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The '''Digital Concert Hall''' of the [[Berlin Philharmonic|Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra]] is a user-friendly active web site which stores and offers (rsp. transmits on demand) the concerts of the Berlin philharmonic orchestra to users, for passive participation with the concert quasi-online on the orchestra's stage. This is of course liable to pay costs, but these are moderate, although the quality of the transmitted concerts is very high.
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The '''Digital Concert Hall''' is an online website which streams and transmits the concerts of the [[Berlin Philharmonic|Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra]] on demand.
The transmission is per [[livestreaming]] on a high-definition [[video]] basis.


== History ==
== History ==
The Digital Concert Hall was founded at the end of 2008.&nbsp;<ref>Wolfram Goertz: [http://www.rp-online.de/kultur/musik/die-digitale-philharmonie-1.2021185 Digital Concert Hall - Die digitale Philharmonie] (in German), www.rp-online.de, 15&nbsp;December 2008 (called on 27&nbsp;February 2012)</ref> The Berlin Philharmonic has done pioneering work by establishing this institution. From 2008 to 2016, [[Deutsche Bank]] was the main sponsor of the Digital Concert Hall.
The Digital Concert Hall was founded at the end of 2008.&nbsp;<ref>[[Wolfram Goertz]]: [http://www.rp-online.de/kultur/musik/die-digitale-philharmonie-1.2021185 Digital Concert Hall - Die digitale Philharmonie] (in German), www.rp-online.de, 15&nbsp;December 2008 (called on 27&nbsp;February 2012)</ref> The Berlin Philharmonic has done pioneering work by establishing this institution. From 2008 to 2016, [[Deutsche Bank]] was the main sponsor of the Digital Concert Hall.


The institution has been awarded with the LeadAward 2009 in the category 'WebTV', in gold, with the DMMA OnlineStar 2009, in bronze and numerous other awards.
The institution has been awarded the LeadAward 2009 in gold in the category 'WebTV', the DMMA OnlineStar 2009 in bronze, and numerous other awards.


==Purpose==
==Purpose==
Around 40 Berlin Philharmonic concerts per year are transmitted by the Digital Concert Hall from the Berlin Philharmonie and can be streamed live in high-definition video and excellent audio quality. In addition, after a few days' post-processing, the concerts can be accessed in the concert archive of the Digital Concert Hall. The comprehensive archive consists of recent concerts, mostly directed by Sir Simon Rattle, but also older performances such as 1990s concerts with Claudio Abbado. Concerts from other venues, for instance the "Waldbühne" (Berlin's open-air stage), or a series of "Europakonzerte", are also included. &nbsp;<ref>[http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/tickets tickets etc.]; [http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concerts concert-archive] (composers alphabetically ordered; called at 20 Nov. 2013)</ref>
Almost all of the typically 40 concerts per year of the Berlin Philharmonic in their [[Hans Scharoun]] concert building (called "Zirkus Karajani" by the Berlin people, after the conductor [[Herbert von Karajan]], because the musicians of the orchestra are here surrounded on all sides by the auditory, similar to the artists in a circus) are stored by this Digital Concert Hall. Then, after some postprocessing, they are offered to (or transmitted to) the web audience. Also concerts at other places, e.g. in Japan or Taiwan, or at the "Waldbühne" (Berlin's free-air stage) are included,


There are additionally short documentations as, e.g., the film ''Rhythm Is It!'' (on the hard-working processes by a large group of pupils from Berlin's schools, realizing dancing features in the ballett Le sacre du printemps, with Strawinky's music directly performed by the Berlin Philharmonic), and also contributions from the educational program of the Berlin Philharmonic, or interviews with the conductor or soloists of a concert.
Moreover, there are documentaries such as the film ''[[Rhythm Is It!]]'' which deals with a group of Berlin youths and their efforts to realise the ballet ''[[Le Sacre du printemps]]'' by Stravinsky in cooperation with the [[Berlin Philharmonic]], the documentary "Trip to Asia", contributions from the educational program of the Berlin Philharmonic, plus interviews with conductors or soloists.


