Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra

Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra

Infobox musical artist
Name = Belgrade Philharmonic
Београдска филхармонија



Img_capt = Logo of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Landscape = yes
Background = classical_ensemble
Alias = BPO
Origin = flagicon|Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
Genre = Classical
Occupation = Symphony orchestra
Years_active = 1923 -"present"
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.bgf.co.yu/index.html www.bgf.co.yu]
Current_members =
Past_members = Founder
Stevan Hristić
Notable_instruments =
The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra (Serbian: "Београдска филхармонија" / "Beogradska filharmonija") is an orchestra in Serbia, regularly considered as one of the finest in the country. Its home base is in Belgrade.

History

Unlike most European countries and cities Serbia and Belgrade were rather late in receiving a fine orchestra. Thus the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1923. Its founder, first director and chief conductor was Stevan Hristić, one of the most important Serbian composers and conductors. The inauguration concert of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra took place on April 28, 1923 under the baton of maestro Hristić.

With a steady increase in popularity for fine music in Serbia the orchestra and its programme exapnded over the years building up to an exceptional level of musical performance reaching its peak in the 1960s. The Belgrade Philharmonic was ranked 5th best European orchestra by international experts, at the time when it was led by Živojin Zdravković. [http://www.bgf.co.yu/_english/history.html Beogradska Filharmonija ] ]

The downfall of the orchestra occurred in 1990. Due to the civil wars in Yugoslavia the Belgrade Philharmonic was banned to play internationally for some time. As a consequence many left the orchestra. Without funding the orchestra rearly played. However as the political situation in Serbia changed and the country welcomed back into the international community so was the orchestra.

After 2000 the orchestra was completely revived. It first toured Slovenia, Austria, Italy and Sweden. Young musicians, educated outside of Serbia in specialist musician centres arrived in at Belgrade Philharmonic creating a new image of the Orchestra, with an average age of just 28.

In 2004 the performance hall in Belgrade was completely rebuilt and modernise to facilitate the new needs of the orchestra. The hall has a total of 201 seats. Most of the concerts, by tradition, take place in the Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment’s Hall, while the central Hall is used for special events. The Belgrade Philharmonic Foundation was set up in 2004 to improve the financial situation within the orchestra through sponsorships and cooperation. The foundation was successes and the whole orchestra renewed their instruments in 2005.

Present

Currently the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra holds multiple concerts. Its season generally starts in October and ends in June. Its New Year’s concert is very popular and is held in the large Sava Centar performance hall in Belgrade. For its New Year’s concert, the orchestra is usually conducted by a special guest. [http://www.bgf.co.yu/_english/season-2007-2008.html#novogodisnji Beogradska Filharmonija ] ]

The Belgrade Philharmonic Hall is modernly equipped, located in central Belgrade. Therefore this is where many of the Orchestra’s concerts are held. Besides usual orchestra rehearsals, the Belgrade Philharmonic Hall lends itself to soloist’s, chamber and other orchestra’s performances, as well as to promotions, presentations, jubilees and exhibitions. The hall has exceptional acoustics. The appealing interior of the Belgrade Philharmonic Hall attracts numerous renowned companies to promote their products, present their services, as well as to hold their jubilees. Among those there were the American Economic Chamber, and companies like Roche, Pharma Swiss, Common Sense, “Atika Media” and many others. The Belgrade Philharmonic Hall was is the setting for many commercials and videos.

Chief Conductors

The Orchestra was consequently lead by eminent conductors: Lovro Matačić, Oskar Danon, Mihajlo Vukdragović, Krešimir Baranović, Živojin Zdravković, Angel Šurev, Anton Kolar, Horst Ferster, Jovan Šajnović, Vassily Sinaisky, Emil Tabakov and Uroš Lajovic and, until recently, Dorian Wilson .

Guest Artists

A great number of renowned conductors and soloists have appeared with the Orchestra, including: Rafael Kubelik, Malcolm Sargent, sir Colin Davis, Andre Navarra, Karl Boehm, Leopold Stokowski, Kiril Kondrashin, Genady Rozhdestvensky, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrakh, Isaac Stern, Henrik Schering, Leonid Kogan, Mstislav Rostropovich, Arthur Rubinstein, Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Bruno Brun, Milenko Stefanović, Ernest Ačkun, Ante Grgin, Božidar Milošević, Radmila Bakočević, Biserka Cvejić, Miroslav Čangalović, Dušan Trbojević, Rudolf Kempf, Gidon Kremer, Ivo Pogorelić, Tatjana Olujić, Gustav Kuhn, Ivan Fischer, Vladimir Krainev, Maksim Vengerov, Julian Rachlin, Valery Afanasiev, Dorian Wilson, Nigel Kennedy.

References

*Maksimović, M.: "Beogradska filharmonija 1951-1971" , Beogradska filharmonija, Beograd, 1971
*"Mala enciklopedija Prosveta", I , Prosveta, Beograd, 1978
*"Muzička enciklopedija", I , Jugoslovenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1971
*"Pro Musica", No. 79-80, Udruženje muzičkih umetnika Srbije, Beograd, 1975
* [http://www.011info.com/view_details.php?fid=11916 011INFO.COM] on the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra

Notes

External links

* [http://www.bgf.co.yu/ Official website]


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