Münchner Philharmoniker

German symphonic orchestra from Munich. Founded in 1893 by Franz Kaim and known as the [b]Kaim Orchester[/b]. Anton Bruckner pupil Ferdinand Löwe established an enduring tradition of Bruckner performance which continues to this day. Around 1910 was known as the [b]Orchester des Münchner Konzertvereins[/b] and in 1928 acquired its current name. in 1979 Sergiu Celibidache took over raising the orchestra to the highest world-class standards. Following the wartime destruction of its old home, the so-called »Tonhalle« on the Türkenstrasse, the orchestras spent over forty years in , since 1985, the orchestra has been housed in the .
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[b]Principal Conductors[/b]
Hans Winderstein (1893-1895)
Hermann Zumpe (1895-1897)
(1897-1898)
(1898-1905)
(1905-1908)
(1908-1914)
Orchestra inactive from 1915 to 1918 due World War I.
(1919-1920)
(1920-1938)
(1938-1944)
(1945-1948)
(1949-1966)
(1967-1976)
(1979-1996)
(1999-2004)
(2004-2011)
(2012-2014)
(September 2015-1 March 2022)