Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker / Philharmonia Quartett Berlin

The ensemble owes its existence to a coincidence: In 1972, the extraordinary chamber music formation of the Berlin Philharmonic emerged as a consequence of the discovery and recording of a Romantic work for twelve celli. The twelve cellists provided their own repertoire – through commissions and arrangements. They leave the limits of the music industry behind: they do not assign Pärt and Piazolla to separate musical worlds. The soloists of the Philharmonic string sections have played in the multi-awarded Philharmonia Quartet since 1985. In his only chamber work, Bruckner reveals a side of his musical thought that often remains hidden in the monumentality of his symphonies.