Philharmonix

The Vienna Berlin Music Club – that's the name of the Philharmonix. Founded by members of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, the Philharmonix play everything they've always wanted to. Their trademark: brilliant arrangements, unparalleled virtuosity, and above all, an unbridled joy in making music together, which is instantly absorbed by the listener.

According to the latest estimates, the stylistic mix is ​​composed of 30% classical, 20% jazz, 15% each of folk, pop, and Latin, and 5% from other genres. Not everything is classical, then. But everything has musical quality.

In their brilliant new versions, they reveal previously unheard, original aspects of all the compositions – and skillfully combine what otherwise doesn't belong together: In Johann Strauss's overture to "Die Fledermaus," "The Third Man" sneaks in after just a few bars. "The Elephant" from Camille Saint-Saëns' "Carnival of the Animals" meets its counterpart from Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk." And over Bach's C major Prelude, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" suddenly shines. Whether the Philharmonix is ​​reworking a pop song or a Viennese song, Prokofiev or Tchaikovsky, Gershwin or Piazzolla: classical music couldn't be more entertaining, entertaining, or clever.

Their music is characterized by the sound aesthetics and traditions of the top orchestras for which they usually work: Thilo Fechner (viola), Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), and Ödön Rácz (double bass) play with the Vienna Philharmonic, Stephan Koncz (cello) and Noah Bendix-Balgley (violin) with the Berlin Philharmonic. They are joined by the outstanding soloists Christoph Traxler (piano) and Sebastian Gürtler (violin).

The ensemble released its two CDs, "The Vienna Berlin Music Club Vol. I" and "The Vienna Berlin Music Club Vol. II," in 2018 and 2019, respectively. "Classics without Borders" – rarely has a category been more fitting than in the case of the Philharmonix, which was awarded the 2018 OPUS KLASSIK for its first CD. Their third album, "The Vienna Berlin Music Club Vol. III," will be released in 2021.

"Entertainment at the highest imaginable level" (Frederik Hanssen, Der Tagesspiegel)

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