Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin

The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is associated closely with its home venue, the Konzerthaus Berlin, where it performs some 100 concerts annually. Even before German reunification, the orchestra began to attract internationally prominent conductors and soloists. Its conductors in the post-unification era have included Eliahu Inbal (2001-2006), Iván Fischer (2012-2018), and Christoph Eschenbach (2019-). The orchestra has become known for novel programming initiatives, including pop-up concerts, all-request shows, and concerts for children in socioeconomically distressed areas of Berlin. Beginning in the late 2000s decade, the orchestra undertook a series of recordings of orchestral works by Andrzej Panufnik. That partnership continued with recordings of unusual cello concertos by Jewish composers featuring cellist Raphael Wallfisch. In 2021, Eschenbach made his recording debut with the orchestra, offering an album of orchestral music by Carl Maria von Weber.