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The Berlin Philharmonic Octet was founded more than 80 years ago and was the first chamber association of the Berliner Philharmoniker to appear in all major European cities. Since then the ensemble has continually renewed itself, drawing again and again from the Berliner Philharmoniker’s membership: its chronicle features such great names and world-famous musicians as the former concertmasters Spivakovsky, Rohn and Borries; the cellists Piatigorsky, Graudan and de Machula; the clarinettist Bürkner and the bassoonist Rothensteiner.
After World War II, the ensemble expanded its already vigorous touring activities within Europe to take in other continents, visiting the USA, Canada, Africa, Japan, Korea, China, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. In 1978 the Philharmonic Octet gave its first concerts in Israel and the Soviet Union.
Olaf Maninger, Cello from Summer 2025
Olaf Maninger began his studies with János Starker in 1978 and continued them with Boris Pergamenschikow from 1985 to1991. He joined the Berlin Philharmonic as a cellist in 1995 and has been its principal cellist since 1996. From 1997 to 2002, Olaf Maninger was managing director of the Berlin Philharmonic GbR. Since the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation was founded in 2002, he has continued to hold this position as media director and is also a member of the foundation’s board. He played a key role in the conception of the Digital Concert Hall and has been managing director of Berlin Phil Media GmbH since 2008. He is also a member of the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.
