Berlin Philharmonic

German symphony orchestra
Organization symphony_orchestra Q152222
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Summary

Berlin Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of symphony orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,485 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Charlemagne Medal for European Media[3], Herbert von Karajan Music Prize[4], Berliner Bär[5], Echo Klassik – Ensemble of the Year[6], Classic Brit Awards[7]
  • Country: Germany[8]
  • Genre: classical music[9]
  • Headquarters location: Berliner Philharmonie[10]
  • Record label: Deutsche Grammophon[11]
  • Discography: Berlin Philharmonic discography[12]
  • Commons category: Berlin Philharmonic[13]
  • Archives at: Landesarchiv Berlin[14]
  • Country of origin: Germany[15]
  • Inception: 1882[16]
  • Location of formation: Berlin[17]
  • Official website: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Berlin Philharmonic[19]
  • Described by source: Dresdner Hefte[20]
  • Start of work period: 1882[21]
  • Musical conductor: Kirill Petrenko[22]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Orchestra[23]

  • Country: DE[24]

  • Began / founded: 1882[25]

  • Genre(s): classical, classical period, concerto, modern classical, orchestral, symphony, western classical[26]

  • Community tags: classical, classical period, concerto, dvorak, european, german, german orchestra, modern classical, orchestra, orchestral, romanticism, symphony, symphony orchestra, western classical[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dea28aa9-1086-4ffa-8739-0ccc759de1ce[28]

Why It Matters

Berlin Philharmonic has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Berlin Philharmonic receive?

Honors received include Charlemagne Medal for European Media[3], Herbert von Karajan Music Prize[4], Berliner Bär[5], and Echo Klassik – Ensemble of the Year[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ['berlin-philharmonic', 'berlin-philharmonic-orchestra']
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
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