Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet was founded in 1988, during the era of Herbert von Karajan, the first permanently established wind quintet in the famous orchestra's rich tradition of chamber music. As members of the Berlin Philharmonic, the quintet has enjoyed important collaborations with every major conductor of its time, including Leonard Bernstein, Carlos Kleiber, Sir John Barbirolli, Günter Wand, Carlo Maria Giulini, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, James Levine, and Daniel Barenboim, to name only a few.The quintet's repertoire covers not only the entire spectrum of the wind quintet literature but also works for enlarged ensemble, such as the Sextets of Janácek and Reinicke or the Septets of Hindemith and Koechlin. In addition, collaboration with pianists such as Lars Vogt, Stephen Hough, Jon Nakamatsu, and Lilya Zilberstein has intensified in recent years.
In addition to its concert appearances throughout Europe, North and South America, Israel, Australia, and the Far East, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet is also a popular guest at international festivals such as the Berliner Festwochen, Edinburgh Festival, London Proms, Quintette-Biennale Marseille, Rheingau Festival, and Salzburg Festival. Its television productions and radio broadcasts are seen and heard throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.
In recent years the members of the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet have intensified their teaching and coaching roles with youth, giving chamber music workshops and instrumental instruction in many countries, with a particular commitment, for example, to the youth orchestra program of Venezuela.
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