▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Karl ▁Friedrich ▁Sch inkel . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁destroyed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁or chestra ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁as ▁the ▁Berliner ▁S inf onie - Or chester ▁( Ber lin ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ) ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁East ▁Berlin , ▁as ▁a ▁rival ▁ensemble ▁to ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra ▁based ▁in ▁West ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁chief ▁conduct or ▁was ▁Hermann ▁H ilde brand t . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁Berlin ▁S inf on iet ta ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁sister ▁chamber ▁or chestra ▁of ▁the ▁Berliner ▁S inf onie - Or chester . ▁ ▁After ▁German ▁reun ification ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁or chestra ▁was ▁threatened ▁with ▁dissol ution , ▁but ▁subscri ber ▁action ▁maintained ▁the ▁ensemble . ▁ ▁The ▁or chestra ▁acquired ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁( This ▁or chestra ▁is ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁West - Ber lin ▁based ▁Berliner ▁Sym phon iker , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 .) ▁ ▁The ▁Kon zer th aus or chester ▁Berlin ▁currently ▁has , ▁as ▁its ▁sister ▁chamber ▁or chestra , ▁the ▁Kon zer th aus ▁Kam mer or chester . ▁ ▁Kurt ▁S ander ling ▁was ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁chief ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁or