Bern Symphony Orchestra
The Bern Symphony Orchestra (BSO) was founded in 1877 and is now one of the largest orchestras in Switzerland. Consisting of around 100 musicians, the BSO plays around 50 concerts per season (including symphony, extra, lunchtime and family concerts as well as matinees). The main venue for the concerts is the Kultur Casino in Bern . The BSO is also organizing a successful series of chamber music together with the Bern University of the Arts and the Bern Conservatory .
In addition to performing concerts, the ensemble also acts as the theater orchestra of the Bern City Theater .
The Bern Symphony Orchestra Foundation acts as the supporting association. The BSO is financed by the federal government, the canton and city of Bern, regional communities and sponsors.
Conductors
After five years under the artistic direction of Andrey Boreyko , the Swiss Mario Venzago took up the position of chief conductor of the BSO at the beginning of the 2010/11 season . His predecessors include Karl Munzinger, Fritz Brun , Luc Balmer, Paul Kletzki , Charles Dutoit , Gustav Kuhn , Peter Maag and Dmitrij Kitajenko .
From 1935 onwards, renowned guest conductors were regularly invited. These included Bruno Walter , Erich Kleiber , Wilhelm Furtwängler , Karl Böhm , Herbert von Karajan , Sir John Barbirolli , Ernest Ansermet and later Hans Knappertsbusch and Rafael Kubelík , as well as Günter Wand , and more recently Armin Jordan , Eliahu Inbal , Günther Herbig , Pietari Inkinen , Jean-François Monnard , Ari Rasilainen , Tania Miller and Jaap van Zweden .
literature
- Max Ulrich Balsiger, Max Ulrich: From the band to the symphony orchestra. The Bern Orchestra Association (1877–1979) and its significance for Bern's cultural life. 1998
- Bern Symphony Orchestra: Bern Symphony Orchestra intimate. A photosolo by Albrecht L. Kunz, essays by Ernst Weber and Musicians, 1985
- Bernische Musikgesellschaft: Festschrift for the 150th anniversary of the Bernische Musikgesellschaft. 1815 to 1965. 1965
- Hans Bloesch : The Bernische Musikgesellschaft 1815-1915. 1915
- Daniel Fuhrimann: Alternating sounds . The Bernische Musikgesellschaft 1960–2000. 2002
- Heinz Schaub, Hans Baumann: The instruments in the symphony orchestra. 1981
- Max Zulauf: Bernische Musikgesellschaft 1915–1940, on the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of its foundation. 1940
Web links
- Website of the Bern Symphony Orchestra
- Website of the chief conductor Mario Venzago
- Website of the City Theater Bern
Karl Munzinger (1896–1909) | Fritz Brun (1909–1941) | Luc Balmer (1941–1964) | Paul Kletzki (1964–1968) | Charles Dutoit (1968–1978) | Gustav Kuhn (1979–1983) | Peter Maag (1984-1991) | Dmitri Kitajenko (1991-2004) | Andrey Boreyko (2005-2010) | Mario Venzago (since 2010)