The additional documentations, and also the concert "trailers", are usually free of fee, whereas for the genuine concerts there are fees on a ''several-day basis'', either for a 7-day, or for a 30-day, or for a 365-day period.<ref>The user is free, during these days, to listen to as many concerts as he or she likes.</ref> There is also an "abonnement" ticket which is automatically prolonged from one month to the next, unless one cancels the arrangement.
The documentaries, Education contributions or interviews are usually free of charge, whereas the Philharmonic concerts must be paid for. There are several different ticket options for Digital Concert Hall access: the 7-Day, 30-Day and the 12-Month Ticket. During the given period, the user is entitled to watch as many concerts as he or she wishes. Lastly, there is also a monthly subscription which is automatically extended unless one cancels the arrangement. Tickets are also available as gift vouchers.


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Since July 2014, the archive of the Digital Concert Hall also contains a collection of archived concerts from the 1960s and early 1970s in which the orchestra is led by [[Herbert von Karajan]], then the chief conductor. One can directly [[Pairwise comparison (psychology)|compare]] different interpretations of certain pieces, which serves to illustrate the changes in conducting over the last decades.
The comprehensive all-included concert-archive (more than 800 pieces!) contains mainly the current concerts (most often led by the present chief conductor, [[Sir Simon Rattle]], but also by guest conductors). However, it also contains less recent concerts, e.g., many concerts led by [[Claudio Abbado]], who was chief conductor of the orchestra until 2004.&nbsp;<ref>[http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/tickets tickets etc.]; [http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concerts concert-archive] (composers alphabetically ordered; called at 20 Nov. 2013)</ref>

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Since July 2014, the archive of the Digital Concert Hall also contains, besides [[livestream]]s of more recent concerts of the orchestra, also a collection of archived concerts (reworked films of high acoustical and optical quality) of the 1960s and early 1970s, where the orchestra is led by [[Herbert von Karajan]], then the chief conductor. In this way one can also directly [[Pairwise comparison|compare]] different acoustical and optical interpretations; e.g., of Beethoven's "Pastorale" by Karajan (1971), by Claudio Abbado (2001) and by Sir Simon Rattle (2013).


== Technology ==
== Technology ==
To get the moving images, e.g. of the musicians and/or of the conductor, during the concerts, seven high-definition video cameras have been installed above the orchestra's stage of [[Hans Scharoun|Hans Scharoun´s]] Berlin concert hall. These cameras, and also the microphones for the sound, can be moved by computerized programs.<ref>[http://www.zeit.de/angebote/Philharmoniker/Technik-2 Die Digital Concert Hall im Überblick - Die Technik], in German, www.zeit.de (called 27&nbsp;February 2012)</ref>
To capture the moving images during the concerts, seven high-definition video cameras have been installed above the orchestra's stage in the Berlin concert hall. These cameras, as well as the microphones, can be operated by remote control.<ref>[http://www.zeit.de/angebote/Philharmoniker/Technik-2 Die Digital Concert Hall im Überblick - Die Technik], in German, www.zeit.de (called 27&nbsp;February 2012)</ref>


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The audio is transmitted at a rate of 256&nbsp;Kilobit per second, the code corresponds to stereo [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (AAC) at 48&nbsp;Kilohertz. For the image reconstruction the optimal choice for the user is automatically and instantaneously selected from five qualities offered. The coding corresponds to the [[H.264]] standard (see below).<ref>[http://help.berliner-philharmoniker.de/hc/en-us/articles/202775228-What-audio-video-formats-are-used-to-broadcast-the-concerts- Technical (and other) questions - e.g.: What audio & video formats are used to broadcast the concerts?], digitalconcerthall.com, called at 6;Jan. 2016</ref> In particular this means that the audio quality does not depend on the video quality, this is not the standard for other web pages such as youtube.com . The quality selection is performed automatically according to the available momentary rate of the internet connection.<ref>Here one should consider that the momentary quality of the internet connection may change rapidly, according to the present use by other persons or companies.</ref> The automatically selected quality is one of five possibilities:
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* Very high: 2.5&nbsp;MBit/s
* High: 2.1&nbsp;MBit/s
* Medium: 1.5&nbsp;MBit/s
* Low: 1.1&nbsp;MBit/s
* Very low: 0,7&nbsp;MBit/s

The transmitted concerts can thus be viewed as quasi-live events from the orchestra's stage, simply with all usual [[web browser]]s with two [[loudspeaker]]s, by [[Smart TV]] sets and [[Blu-ray]] players with the appropriate equipment, by [[Mobile device|mobile devices]] or by streaming devices like [[Amazon Fire TV]] and [[Apple TV]].


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home Website of the ''Digital Concert Hall'' of the Berlin Philharmonic ]
*[http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home Website of the ''Digital Concert Hall'' of the Berlin Philharmonic ]
**[http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/20250 The AudioVideoLifestream of a 2014 concert of the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle with Schumann's and Brahms's 1st sinfonies, exceptionally at no costs]
*[https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/de/concert/22386 Free Concert: Sir Simon Rattle conducts Beethoven's symphonies No. 4 and 7]


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Latest revision as of 17:25, 19 March 2024

Digital Concert Hall
Type of site
Streaming media
Available inGerman, English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese
OwnerBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra
URLwww.digitalconcerthall.com
Launched2008

The Digital Concert Hall is an online website which streams and transmits the concerts of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on demand.

History

[edit]

The Digital Concert Hall was founded at the end of 2008. [1] The Berlin Philharmonic has done pioneering work by establishing this institution. From 2008 to 2016, Deutsche Bank was the main sponsor of the Digital Concert Hall.

The institution has been awarded the LeadAward 2009 in gold in the category 'WebTV', the DMMA OnlineStar 2009 in bronze, and numerous other awards.

Purpose

[edit]

Around 40 Berlin Philharmonic concerts per year are transmitted by the Digital Concert Hall from the Berlin Philharmonie and can be streamed live in high-definition video and excellent audio quality. In addition, after a few days' post-processing, the concerts can be accessed in the concert archive of the Digital Concert Hall. The comprehensive archive consists of recent concerts, mostly directed by Sir Simon Rattle, but also older performances such as 1990s concerts with Claudio Abbado. Concerts from other venues, for instance the "Waldbühne" (Berlin's open-air stage), or a series of "Europakonzerte", are also included.  [2]

Moreover, there are documentaries such as the film Rhythm Is It! which deals with a group of Berlin youths and their efforts to realise the ballet Le Sacre du printemps by Stravinsky in cooperation with the Berlin Philharmonic, the documentary "Trip to Asia", contributions from the educational program of the Berlin Philharmonic, plus interviews with conductors or soloists.

The documentaries, Education contributions or interviews are usually free of charge, whereas the Philharmonic concerts must be paid for. There are several different ticket options for Digital Concert Hall access: the 7-Day, 30-Day and the 12-Month Ticket. During the given period, the user is entitled to watch as many concerts as he or she wishes. Lastly, there is also a monthly subscription which is automatically extended unless one cancels the arrangement. Tickets are also available as gift vouchers.

Since July 2014, the archive of the Digital Concert Hall also contains a collection of archived concerts from the 1960s and early 1970s in which the orchestra is led by Herbert von Karajan, then the chief conductor. One can directly compare different interpretations of certain pieces, which serves to illustrate the changes in conducting over the last decades.

Technology

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To capture the moving images during the concerts, seven high-definition video cameras have been installed above the orchestra's stage in the Berlin concert hall. These cameras, as well as the microphones, can be operated by remote control.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wolfram Goertz: Digital Concert Hall - Die digitale Philharmonie (in German), www.rp-online.de, 15 December 2008 (called on 27 February 2012)
  2. ^ tickets etc.; concert-archive (composers alphabetically ordered; called at 20 Nov. 2013)
  3. ^ Die Digital Concert Hall im Überblick - Die Technik, in German, www.zeit.de (called 27 February 2012)
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