Münchner Philharmoniker

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German symphonic orchestra from Munich. Founded in 1893 by Franz Kaim and known as the Kaim Orchester. Anton Bruckner pupil Ferdinand Löwe established an enduring tradition of Bruckner performance which continues to this day. Around 1910 was known as the Orchester des Münchner Konzertvereins 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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Principal Conductors
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)