The Berlin Philharmonics

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JIM RAKETE meets the BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
by Frederik Hanssen

No spotlights, no staging. Daylight. A chair. The characteristic
grey background that’s become his trademark – Jim Rakete
needs nothing more than this to approach the Berliner Philharmoniker.
His aim is to show them not as stars of classical music
but as human beings. As individuals in a dialogue with their instruments
– even if those will later be nearly or totally invisible
in the photos. “The pure presence is the important thing,” Jim
Rakete explains in conversation. “Less is more.” [ … ]