oria milano

Philharmonic String Octet Berlin

4 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos

The Philharmonic String Octet of Berlin was founded in 1994 by eight members of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

With its specific combination of chamber-musical intensity and large-scale symphonic sonority, the ensemble has quickly found a place in international concert life. It appears in Germany and abroad, for example in Japan, Spain and South America.

On the occasion of two concerts at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Philharmonic String Octet was awarded the 1999 Argentine critics’ prize as Best Foreign Chamber Music Ensemble.

Along with the standard repertoire, the musicians always take great delight in including unfamiliar and rarely performed works in their concert programmes.

Torino 29 ottobre 2008 La Stampa

.....gli otto berlinesi guidati dal violinista laurentius Dinca, hanno fatto musica con la trasparenza di un complesso da camera e col suono corposo di un’intera orchestra d’archi............ Giangiorgio Satragni

Bologna 21 Febbraio 2007 Il resto del Carlino

E’ quasi imbarazzante il livello esecutivo raggiunto dall’ottetto d’archi dei Berliner............................la bellezza del suono, la perfezione degli attacchi e delle chiusure, il virtuosismo disarmante, hanno accompagnato il concerto.....................Alla fine ovazioni e trionfio, con Sostakovic e ancora Piazzolla come bis, a suggello di un concerto memorabile. Umberto Martinelli