Vienna Philharmonic

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cultural institution symphony orchestra

The Vienna Philharmonic is one of the world’s most renowned and prestigious symphony orchestras, celebrated for its distinctive sound and long-standing traditions in classical music performance.

Aliases (3)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution → symphony orchestra →
associatedWith	Vienna State Opera →
awarded	UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (New Year’s Concert tradition) →
basedIn	Vienna →
broadcastOn	radio → television →
city	Vienna →
collaboratedWith	Carlos Kleiber → Christian Thielemann → Gustavo Dudamel → Herbert von Karajan → Karl Böhm → Leonard Bernstein → Lorin Maazel → Riccardo Muti →
concertHall	Wiener Musikverein →
country	Austria →
countryOfOrigin	Austria →
foundedIn	1842 →
founder	Otto Nicolai →
genre	classical music → orchestral music →
governance	self-governed by its members →
hasNoPrincipalConductor	true →
hasTradition	distinctive string playing style → use of Viennese horn → use of Viennese oboe → use of Viennese timpani →
languageOfName	German →
leadershipModel	guest conductors →
location	Vienna →
mainHall	Goldener Saal →
notableFor	New Year’s Concert → distinctive orchestral sound → interpretations of Viennese classics → long-standing performance traditions →
organizationalForm	musicians’ association →
performsAt	Wiener Musikverein Golden Hall →
performsPrimarilyIn	Austria →
permanentHome	Musikverein →
recordLabel	Decca Records → Deutsche Grammophon → Sony Classical →
region	Vienna →
regularEvent	Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn → Vienna New Year’s Concert →
repertoireIncludes	Austro-German classical repertoire → operatic works → symphonic works →
selectionMethod	members elected from Vienna State Opera Orchestra →
servesAs	orchestra of the Vienna State Opera →
shortName	Wiener Philharmoniker →
toursIn	Asia → Europe → North America →
website	https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andris Nelsons → Valery Gergiev →	hasConducted
James Levine →	associatedWith
William Steinberg →	employer
Vienna →	hasInstitution
Deutsche Grammophon →	hasRecorded
Lang Lang →	performedWith
Westminster Symphonic Choir →	performsWith
Ode to Joy ("Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra") →	recordedBy
Pierre Boulez →	regularlyConducted
Vienna Philharmonic ("orchestra of the Vienna State Opera") →	servesAs
Vienna Philharmonic ("Wiener Philharmoniker") →	shortName