The orchestra is bidding farewell to Alessandro Cappone, who is retiring from the first violin section after 44 years.
His father, Giusto Cappone, was principal viola under Herbert von Karajan from 1958 to 1984.
Alessandro was 22 when he joined. He played for four principal conductors – Karajan, Abbado, Rattle and Petrenko. ‘I learned to be patient and to respect other opinions and ideas,’ he says.
Alessandro is a former leader of the orchestra’s Scharoun Ensemble.
photo: Monika Ritterhaus/Berlin Phil
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