Berliner Philharmoniker

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.” [ … ]