More2Screen Appointed By Berliner Philharmoniker to Distribute First Ever Live Classical Concert Series to UK Cinemas

More2Screen is delighted to announce that it has been appointed cinema distributor in the UK and Ireland for one of the world’s leading orchestras – the Berliner Philharmoniker. A series of three concerts will be broadcast live to selected cinemas by the orchestra’s Digital Concert Hall beginning on Sunday 18 September with Gustav Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

Christine Costello, Managing Director, More2Screen comments: “We are thrilled to be working with the Berliner Philharmoniker in bringing these superb concerts to selected digital cinemas in the UK and Ireland. Classical music fans here will be able to appreciate this internationally renowned orchestra in high definition and 5.1 surround sound, and enjoy this first live concert series from the Berliner Philharmoniker at their local cinema.”

Berlin Phil Media’s Managing Director, Robert Zimmermann, says of the collaboration with More2Screen: “Broadcasting concerts to UK cinemas has been a key priority following the enthusiastic response to our concert residency in London earlier this year. We are very much looking forward to the opportunity to stay in touch with all of our friends in the UK and Ireland which our collaboration with More2Screen will facilitate.”

More2Screen is the leading London–based alternative content distributor with more than 5 years of experience acquiring and distributing world-class opera, ballet, music concerts, theatre and special event films to cinemas across the globe – including 19 live broadcasts and over 100 different recorded productions.

The company has been responsible for a number of ‘firsts’: broadcasting the world’s first live 3D opera to cinemas with ENO’S Lucrezia Borgia in February 2011; and distributing the world’s first 3D ballet, Mariinsky’s Giselle in 3D into 15 territories over the past 5 months, with the global roll-out continuing into Sweden and Eastern Europe in the autumn.

The Digital Concert Hall is a video platform on the internet created by the Berliner Philharmoniker and allowing viewers to watch around thirty concerts a season relayed in high-definition picture quality from the Philharmonie. From a technological standpoint the Digital Concert Hall sets the highest possible standards with its remote-controlled high-definition cameras and the most up-to-date encoding technology, ensuring brilliant sound and picture quality on the internet and the cinema. The Digital Concert Hall is made possible by Deutsche Bank, which has been the orchestra’s exclusive sponsor since 2002.

About More2Screen Limited: More2Screen is at the very forefront of the dynamic Event Cinema market. We’re passionate about bringing the finest entertainment content closer to local audiences across the globe, from distributing magnificent opera and ballet productions in partnership with Europe’s leading companies including the Royal Opera House, the Mariinsky Theatre and the Dutch National Ballet, to first-class classical music concerts from the Berliner Philharmoniker. Our ever-expanding repertoire also features live and recorded pop music events from best-selling artists like the Rolling Stones, Adele and Queen, plus the musical theatre must-sees Chess In Concert and an all-star Broadway cast performing Stephen Sondheim's Company. We’ve distributed more than 100 different productions which include 2D and 3D formats, both live and recorded. Co-founders Christine Costello, former CEO of Pearl & Dean cinema advertising, and Penny Nagle, former MD of igig.tv, have over ten years’ experience in releasing new content into cinemas including five world-firsts – first live 3D opera, first 3D ballet, first live high definition pop concert in Europe, first UK opera company in cinemas and first multi-venue musical theatre event. he leading UK distributor of world-class entertainment programming in high definition, we operate across 50 international territories and 4,000 screens worldwide. More2Screen Limited Directory page

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