
Cymbel III |
01 1/3′ |
Cor anglais |
16′ |
Cromorne |
08′ |
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Tremulant |
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III Récit (enclosed) C–a3
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Bordun |
16′ |
Holzflöte |
08′ |
Gambe |
08′ |
Gedackt |
08′ |
Voix céleste |
08′ |
Principal |
04′ |
Flûte douce |
04′ |
Quintflöte |
02 2/3′ |
Nachthorn |
02′ |
Terz |
01 3/5′ |
Flageolett |
01′ |
Forniture V |
02 2/3′ |
Scharffcymbel III |
01/2′ |
Trompete |
16′ |
Trompete harmonique |
08′ |
Oboe |
08′ |
Clairon |
04′ |
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Tremulant |
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IV Solo (enclosed) C–a3
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Salicional |
08′ |
Holzgedackt |
08′ |
Gemshorn |
08′ |
Principal |
04′ |
Rohrflöte |
04′ |
Oktave |
02′ |
Gemshorn |
02′ |
Terz |
01 3/5′ |
Quinte |
01 1/3′ |
Septime |
01 1/7′ |
Sifflöte |
01′ |
None |
08/9′ |
Scharff IV–V |
01′ |
Dulcian |
16′ |
Voix humaine |
08′ |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal C–g1
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Principal |
32′ |
Flötenbass |
32' |
Principal |
16′ |
Flötenbass |
16′ |
Subbass |
16′ |
Zartbass |
16′ |
Oktave |
08′ |
Gedackt |
08′ |
Oktave |
04′ |
Rohrpommer |
04′ |
Bauernflöte |
02′ |
Hintersatz VI |
02 2/3′ |
Posaune |
32′ |
Posaune |
16′ |
Fagott |
16′ |
Trompete |
08′ |
Schalmei |
04′ |
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Choir organ
Choir organ (left) |
Bourdon |
16' |
Principal |
08′ |
Bourdon |
08′ |
Gemshorn |
08′ |
Oktave |
04′ |
Trichterflöte |
02′ |
Basson Hautbois |
08′ |
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Tremulant |
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Choir organ (right) |
Flûte harmonique |
08′ |
Salicional |
08′ |
Prinzipalflöte |
04′ |
Sesquialtera II |
02 2/3′ |
Waldflöte |
02′ |
Clarinette |
08′ |
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Tremulant |
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