People Open DS/UK/22028 Berliner Philharmoniker (1882) Berliner Philharmoniker 1882 German Orchestra Group (Mixed) Berlin Philharmonic; Frühere Bilsesche Kapelle Berlin, Germany (formed) German Music Group; Orchestra Principal Conductors: Ludwig von Brenner (1882–1887) Hans von Bülow (1887–1893) Richard Strauss (1894–1895) Arthur Nikisch (1895–1922) Wilhelm Furtwängler (1922–1945) Leo Borchard (May–August 1945) Sergiu Celibidache (1945–1952) Wilhelm Furtwängler (1952–1954) Herbert von Karajan (1954–1989) Claudio Abbado (1989–2002) Simon Rattle (2002–2018) Kirill Petrenko (2019–) The Berlin Philharmonic is a German orchestra based in Berlin, which is consistently ranked in the top handful of orchestras in the world, distinguished amongst peers for its virtuosity and compelling sound. The Berlin Philharmonic was founded in Berlin in 1882 by 54 musicians under the name Frühere Bilsesche Kapelle (literally, "Former Bilse's Band"); the group broke away from their previous conductor Benjamin Bilse after he announced his intention of taking the band on a fourth-class train to Warsaw for a concert. The orchestra was renamed and reorganized under the financial management of Hermann Wolff in 1882. Their new conductor was Ludwig von Brenner; in 1887 Hans von Bülow, the conductor of the Meiningen Court Orchestra and one of the most famous piano virtuosos of the time, took over the post. This helped to establish the orchestra's international reputation, and guests Hans Richter, Felix von Weingartner, Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms and Edvard Grieg conducted the orchestra over the next few years. In 1887, the pianist and composer Mary Wurm became the first woman to conduct the orchestra. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Philharmonic (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHAKirkbride 8/17/2018 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 cb220caa-8e99-4c74-a225-e881cb6c03e3