The Berlin Philharmonic Story

The Berlin Philharmonic are rated the world’s best orchestra by many music lovers. The documentation shows them close up. We follow their path from the orchestra’s emergence at the end of the 19th century up to the present day, when Sir Simon Rattle inaugurated a new era in the ensemble’s history. The orchestra’s musicians and conductors tell the story of their work and convey an impression of how the Berlin Phil reached their remarkably high standard. The portrait is rounded off with rare archive recordings and excepts from great performances.