Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra
The Brandenburger Symphoniker are a symphony orchestra from Brandenburg an der Havel . Your home venue is the CulturCongressCentrum there . They are affiliated with the Brandenburg Theater .
It was founded in 1810 by high-ranking Prussian military musicians from the fusilier and grenadier regiments. From 1866 the successful music ensemble called itself the orchestra of the Brandenburg Theater. After the German reunification, the orchestra was named the Brandenburger Symphoniker .
As the oldest existing orchestra, they are among the outstanding cultural institutions in the state of Brandenburg . The orchestra not only acts as a symphony orchestra , but also at opera performances and has been playing for several years in productions for the Rheinsberg Castle Chamber Opera Festival . The Brandenburger Symphoniker perform regularly in Berlin ( Konzerthaus Berlin , Berliner Philharmonie ), Potsdam ( Nikolaisaal ), Frankfurt (Oder) (concert hall), as well as in other cities in the state of Brandenburg, but also make guest appearances throughout Germany and abroad. Guest appearances have taken the orchestra through Europe, the USA, Japan, South Africa and China. The Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra are regular guests at the MúsicaMallorca Festival in Palma .
The Jacaranda Ensemble , founded in 1997, is a German instrumental ensemble made up of musicians and soloists from the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Chief conductor
- 1945 - 1946 Martin Velins
- 1946 - 1950 Paul Schwob
- 1950 - 1955 Paul Diener
- 1955 - 1956 Willi Bantelmann
- 1957 - 1958 Hermann Josef Nellessen
- 1958 - 1959 Hans-Werner Nicolovius
- 1959 - 1964 Gerhard Wappler
- 1964 - 1967 Jochen Wehner
- 1967 - 1978 Rolf Rohde
- 1978 - 1985 Andreas Wilhelm
- 1985 - 1989 Christian Morgenstern
- 1990 - 1999 Heiko Mathias Förster
- 2000 - 2015 Michael Helmrath
- 2015 - 2020 Peter Gülke
- since 2020 Olivier Tardy
Web links
- brandenburger symphonists on the side of the brandenburg theater
- Literature by and about the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra in the catalog of the German National Library
- Brandenburger Symphoniker (Facebook)