Jenaer Philharmonie

The Jena Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra in Jena.

History

In 1934, on the occasion of the upcoming 700th anniversary of the city founded out of the "Collegium Musicum Jenense " of the Friedrich -Schiller- University Jena, the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Jena. From 1945 to 1949, served as the Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre Jena. From 1950 it was called symphony orchestras Jena, Jena Symphony Orchestra from 1953, before it was collected on September 21, 1969 in the state of a Philharmonic. The orchestra is until today with 85 musicians of the largest philharmonic orchestras of Thuringia (and the second largest after the Staatskapelle Weimar). In addition, the Jena Philharmonic, the largest cultural institution in the city of Jena and the self- operation JenaKultur.

Conductors / Choirs

Previous orchestra leaders were Schwassmann Ernst (1934-1945), Carl Ferrand (1945-1947), Dr. Albert Müller (1947-1949), Gerhard Hergert (1950-1959), Hans Heinrich Schmitz (1959-1966), Günter Blum Hagen (1967 -1981 ), Christian Ehwald ( 1981-1989 ), Andreas S. Weiser ( 1991-1998 ) and Andrei Viktorovich Boreiko (1998-2003 ).

From 2004 to 2010 the Australian Nicholas Milton was music director of the orchestra (also chief conductor at the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in Sydney, and since 2007 also Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra ). In April 2012, the Americans Marc Tardue was introduced as the new chief conductor. His work, he is at the beginning of the season 2012/13 record in September 2012.

Director is currently in office since 2003, he Scharenberg.

Furthermore, part of the Jena Philharmonic three choirs: Philharmonic Choir (founded in 1970), children's choir (1976) and Madrigal Circle (1968). All three choirs are currently under the artistic direction of Berit Walther.

Awards / Honors / cooperations

The Jena Philharmonic won three times in a row the award for the best concert program of the season, awarded by the German Music Publishers' Association in the years 1999 to 2002. This margin is unprecedented in the history of this award.

Since autumn 2005, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra is a member of the European network ONE - An Orchestra Network for Europe, together with orchestras from France, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Latvia.

For many years, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra as a partner for the conductor - junior the Weimar Musikhochschule available, especially in the offered annually Weimar Master Classes.

Venue / instruments

The Jena Philharmonic has its headquarters since its founding in 1905, donated by Ernst Abbe people Jena, and uses the local large hall as the main venue with a capacity of about 750 seats in stalls and rank.

In the hall, the Jena Philharmonic, the largest not held in a church concert organ Thuringia has a Sauer organ from 1987, with 61 registers and 4800 pipes.

CD Publications (selection)

  • Franz Berwald, Symphonies Nos. 1-4; David Montgomery (1996 )
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concertos 1 and 3; David Montgomery (1996 )
  • Leonard Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Storie ao; David Montgomery (1997)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Triple Concerto, Op 56 A.O.; David Montgomery (1997)
  • Howard Hanson, Symphonies Nos. 2.3, Elegy; David Montgomery (1997)
  • Heitor Villa -Lobos, orchestral works; David Montgomery (1998)
  • Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No.. 11 "The year 1905 "; David Montgomery (1998)
  • From Moskow with love; Sergei Nakariakow, Andrey Boreyko (2001)
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