- Hamburger Symphoniker
The Hamburger Symphoniker (Hamburg Symphony Orchestra) is a German
orchestra based inHamburg, Germany . It is one of the city's three largest orchestras. The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra is the orchestra in residence in theLaeiszhalle , the Hamburg Music Hall.History
The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra was founded in
1957 . The first principal conductor of the Orchestra wasRobert Heger . His successors includedCarlos Kalmar andMiguel Gómez-Martinez . Principal guest conductors have includedIstván Kertész .With the 2004/2005 season, Andrey Boreyko became the orchestra’s principal conductor. In November 2007, the orchestra announced the sudden resignation of Boreyko from his post, and simultaneously the appointment of
Jeffrey Tate as its next chief conductor, as of the spring of 2008. [cite news | author=Kevin Shihoten | title=Jeffrey Tate Replaces Andrey Boreyko as Hamburg Symphony Chief Conductor | url=http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/7313.html | work=Playbill Arts | date=5 November 2007 | accessdate=2007-11-07]The orchestra has worked with conductors such as
Charles Mackerras ,Christian Thielemann ,Peter Ruzicka ,Horst Stein ,Ralf Weikert andSebastian Weigle . Some of the world’s finest soloists, such asChristian Tetzlaff ,Elisabeth Leonskaja ,Frank Peter Zimmermann ,Edita Gruberova ,Placido Domingo andGrace Bumbry , have made guest appearances with the orchestra over the last years.The Hamburg Symphony regularly plays some twenty operas and ballets each season at the Hamburg State Opera House. The orchestra has made international tours to countries including Great Britain, Italy, France, Spain, Scandinavia, Poland and Turkey. The orchestra also offers subscription series of children’s concerts, and annual open-air concerts held in the central courtyard of Hamburg’s town hall.
Recordings with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra have appeared on Dabringshaus und Grimm, edel classics and
Deutsche Grammophon (Deutscher Schallplattenpreis ECHO Klassik).References
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRu0cBMfGNA Image movie about the Hamburger Symphoniker and Andrey Boreyko]
* [http://www.hamburgersymphoniker.de www.hamburgersymphoniker.de]
* [http://www.hamburgersymphoniker.com/diskographie.html Discography]
* [http://www.hamburgersymphoniker.com Current reviews & press about the Hamburger Symphoniker]
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