Münchner Philharmoniker

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The Münchner Philharmoniker (Munich Philharmonic) is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's three principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony 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. Throughout this time the orchestra which by 1910 had become known as the Munich Konzertverein Orchestra, was privately funded, but during World War I finances became tight and players were called up for military service, forcing the orchestra to shut down. After the war the orchestra was taken over by the city of Munich and restarted under the leadership of composer Hans Pfitzner, soon replaced by Bruckner pioneer Siegmund von Hausegger. In 1928 the orch

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Beethoven: "Egmont" Overture / Brahms: Symphony No.1

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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 26

Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

Schumann: The Complete Symphonies

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Celibidache Conducts Ravel

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major Op. 82 & Stravinsky: The Firebird (Suite) [Live]

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Martin: In terra pax

Great Wagner Conductors

Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica

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Celibidache Volume 1: Symphonies

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Brahms: Symphony No. 3

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