Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie

The youngest among them are just 11 years old, and at 20 they are already considered “old” here – and yet they are already playing on major international stages and at festivals such as the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein and the Cologne Philharmonic Hall, the Grand Auditorium in Luxembourg and the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival and Young Euro Classic in Berlin.

The orchestra members of the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie regularly impress audiences and critics alike with their high quality and excellence of playing. The intensive work of the instructors from the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin with the individual voice groups ensures the ensemble’s characteristic, extremely homogeneous string sound. Since 2013, the ensemble has been under the artistic direction of principal conductor Wolfgang Hentrich, first concertmaster of the Dresden Philarmonic Orchestra.

Participants qualify through an audition, which the DSP regularly invites them to attend – in Berlin and also digitally, making it even easier to reach highly talented young string players in all 16 federal states. Numerous RSB members once played in Germany’s youngest selection orchestra themselves – thus continuing the tradition between the two officially certified Jeunesses Musicales patronage orchestras for 50 years now.

Among the numerous highlights in its anniversary year 2023 – its 50th birthday – the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie is particularly delighted to have been awarded the prestigious Würth Prize. The young musicians also look back with pride on their participation in the award-winning Hollywood film “Tár,” which was released in German cinemas in March.