Symphony Orchestra Münster
The Münster Symphony Orchestra is the orchestra of the Westphalian city of Münster . The concerts take place regularly in the Münster Theater.
The Münster Symphony Orchestra gives around 80 concerts a year. In addition to the great symphonic works from more than three centuries, the program includes the whole musical variety from chamber concerts to children's, choir and cinema concerts to large open-air events. The orchestra regularly invites world-class soloists. Cooperations with befriended orchestras enable the performance of complex works with a large cast.
history
The Münster Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1919, is one of the main pillars of Münster's musical life and quickly gained national attention in its eventful history. Famous composers such as Hans Pfitzner (1921) or Richard Strauss (1924) repeatedly accepted the invitation to conduct his own works, later Paul Hindemith (1955). The orchestra consolidated its position as the most important cultural institution in Münster under the general music directors Reinhard Peters (1961–1970), Alfred Walter (1970–1985) and Lutz Herbig (1985–1992). In 1992 Will Humburg was appointed General Music Director, from 2004 to 2007 Rainer Mühlbach held this position, which Fabrizio Ventura had held since the 2007/08 season. He was replaced by Golo Berg for the 2017/18 season.
Numerous prizes and awards honor the work of the Münster Symphony Orchestra, including the Gustav Mahler Medal and the award for the best annual concert program in Germany from the German Music Publishers Association (1993). In June 2013, the Münster Symphony Orchestra and Fabrizio Ventura were invited to the Sala Verdi in Milan.
There are CD recordings of Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony, various children's concert programs and works by the composers Klöffler, Gluck and Graun (“Paper. Sounds”). In 2016 the work MANFRED by Robert Schumann with the text by Lord Byron was released on CD by Ars Production.
General Music Directors
- 1921–1924: Fritz Volbach
- 1924–1927: Rudolf Schulz-Dornburg
- 1927–1931: Richard Ritter von Alpenburg
- 1932–1934: Georg Ludwig Jochum
- 1934–1937: Eugen Papst
- 1937–1941: Hans Rosbaud
- 1941–1951: Heinz Dressel
- 1951–1961: Robert Wagner
- 1961–1970: Reinhard Peters
- 1970–1985: Alfred Walter
- 1985–1992: Lutz Herbig
- 1992-2004: Will Humburg
- 2004–2007: Rainer Mühlbach
- 2007-2017: Fabrizio Ventura
- since 2017: Golo Berg
Friends and sponsors
At the end of 2009, committed citizens of Münster founded the “Friends and Supporters of the Münster Symphony Orchestra”. In the meantime, almost 800 music lovers have joined the initiative to support the Münster Symphony Orchestra.
With the financial support, numerous classical stars and a. Frank Peter Zimmermann, Tanja and Christian Tetzlaff, Arabella Steinbacher, David Geringas, Albrecht Mayer, Daniel Müller-Schott, Sabine Meyer, Reinhold Friedrich and Xavier de Maistre won as guest soloists. Also in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 the festivals of sacred music Musica Sacra Münster and 2015 and 2017 the days of baroque music were supported.
literature
- Klaus Hortschansky [ed.] And Berthold Warnecke [ed.]: The Ring of the Nibelung in Münster , Agenda Verlag, Münster 2001, ISBN 3-89688103-5
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Greetings from General Music Director Golo Berg. Retrieved November 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Johannes Loy: Council decision: Golo Berg will be Münster's general music director in 2017 . In: Westfälische Nachrichten . ( wn.de [accessed on November 9, 2017]).