The Berlin Philharmonic is giving itself up to a year to find a successor to chief conductor Simon Rattle after the orchestra deadlocked in a marathon vote to anoint a candidate.

The Berlin Philharmonic on Monday named Siberian-born Kirill Petrenko as its next chief conductor -- one of the most prestigious jobs in the world of classical music.

Kirill Petrenko thought back to the spring of 2020, when his first season as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic was abruptly stopped by the coronavirus pandemic. Public performances were ...

The Berlin Philharmonic's members cloistered in an undisclosed location Monday to elect their next chief conductor, one of the most prestigious jobs in the world of classical music. The orchestra ...

Kirill Petrenko, the Berlin Philharmonic’s new chief conductor, led Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Brandenburg Gate on Saturday. Gordon Welters for The New York Times ...

MUSIC REVIEW Berlin Philharmonic returns to Boston with new chief conductor Under Kirill Petrenko’s baton on Sunday night, the orchestra made a dazzling — and meaningful — appearance in ...

Kirill Petrenko thought about the challenge of leading the Berlin Philharmonic, perhaps the world’s greatest orchestra. “A hundred musicians have 100 opinions and 100 expectations — 100 ...

BOSTON - Simon Rattle's pants are too long. About one inch too long to be exact. You could tell by the extra fold near the bottom of the Berlin Philharmonic conductor's pants Friday night at ...

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's guest appearances at Disney Concert Hall this past weekend marked two homecomings. For conductor Simon Rattle, it was a return to the city where, barely out of ...

Berlin Philharmonic music director Kirill Petrenko shows why the greatest orchestra in the world's players picked him at a Beethoven performance in Salzburg.

Berlin Philharmonic Chooses Kirill Petrenko as New Conductor The Russian-born conductor was selected to succeed Simon Rattle by a “large majority” of the 128-member orchestra, a musician on ...

But the Berlin Philharmonic takes the cake today with its announcement that it has secured Simon Rattle’s tenure as head of the orchestra for another nine years.