Siemens Orchestra Erlangen

Siemens Orchestra Erlangen in the Heinrich-Lades Hall

In 1948, a string quartet developed into a chamber orchestra, which performed for the first time in 1950 as the Siemens Orchestra Erlangen . It now has 80 participants, plays with a symphonic line-up and is an integral part of the cultural life of the university and Siemensstadt. In addition to concerts in Erlangen , the orchestra gives guest performances in the region and abroad. Even today, the majority of the members are employees or relatives of the group. The orchestra is self- financed as an independent, non-profit association and a member of the Siemens Erlangen leisure community and the Federal Association of German Lover's Orchestra .

Goal setting

All members play on a voluntary basis and free of charge. The Siemens Orchestra Erlangen performs regularly in the town hall, the Heinrich-Lades-Halle , and - open-air - in the park of the Siemens sports and leisure facility. Children, youth, family and church concerts as well as public or private festive events complete the range of activities of the orchestra. Musically, a broad spectrum is covered, from classical to contemporary works to upscale light music.

history

The association gave its first concert as a chamber orchestra in 1950. In the past few decades it has developed into a symphonic line-up. Lukas Meuli is the fourth conductor to conduct the orchestra. Since 2005, the Siemens Orchestra Erlangen has regularly organized concerts for children and families in Erlangen and the region.

Also concerts with different choirs, benefit and New Year concerts, so u. a. in Arnstein as well as guest concerts in 1990 in Budapest , 2002 in Munich , 2003 in Vienna and in the region a. a. in Forchheim , Amberg , Nuremberg or Fürth testify to the diversity of the orchestra's musical activities.

In June 2015, Bayerischer Rundfunk portrayed the Siemens Orchestra Erlangen in a well-received program as part of BR-Klassik "Mittagsmusik" in the theme week "Werksorchester in Bayern" .

Conductors

1948-1956 Rudolf Streich

1956-1986 Robert Seiler

1986-1999 Franz Killer

1999- Lukas Meuli

Concerts with prominent soloists

Veronika Eberle , violin - 2002
Cornelia Götz , soprano - gala concert 2004
Sebastian Manz , clarinet - 2004/2005
Beatrice Berthold, piano - 2007
Anke Schittenhelm, violin - 2008
Andreas Gruber, trumpet - 2009
Florian Prey , baritone - 2010

World premieres

Karola Obermüller : Five scents of red, commissioned composition for the 50th anniversary of the orchestra - 2001
Willi März: The Bird Wedding - in different fashions, From the Viennese Waltz to Techno - Munich 2002
Christoph Theiler: trazoMiana - 2006
Sergio Cárdenas: Cadenzas to Beethoven's Violin Concerto - 2008
Walter von Goethe: Overture to the opera "Stradella" - The Refugee (1838) - 2011
Rebecca Trescher : Green Day, Afterwards, Luftrillen, Where we go - 2019

Premieres

Johann Strauss (father): Radetzky March - original version - 2002 German premiere
Johann Strauss (father): Contredances based on popular motifs from Meyerbeer 's "Robert the Devil" - 2004
Edward Elgar : orchestral version of Anthony Addison's first organ sonata - 2008 world premiere
Robert Schumann : Pictures from the East op.66 - orchestral version by Carl Reinecke - 2015