lˈiːdɪŋ pɹətˈeɪɡˈeɪz ʌv bˈoʊθ wʊd fɹʌm ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚli stɹˈɔŋ kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn hˈæmbɜːɡ ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ænd fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə pˈæst dˈɛkeɪd ɪn pˈiːɾɚ kˈɑːnwɪtʃni ænd ɪŋɡˈoʊ mˈɛtsmɑːkɚ.
Leading protégés of both would from a similarly strong collaboration in Hamburg in the late 1990s and first half of the past decade – in Peter Konwitschny and Ingo Metzmacher.