Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008)

Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) poster

Journey with the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic and their conductor Sir Simon Rattle on a breakneck concert tour of six metropolises across Asia: Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo. Their artistic triumph onstage belies a dynamic and dramatic life backstage. The orchestra is a closed society that observes its own laws and traditions, and in the words of one of its musicians is, “an island, a democratic microcosm – almost without precedent in the music world - whose social structure and cohesion is not only founded on a common love for music but also informed by competition, compulsion and the pressure to perform to a high pitch of excellence... .” Never before has the Berlin Philharmonic allowed such intimate and exclusive access into its private world.

Director: Thomas Grube
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 108 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Music: Simon Stockhausen
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, Alberto Venzago
Editing: Martin Hoffmann
Production: ZDF, BoomtownMedia, BBC
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch, English, Español
Original Language: de

Keywords

berlin, germany, concert, shanghai, china, asia, orchestra, travel, hong kong

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony about?
Journey with the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic and their conductor Sir Simon Rattle on a breakneck concert tour of six metropolises across Asia: Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo. Their artistic triumph onstage belies a dynamic and dramatic life backstage. The orchestra is a closed society that observes its own laws and traditions, and in the words of one of its musicians is, “an island, a democratic microcosm – almost without precedent in the music world - whose social structure and cohesion is not only founded on a common love for music but also informed by competition, compulsion and the pressure to perform to a high pitch of excellence... .” Never before has the Berlin Philharmonic allowed such intimate and exclusive access into its private world.
Who directed Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony?
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony was directed by Thomas Grube.
Who stars in Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony?
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony stars Simon Rattle.
How long is Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony?
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony has a runtime of 1h 48m (108 minutes).
What genre is Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony?
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony is a Documentary film.
Where was Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony produced?
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony was produced in Germany.