The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is a symphony orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. The orchestra is resident at the Konzerthaus Berlin, designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The building was destroyed during World War II, and was rebuilt in between 1979 and 1984.

The orchestra was founded in 1952 as the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester (Berlin Symphony Orchestra) in then-East Berlin,^[1] as a rival ensemble to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra based in West Berlin. After German reunification in 1989, the orchestra was threatened with dissolution, but subscriber action maintained the ensemble. The orchestra acquired its current name in 2006.^[2]

Since 2006, Lothar Zagrosek has been the orchestra's chief conductor.

Contents 1 Principal conductors 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Principal conductors

• 1952–1959: Hermann Hildebrandt
• 1960–1977: Kurt Sanderling
• 1977–1983: Günther Herbig
• 1984–1991: Claus Peter Flor
• 1992–1998: Michael Schønwandt
• 2001–2006: Eliahu Inbal
• 2006–present: Lothar Zagrosek

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Music in Berlin
• Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

[edit] External links

• Official website (German)
• biography from IMG Artists site

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