Berlin Doctors Orchestra
The Berlin Doctors Orchestra is a lovers orchestra founded in 1911 . Under the artistic direction of its conductor Kevin McCutcheon , the program mainly consists of symphonic works from the Romantic era . In addition, it has set itself the goal of bringing little-known music closer to its listeners. The orchestra's patron is Roland Hetzer .
Representatives of all professional groups play in this orchestra today, not just medical professionals. The Berlin Doctors Orchestra is a registered association with around 65 members.
history
In 1911, the Berlin ophthalmologist Bernhard Pollack founded an amateur orchestra that was to consist mainly of medical professionals. One of the co-founders was Julius Levin . It is probably the oldest still existing medical orchestra in Germany. After the First World War and the political turmoil of the post-war period , the orchestra reached its first heyday in 1928.
Due to the emigration of many members, the orchestra experienced a setback during the Nazi era . It performed together with the "Berliner Rechtsswahrer-Orchester" founded by Julius Kopsch shortly before the Second World War , with which it later merged to form the "Berliner Ärzte- und Rechtsswahrer-Orchester" or "Berliner Ärzte- und Juristen-Orchester". In 1964, through the merger with the "Berlin Orchestra Association" from Berlin-Reinickendorf, the Berlin Doctors Orchestra was created in its current form.
The orchestra today
The conductor of the Berlin Doctors Orchestra has been Kevin McCutcheon since 1986 , under whose direction mostly symphonic works of the Romantic period , but also little-known pieces by contemporary composers , are performed. Through his work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin he succeeded in winning soloists there for the concerts of the Berlin Doctors Orchestra.
The orchestra performs twice a year, mostly in May and November, so far in the chamber music hall of the Berlin Philharmonie , and occasionally in the great hall of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the concerts had to be canceled in 2020. If possible, the spring concert 2021 will take place in the great hall of the Philharmonie.
Conductors
- 1911 to 1913 - Bernhard Pollack
- 1925 to 1964 - Julius Kopsch
- 1964 to 1985 - Kurt Löblich
- 1983 to 1985 - (temporarily) Eberhard Adler
- since 1986 - Kevin McCutcheon
Soloists (selection)
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , soprano
- Gioconda de Vito, violin
- Edgar Manyak , trombone
- Matthias Wollong , violin
- Friedrich Thomas, piano
- Ralf Willershäuser , baritone
- Alexander Voigt , bassoon
- Joseph Moog , piano
- George Fortune , baritone
- Petra-Maria Schnitzer , soprano
- Iskandar Widjaja , violin
- Rahel Indermaur, soprano
- Clemens Berg, piano
- Elisabeth Glass, violin
- Wolfgang Manz, piano
- Christopher White, piano
- Clara Shizuko Heise, violin
Discography
- Berlin Doctors Orchestra, Kurt Löblich, 1977: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor op. 37, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to the opera “Titus”
- Berlin Doctors Orchestra, Kurt Löblich, 1978: Dances of the Classical and Romantic periods
literature
- Between the ear tube, chisel and brush. Doctors seek recreation in art. . In: Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Daily edition , February 14, 1939, p. 14 (online at ANNO ).
- Quality is more in demand than ever: cards are being reshuffled on the amateur music gaming tables. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , December 23, 2004
Web links
- Berliner Ärzte-Orchester eV - since 1911 symphonic music not only for medical professionals
- Ärzteblatt BERLINER ÄRZTE: 100th anniversary of the orchestra 2011 (PDF)
- DoctorsTalents.com: Berlin Doctors Orchestra
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lazaros Constantinos Triarhou: The Berlin ophthalmologist Bernhard Pollack - Neurohistology Scholar and Devout Musician . Lulu, Raleigh, NC 2011, ISBN 978-1-257-15513-2 , pp. 101 ( books.google.de ).
- ↑ a b Lazaros C. Triarhou: Bernhard Pollack (1865 to 1928) . In: Journal of Neurology . tape 257 , no. 9 , September 1, 2010, ISSN 0340-5354 , p. 1585–1586 , doi : 10.1007 / s00415-010-5564-x (English, karger.com [PDF]).
- ^ Authority record in the DNB, mentioned there: "1911 Founder of the Berlin Doctors Orchestra".
- ↑ Rosine De Dijn: Albert Einstein and Elisabeth of Belgium - A friendship in an eventful time in the Google book search
- ↑ Annette Kuhn: Two souls, alas, in their pectus . 128 - Magazine of the Berliner Philharmoniker, 2/2015, pp. 108–113
- ↑ a b c d Archive and chronicle of the Berlin Doctors Orchestra, summarized in the commemorative publication for the 100th anniversary of the Berlin Doctors Orchestra
- ^ Concert with Kevin McCutcheon, Jörg Schörner Event information on berliner-philharmoniker.de
- ↑ Berliner Philharmoniker: Concert with the Berlin Oratorio Choir, Kevin McCutcheon, Flurina Stucki, Saskia Klumpp, Oscar Marin, Derek Welton. Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Concert Guide Berlin-Brandenburg. Digital collections of the State Institute for Music Research Prussian Cultural Heritage, 1943, accessed on April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o List of performances since 1994 - Berliner Ärzte-Orchester eV Accessed on April 24, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Irma Hofmeister, Kurt Löblich: Berlin Doctors Orchestra. 1977, Retrieved April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Kurt Löblich: Dances of the Classical and Romantic periods. 1978, Retrieved April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Berlin Doctors Orchestra - Dances of Classical and Romantic. In: discogs.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .