Berliner Philharmoniker and Fraunhofer –
New Media for Classical Music

Berlin, 29 October 2009

The Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation and the Fraunhofer Institutes Heinrich Hertz Institute and IDMT sign a Cooperation Agreement for the Testing of Digital Media

Berliner Philharmoniker and Fraunhofer –

New Media for Classical Music

Representatives of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Herz Institute and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology (IDMT) today signed a cooperation agreement on ‘Tomorrow’s Cinema – New Media for Classical Music’ for the on-going development and testing of new digital visual, presentation and audio technologies for the enjoyment of classical music. The alliance forged today aims to use cutting-edge technologies to broaden the outreach of classical music and music events so that user groups unable to attend the actual concert can have the full experience of the event either live or in a recorded format. In a first step the array of technologies from the Fraunhofer Institutes will be fused together in the 180 degree Panorama Cinema at the Heinrich Hertz Institute, where concerts by the Berliner Philharmoniker will be presented in compellingly realistic surroundings. Future plans include the live streaming of concerts and the testing of novel program and play-back formats involving 3D / interactive television. The fruits of the partnership will be presented to the public with the opening of the Panorama Cinema during the Berlin International Film Festival 2010.