Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
The Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn ( WKO) is an internationally renowned German chamber orchestras. Along with artistic versatility, it is known for an emotional and sensual musical culture. Founder, long-time music director and chief conductor Jörg Faerber was. In September 2002, Ruben Gazarian assumed the position of chief conductor and artistic director. He has enriched by extension to symphonic occupation and by the choice of many works from the Romantic era, the early modern and the avant-garde The standard repertoire. Artistic Director of the Chamber Orchestra since August 2012 Dr. Christoph Becher.
Program
In the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn forms by a ten -part cycle of subscription concerts, the backbone of cultural life. In the recent series " redblue meets Classic ", which is designed in cooperation with Intersport Event Center redblue, are a season of four concerts with a classical program in a casual atmosphere on the board. In addition, the lead musician for over 20 years in-house one, organized by the District Savings Bank Heilbronn, chamber music series through.
Venues
The subscription concerts of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn in Heilbronn take place in the Festhalle Harmonie. There, the WKO also has sample and administration rooms. In addition, the chamber orchestra regularly gives guest performances at home and abroad. In 2008, it debuted in Nantes, Bilbao and Tokyo at the festival " La Folle Journée ". Further appearances in recent years took place in the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and at the Théâtre des Champs- Elysées in Paris and on tour through Korea, Cambodia and China, and the concert.
Music Education
Of particular concern are the musicians of the WKO opportunities for young target groups and for concert-goers with a history of migration. Each season there are two baby concerts on the program since 2008 and is the WKO Pate Orchestra of the Young Chamber Orchestra of Stuttgart. Regular children 's and youth projects for Heilbronn be designed and conducted.
Soloists
Soloists such as, inter alia, Martha Argerich, Maurice André, Alfred Brendel, Rudolf Buchbinder, Gautier Capuçon, Giora Feidman, Julia Fischer, Juan Diego Florez, James Galway, Evelyn Glennie, Hilary Hahn, Sharon Kam, Gidon Kremer, Katia & Marielle, Mischa Maisky, Sabine Meyer, Wolfgang Meyer, Viktoria Mullova, Anne- Sophie Mutter, Sergei Nakariakov, Christiane Oelze, Alice Sara Ott, Ivo Pogorelich, Thomas Quasthoff, Christine Schäfer, Daniel Müller- Schott, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Tabea Zimmermann have with the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn music together.
Discography
For the German Grammophon Gesellschaft ( DGG ), Teldec and EMI, the orchestra played a more than 500 works. Inter alia:
• Sharon Kam: Opera! - Sharon Kam, clarinet; Zohar Lerner, violin; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Johann Molter: Trumpet and Clarinet Concertos - Wolfgang Bauer, trumpet; Martin Spangenberg, clarinet; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Schubertiade - Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 7 " Unfinished"; Symphony No. 8 " Large "; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Wagner / Bruckner: Sigfried -Idyll & String Quintet in F major - Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• preghiera ( German Grammophon, 2011) - Richard Yongjae O'Neill, viola; Christopher Park, piano; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• W. A. Mozart - Flute Concertos ( Bayer Records, 2011) - Gaby Pas- Van Riet, flute; Cristiana Bianchi, harp; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Beethoven - Symphonies No. 1-9 ( Bayer Records, 2010) - Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Oboe Cosmopolitano ( Bayer Records, 2009) - Lajos Lencsés, oboe; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Simply Strings ( Bayer Records, 2010) - Ruben Gazarian; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Flight of the Double B ( German Grammophon, 2009) - Minje Sung, double bass; Inja Choi, piano; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Chopin ( Universal, 2008) - Yeol Eum Son, piano; Ruben Gazarian; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Dmitri Shostakovich Chamber Symphonies ( Bayer Records, 2008) - Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Hertel Trumpet Concertos (MDG, 2008) - Wolfgang Bauer, trumpet; Christian Wetzel, oboe; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Peter I. Tchaikovsky ( Bayer Records, 2008) - Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Haydn Trumpet Concertos (MDG, 2006) - Wolfgang Bauer, trumpet; Ruben Gazarian, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Melodies for Percussion ( Animato ) - Babette Haag, Percussion; Ruben Gazarian; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Harald Genzmer ( Thorofon ) - Guy Touvron, trumpet, Margarita Höhenrieder, piano; Jörg Faerber, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Mozart Violin Concertos ( EMI Classics ) - Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin; Jörg Faerber, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Shostakovich & Haydn Piano Concertos ( German Grammophon ) - Martha Argerich, piano; Guy Touvron, solo trumpet; Jörg Faerber, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Mozart Arias (BMG ) - Thomas Quasthoff, bass / baritone; Jörg Faerber, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Franz Danzi (BMG ) - Sabine Meyer, clarinet; James Galway, flute; Jörg Faerber, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Johann Sebastian Bach ( BMG) - James Galway, flute; Jörg Faerber, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ( BMG) - James Galway, flute; Jörg Faerber, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
• Johann Joachim Quantz (BMG ) - James Galway, flute; Jörg Faerber, conductor; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
History
November 8, 1960: Foundation of the Orchestral Society Heilbronn eV Jörg Faerber is Artistic Director and Managing Director
January 13, 1961: First concert of the "Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn " in the German - Greek Society in Stuttgart Gustav- Siegle -Haus.
January 27, 1961: First concert in Heilbronn ( Festhalle Harmonie )
September 1961: Opening concert of the first rent concert series.
April 30, 1962: Unanimous name change to ' Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn "
8 November to 5 December 1974: First U.S. tour ( three weeks including in Washington, Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, New York). Soloist: Maurice André
18 to 31 January 1979, the first Russian tour with 7 concerts (Moscow, Leningrad, Vilnius, Riga)
5 June to 1 July 1979, First Far East tour with 16 concerts (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand)
September 8, 1981: For the first time a guest at the WKO the summer concerts at Schloss Neuschwanstein
September 8, 1982: First appearance at the Music Festival in Montreux
November 1982: First concert with Mstislav Rostropovich
September 20, 1983: first concerts with Anne- Sophie Mutter (Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe)
January 31, 1985: Concert in the plenary hall of the German Bundestag in Bonn to mark the 100th birthday of Theodor Heuss
January 26, 1986: anniversary celebration "25 years WKO " in the new city theater Heilbronn. Jörg Faerber is awarded the title of "Professor"
March 19, 1991: " under the glass pyramid " is a new chamber music series that is founded by the savings bank and the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn Heilbronn
May 7, 1992: Concert for the 40th anniversary of the State of Baden- Württemberg in the State Representation in Bonn
January 13, 2001: commemorating "40 Years WKO " at Theater Heilbronn.
July 3, 2002: Adoption by Jörg Faerber
September 18, 2002: With the opening concert of the 2002/2003 season begins under the direction of Ruben Gazarian a new WKO era.
January 5, 2003: First New Year's Concert of the WKO
January 23, 2005: First cooperation WKO Theater Heilbronn: The Orchestra plays in eleven performances the music for the Mozart opera guest "Idomeneo" of the Staatstheater Oldenburg at the Big House
1 to 13 April 2005: WKO 's " house band " at the 1st International Gala Travel Classic music on the " dream ship MS Germany " from Lisbon to Venice
April 20, 2007: WKO opened in Lisbon, the new festival " Dias de Música em Belém "
November 16, 2007: Start of the series " redblue meets Classic "
26 to 31 January 2008 off concert at the festival " La Folle Journée " in Nantes
2010: establishment of a biennial festival, which led to a recording of the complete Beethoven symphonies in the first year.
22 April-3 May 2013: tour of China