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Berlin Phil takes flight to US

Berlin Phil takes flight to US

The orchestra is off on its 25th US tour – 8 concerts, 2 programs, in 5 cities over 14 days. Kirill Petrenko conducts.

The first tour was in 1955 with a new conductor – 26 concerts in 21 cities, travelling by bus, sleeping in motels.

‘It was seen as a bridge-building exercise, fostering goodwill between Germany and the USA,’ they said, back in the day.

 

photo: Rudolf Kessler/BPO archive

 

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