The Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic) was founded in 1882 and is a democratic, self-governing orchestra with 128 world class musicians. It orchestra is located in the Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany, and was voted number three of the top European Orchestras after the Vienna Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
On December 6, 2009, the Berlin Philharmonic present Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 3 in D major, Bela Bartok's The Miraculous Mandarin, and Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Violin: Leonidas Kavakos