Brandenburg Chamber Orchestra Berlin
The Brandenburg Chamber Orchestra Berlin was founded in 1977 by members of the Collegium Musicum of the Berlin universities . The approximately 25-30 string players of the Brandenburg Chamber Orchestra Berlin are mostly committed amateurs and work "on the side" in a wide variety of professions.
history
Initially directed by Detlef Schönewald, after a temporary collaboration with Thomas Lange, Markus Theinert conducted the orchestra for six years from 1991. His successor was André Ezerski until 1998.
Since then, Rainer Johannes Kimstedt has directed the Brandenburg Chamber Orchestra Berlin, with which he has also performed as a soloist. Julia Prigge is the permanent concertmaster . During the winter 2007/2008 work phase, Bernhard Forck and Uri Rom rehearsed with the orchestra. The 2008 summer work phase was supervised by Marion Leleu as a guest conductor.
At the German amateur orchestra competition in 1986, the ensemble won first prize at the federal level, and in 1992 it was nominated as the state winner for the national competition.
The orchestra rehearses weekly in Bülowstrasse in Berlin-Schöneberg , and twice a year on weekends outside of Berlin. Two to three concert programs are developed each year. The performances take place in Berlin and the surrounding area. In summer 2007 the musicians traveled to St. Petersburg for concerts for the first time , and in summer 2012 the orchestra was a guest in Switzerland .
Guests
The ensemble has excellent professional partners at its side for the various repertoire areas from baroque literature to music of the 20th century , who work and perform together with the Brandenburg Chamber Orchestra Berlin. As soloists, they included:
- the pianists Rolf-Dieter Arens and Tomoko Takahashi
- the violinist Ariadne Daskalakis and the baroque violinist Bernhard Forck
- the cellists Dietmar Schwalke, Hans Rabus, Samuel Lutzker and Martin Seemann
- the clarinetists Sylvia Schmückle-Wagner and Friederike Roth
- the bassoonist Heidi Mockert and the flautist Aaron Dan
- the saxophonist Magdalena Łapej, the trumpeter Simone Gruppe and the horn player Anne Mentzen
- the soprano Annette Robbert and the tenor Paul Kaufmann
- also Christian Gerber on the bandoneón
- as well as the drummer and composer Eric Schaefer and the vibraphonist Oli Bott , whose own works were premiered.
The organizational work within the framework of a registered non-profit association is carried out jointly by all members of the orchestra. All decisions about artistic work are also incumbent on the members.