Roma and Sinti Philharmonic

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The orchestra in the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden

The Roma and Sinti Philharmonic Orchestra is a Europe-wide concert project orchestra that was founded in Frankfurt am Main in 2002 and consists of members of European opera and symphony orchestras with Roma and Sinti origins. The orchestra consists of up to 100 musicians. Riccardo M Sahiti is the founder and director of the orchestra .

History and Development

Concert on the Frankfurt Römerberg 2018

The orchestra was founded in 2002 by the Roma-born conductor Riccardo M Sahiti in Frankfurt am Main . Initially, the orchestra performed under the name Roma and Sinti String Orchestra . The inaugural concert took place on November 3rd, 2002 in the Frankfurt Philanthropin together with the Roma violinist Roby Lakatos and his ensemble under the patronage of the then Mayor Petra Roth . The Roma and Sinti Philharmonic are part of the Philharmonic Association of Sinti and Roma Frankfurt am Main, founded by Sahiti in 2001 .

In 2009 the orchestra performed for the first time under the name Roma and Sinti Chamber Philharmonic together with the pianist Marha Argerich in the Kurhaus Wiesbaden . The orchestra has operated as the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic since its appearance at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn as part of the Franz Liszt Night in 2011.

The orchestra has given concerts in the Berlin Philharmonic , the Berlin Cathedral , the Alte Oper Frankfurt , the Frankfurt Paulskirche , the broadcasting hall of the Hessischer Rundfunk , the Staatstheater Wiesbaden , the Frauenkirche Dresden , the Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam , the Rudolfinum Prague and the Palace of the Arts Budapest . It was a guest at the Beethovenfest Bonn , the Menuhin Festival Gstaad, the Open Air Festival Classic Nights in the Brauweiler Abbey and the Heidelberg Spring Festival . Performances on special occasions took the Roma and Sinti in the concentration camp memorial Sachsenhausen , the concentration camp memorial at Auschwitz-Birkenau and in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate true. In 2018 the orchestra played on Frankfurt's Römerberg as part of the festivities for the reopening of Frankfurt's old town. The Philharmonic combined this concert with the anniversary “600 years of Roma in Frankfurt”.

TV reports about the orchestra appeared in the ARD night magazine , in the Drehscheibe Deutschland , in “Hauptsache Kultur”, in the Deutsche Welle . In cooperation with rbb, the broadcaster Arte produced a documentary entitled “A conductor and his dream - the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic Orchestra”, which was shown on various channels.

aims

The long-term goal is to establish the orchestra as a professional orchestra. The orchestra aims to preserve the musical legacy of the Roma and Sinti and to show their influences on classical music. They perform works that bear the stylistic influence of the music of the Roma and Sinti. In addition, contemporary compositions were commissioned for the orchestra that pick up on and process Roma and Sinti influences. In doing so, they saw themselves as ambassadors of their musical culture and also of an understanding that unites people across national and cultural borders.

repertoire

The orchestra's repertoire includes works of classical orchestral literature, which are clearly inspired by the musical influences of Roma and Sinti culture. These include symphonies and symphonic poems, solo concerts, arias and overtures from operas and operettas, dances and other individual orchestral works. In addition, the orchestra is dedicated to the interpretation of works by contemporary composers and promotes them through composition commissions.

The work “Requiem for Auschwitz” by the Sinto composer Roger Moreno-Rathgeb received international attention. The world premiere of the work for solos, choir and orchestra took place in the Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam in 2012 and was broadcast by the Dutch television station NOS . The work has been performed on various occasions since then, including on the occasion of the commemoration of the deportation of Roma and Sinti from Wiesbaden 75 years ago in the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden in the presence of Prime Minister Volker Bouffier . The “Requiem for Auschwitz” is dedicated to all victims of the Holocaust.

literature

Romeo Franz , Cornelia Wilß (ed.): Mare manuscha. Interior views from the life and culture of the Sinti & Roma , Edition Faust, Frankfurt am Main 2019, ISBN 978-3-945400-57-9

Discography

  • Audio CD The Roma and Sinti Philharmonic - Giovanni Bottesini : “Grand Duo concertante for double bass, violin and orchestra”; Zoltan Kodály : “Dances from Galánta for orchestra”; Improvised folk music of the Roma and Sinti; Paul Constantinescu "Toccata"
  • DVD Requiem for Auschwitz by Roger Moreno-Rathgeb

Web links

Commons : Roma and Sinti Philharmonic  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e Frankfurt Opera: Ensemble / Guests: Roma and Sinti Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  2. ^ Ralf Siepmann: Roma Philharmonics play Auschwitz Requiem in Dresden. In: evangelisch.de. January 26, 2016, accessed May 17, 2020 .
  3. ^ "Requiem for Auschwitz" memorial concert for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. In: Central Council of German Sinti and Roma. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Koninklijk Mannenkoor Cecilia 1837 Vaals: Impressive and poignant Requiem for Auschwitz. May 6, 2018, accessed May 17, 2020 .