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Berliner Philharmoniker

Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) - earlier known as Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester or Philharmonisches Orchester - is a German orchestra founded in 1882. [b]Principal Conductors[/b] Ludwig von Brenner (1882-1887) [a=Hans Von Bülow] (1887–1892) [a=Arthur Nikisch] (1895–1922) [a=Wilhelm Furtwängler] (1922–1945) [a=Leo Borchard] (May–August 1945) [a=Sergiu Celibidache] (1945–1952) [a=Wilhelm Furtwängler] (1952–1954) [a=Herbert Von Karajan] (1954–1989) [a=Claudio Abbado] (1989–2002) [a=Sir Simon Rattle] (2002–2018) [a=Kirill Petrenko] (2019-) There has officially been [i]one [/i] name change. It took place gradually over a 37 year period where the official two names (and ANVs thereof) were used in parallel. First appearance of Berliner Philharmoniker was around 1929: [r24453419] Last appearance of Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester was in 1966: [r9117993]