Albums
 Peter Ruzicka
Orchestra Works ∙ Vol. 4
NEOS 12216
May 2022 Erhard Grosskopf
Plejaden - KlangWerk 11
NEOS 11801
October 2018 Philipp Maintz
Orchestra Works - Vol. 1
NEOS 11712
July 2018 Peter Ruzicka
CLOUDS 2 - "...POSSIBLE-À-CHAQUE-INSTANT..." String Quartet No. 7
NEOS 11808
June 2018 Concerti III
Francis Poulenc, Colin McPhee, John Adams
NEOS 21703
January 2017 Peter Ruzicka
Orchestra Works Vol. 2
NEOS 11101
January 2014 Franz Liszt / Stefan Heucke, Johann Sebastian Bach, Igor Stravinsky
Concerti II
NEOS 21302
January 2014 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt, Béla Bartók
Concerti I
NEOS 20901
October 2010 Wolfgang Rihm
La musique creuse le ciel
NEOS 10721
June 2009
For more than 65 years the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO Berlin) has distinguished itself as one of Germany’s leading orchestras. The number of renowned Music Directors, the scope and variety of its work, and its particular emphasis on modern and contemporary music, makes the ensemble unique. It was founded in 1946 as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester by the broadcasting station in the American sector of Berlin. In 1956 the orchestra was renamed the Radio Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (RSO Berlin), and in 1993, to avoid confusion in Berlin’s newly reunited cultural landscape, the orchestra decided to relinquish its familiar name in favour of its present one. Ferenc Fricsay became the orchestra’s first Music Director. He set the standard and defined the repertoire. The orchestra’s sound was characterized by transparency, structural clarity and plasticity. It quickly became well known for its commitment to 20th century music, and its ability to attract first-rate conductors. In 1964, Lorin Maazel took on the artistic responsibility for the orchestra. He was succeeded by Riccardo Chailly (1982–89), Vladimir Ashkenazy (1989–99), Kent Nagano (2000–06) and Ingo Metzmacher (2007–10). Since the start of the 2012–13 season the 34-year-old Ossetian conductor Tugan Sokhiev is DSO Berlin’s new Music Director. He has already held the title of Music Director Designate since the beginning of the 2010–11 season. The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and its history have become emblematic of the democratic and cultural renewal of Germany following the defeat of National Socialism and the end of World War II. That is how the orchestra has been perceived at its concerts in Berlin and on tours throughout Germany and the rest of Europe, North and South America, and in the Near, Middle and Far East. Its groundbreaking radio and recording productions have further solidified this image. In 2011 the orchestra was awarded a Grammy Award for the Best Opera Recording.
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