By Do Je-haeStaff Reporter
The Berliner Philharmoniker, or the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO), is grabbing headlines worldwide for its 'Digital Concert Hall' project, designed to broadcast an entire season of its performances online. No other major orchestra in the world has taken such a bold step in reaching its audience through the Internet.
Pamela Rosenberg, the intendant of the BPO, was eager to speak with The Korea Times about the project, which was first inspired three years ago by the ``fascinating prospect of performing for an audience of theoretically unlimited size.’’
``It is our experience that there are many more people who would like to come to our concert beyond seats available. This is the case with our performances in Berlin and even more so in our concert tours throughout the world. With the Digital Concert Hall, we want to create an additional, virtual venue, particularly for music lovers who otherwise have no opportunity to be here live at our home concert hall,’’ Rosenberg said during an interview with The Korea Times.
Featuring a performance of Brahms's First Symphony in C minor, the premiere concert on Jan.6 was broadcast online from the Philharmonie in Berlin, garnering huge public and media support. Around 2,500 tickets were sold for the debut, nearly as many seats as were available. ``That is a very good beginning when you consider that people are not used to paying for audiovisual content in the Internet,’’ said Rosenberg.
There are two options when exploring the digital concerts at http://dch.berliner-philharmoniker.de/. One can watch them via live stream Web cast or access them from the on-demand archive of past concerts. A single ticket costs 9.90 euros, while a season ticket, at 149 euros, provides visitors access to about 30 concerts throughout the 2008-2009 season. >>More
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