Bavarian Chamber Orchestra Bad Brückenau
The Bavarian Chamber Orchestra Bad Brückenau (BKO) consists of professional musicians from Central Europe who come together for projects as an orchestra and in chamber music ensembles. The maintenance of regional musical traditions contrasts with performances of contemporary music and projects in musical border areas. A special focus is the music education work in cooperation with schools and other educational institutions.
history
The BKO was founded in 1979 as the Werneck Castle Chamber Orchestra . It worked u. a. with Morton Feldman , Dave Brubeck , Jacques Loussier , Gerhard Polt , Peter Schreier , Mikis Theodorakis , Arvo Pärt , Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez . The orchestra and its former artistic director Ulf Klausenitzer have been awarded the Bavarian State Prize, the Friedrich Baur Prize , the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation's Culture Prize and the Lower Franconian District Culture Prize.
In addition to its own concert series in Bad Brückenau and appearances in southern Germany, the BKO plays on concert platforms in Germany and Europe. A South Korea tour took place in 2007.
Sebastian Tewinkel is the chief conductor. Johannes Moesus was in charge until September 2019 .