Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

The German State Philharmonic of the Rhineland -Palatinate is the largest and leading Symphony Orchestra of the Rhineland- Palatinate, headquartered in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. She gives concerts in Rhineland -Palatinate as well as at home and abroad.

The orchestra includes 86 musicians from 16 nations (as of season 2006 /2007). Chief conductor since the beginning of the season 2009/2010 Karl -Heinz Steffens.

Historical Review

In 1919 in Landau (Pfalz ) an orchestra club, consisting of representatives of some cities Palatine, music clubs and private patrons, the "State Symphony Orchestra for Palatinate and Saarland". After the inflation in 1923, the orchestra had to be renovated and converted into a GmbH. From the "State Symphony Orchestra ", the " Palatinate Orchestra " based in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. The restructuring initiated a phase of artistic success. As soloists and conductors were musicians of international standing to Ludwigshafen such as, but the violinist Adolf Busch and George Kulenkampff, even conductors such as Hermann Abendroth and Richard Strauss. In 1933 in the wake of new task distributions, the name was changed to " Saar Palatinate Orchestra " in 1941 to the war-related termination of gaming operations in 1944 in "State Symphony Orchestra Westmark ".

Soon after the war, the orchestra formed new and there began a renewed artistic upswing - from 1967 under the name " Philharmonic Orchestra of the Palatinate ". Instead of the Orchestral Society took over in 1974 the state of Rhineland -Palatinate sponsorship - with a corresponding change in the orchestra name to " Palatine Philharmonic State Orchestra Rhineland -Palatinate ". After the departure of the since 1960 the orchestra conducting Christoph Stepp took place after a brief interregnum 1978/1979 finally with the appointment of Christoph Eschenbach as artistic director to further consolidate the orchestra operating under the name State Philharmonic of the Rhineland -Palatinate, as it is now under the auspices of the federal state Rhineland- Palatinate.

Eschenbach intensified contacts with the international jet set, followed in 1983 by the conductor Leif Segerstam with concert performances of operas ( Ludwigshafen does not have its own opera game mode), acclaimed premieres of works of contemporary music and the further expansion of orchestral guest performances such as to Russia and to England. In 1985, still in Segerstam's time, the orchestra moved into its new home - the Philharmonie in Ludwigshafen am Rhein.

As of 1992 increased Bernhard Klee Orchestra chief use for works of new music, according to him, in 1997, Theodor Guschlbauer who raised his Philharmonic as " Pfälzischer musical director " for the internationally recognized versatility. January 1, 1998 finally took place the transformation of the State Philharmonic of the Rhineland -Palatinate in a country operation.

Following the resignation of Theodore Guschlbauer in the summer of 2001 the following season had to be bridged by the obligation of guest conductors until finally stood with the season 2002/2003 with the Finn Ari Rasilainen a new chief conductor available. Principal guest conductor was George Pehlivanian, a native Lebanese.

Since 1 January 2007, the orchestra has the name " German State Philharmonic of the Rhineland -Palatinate ."

Since August 2009, directs Karl-Heinz Steffens as General Music Director of the artistic skills of the orchestra. For the first time as Music Director at desk he stood on September 14, 2009 in the Art Nouveau Festhalle Landau celebrate the 90th anniversary of the State Philharmonic.

Range of activities

The German State Philharmonic of the Rhineland -Palatinate plays approximately 90 public concerts per season. As Landesorchester the German State Philharmonic Orchestra Rhineland -Palatinate is especially present in the southern part of Rhineland- Palatinate. Subscription can experience the State Philharmonic regularly, including the Philharmonic concerts in the Ludwigshafen Pfalzbau, the counterparties located in Rosengarten Mannheim Master concerts in the concert series of Ludwigshafen and BASF SE as well as in the Mainz master concerts in the Mainz Rheingold Hall or the State Theatre Mainz. Is supplemented varied Schedule by guest concerts in prestigious concert halls in Germany, including at the Festspielhaus Baden -Baden, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Tonhalle Dusseldorf, Essen Philharmonic, Frankfurt Alte Oper and invitations to many festivals. The orchestra also maintains an active touring activities and played in the recent past in South America, China, Finland, Spain and Austria. Last season 2010/2011 the State Philharmonic was first heard in the U.S. and were 13 concerts along the East Coast.

The State Philharmonic Orchestra maintains an intensive study of film music and the silent film, initiated by the close collaboration with the conductor Frank Strobel and the establishment of the European Film Philharmonic. In June 2009, the orchestra played the - by now internationally acclaimed - Music for Sönke Wortmann film Pope Joan a.

Regularly, the German State Philharmonic of the Rhineland -Palatinate beyond ambitious projects realized - currently on the "RING hall Ludwigshafen ". On the initiative of General Music Director Karl-Heinz Steffens is created on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner in the Rhine and Saale a new production of the "Ring des Nibelungen ". It is a co-production of the opera hall and theater in Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen in cooperation with the German State Philharmonic of the Rhineland -Palatinate. After the much-publicized "Rheingold " performances in the last season was in the fall of 2011 with the " Valkyrie " Part 2 of the opera tetralogy on the program.

Regular concert recordings by the Southwest Broadcasting and the Germany radio culture as well as a variety of CD productions, including for the label cpo, Claves Records and Sony Classical round off the extensive range of activities of the German State Philharmonic of the Rhineland -Palatinate.

Concert pedagogy

Nationwide makes a splash recently, the award-winning Education Programme of the State Philharmonic " Listen To Our Future " concert under the direction of teacher Jochen Keller. Great deal of attention in this context, the orchestra 's classical music site for children, the educational DVD "Orchestra Expedition" and the interactive music museum " sound Reich".

Chief conductor of the orchestra since inception

  • Ludwig Rüth ( November 1919 - Spring 1920)
  • Ernst Boehe (November 1, 1920 - November 16, 1938 )
  • Karl Frideric (April 1, 1939 - March 31, 1943 )
  • Franz Konwitschny (1943 /44)
  • Heinz Bongartz (Summer 1944)
  • Karl Maria Zwissler (January 1, 1946 - August 31, 1947 )
  • Bernhard Conz (September 1, 1947 - July 31, 1951 )
  • Karl Rucht (August 1, 1951 - July 31, 1957 )
  • Otmar Suitner (September 1, 1957 - August 31, 1960 )
  • Christoph Stepp (September 1, 1960 - August 31, 1978 )
  • Christoph Eschenbach (1 September 1978 - 31 August 1983 )
  • Leif Segerstam (September 1, 1983 - August 31, 1990 )
  • Bernhard Klee ( 1 August 1992 - 31 July 1997 )
  • Theodor Guschlbauer (1 September 1997 - 31 July 2001)
  • Ari Rasilainen (September 1, 2002 - July 31, 2009 )
  • Karl -Heinz Steffens (since 1 August 2009)
Georg Kulenkampff Mannheimer Rosengarten Staatstheater Mainz Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Das Rheingold Integrated Authority File
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