Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra ( _lb. Lëtzebuerger philharmoneschen Orchester, _fr. Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg), abbreviated to OPL, is the national orchestra of Luxembourg, and is based in Luxembourg City, in the south of the Grand Duchy, founded by Henri Pensis, the orchestra's first music director. The orchestra has given performances at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg and the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. More recently, its main home is the Philharmonie Luxembourg, a large concert hall opened in 2005 in the Kirchberg quarter in the north-east of the city.
The orchestra was founded in 1933 as the in-house orchestra of RTL Radio, named the "RTL Grand Symphony Orchestra" ( _fr. Grand orchestre symphonique de RTL). In 1995, RTL decided not to renew its contract with the orchestra. Subsequently, the Luxembourg government established the Henri Pensis Foundation to allow for the orchestra to continue its existence. In 1996, the orchestra acquired its current name under its new auspices.[cite news | author=James C. Taylor | title=The Luxembourg Philharmonic Looks to Make Its Mark Anew | url=http://www.andante.com/article/article.cfm?id=24595 | work=andante.com | date=21 October 2004 | accessdate=2007-12-23] ]After Pensis, subsequent music directors of the orchestra have included Carl Melles, Louis de Froment, and Leopold Hager. The orchestra's fifth music director, David Shallon, enhanced the reputation of the orchestra, but suddenly died in 2000 while on tour in Japan.
Music directors
* Henri Pensis
* Carl Melles
* Louis de Froment
* Leopold Hager (1981 - 1996)
* David Shallon (1997 - 2000)
* Bramwell Tovey (2002 - 2006)
* Emmanuel Krivine (2006 - present)
References
External links
* [http://www.opl.lu/ Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra official website]
* [http://www.newworldclassics.com/luxem.htm New World Classics biography of the orchestra]
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