Ulster Orchestra
The Ulster Orchestra is Northern Ireland's only full-time symphony orchestra and one of the premier orchestras in the UK .
history
The orchestra was originally founded on September 28, 1966 as a radio orchestra with 37 musicians.
The first chief conductor was Maurice Miles, the first concertmaster the Hungarian violinist and conductor János Fürst . The orchestra has existed in its current form since 1981, when the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra was dissolved and the Ulster Orchestra and musicians from there increased to 55 members. The orchestra currently consists of 63 musicians. The orchestra mainly gives its concerts in the Ulster Hall and the Waterfront Hall , partly also in the Elmwood Hall , both in Belfast .
Chief conductor
- Maurice Miles (1966-1967)
- Sergiu Comissiona (1967-1969)
- Edgar Cosma (1969–1974)
- Alun Francis (1974-1976)
- Bryden Thomson (1977-1985)
- Vernon Handley (1985-1989)
- Yan Pascal Tortelier (1989-1992)
- En Shao (1992-1995)
- Dmitri Sitkovetsky (1996-2001)
- Thierry Fischer (2001-2006)
- Kenneth Montgomery (2007-2010)
- JoAnn Falletta (2010-2014)
- Rafael Payare (2014-2019)
- Daniele Rustioni (since 2019)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vivien Schweitzer, "Hungarian Conductor János Fürst Dies at 71". Playbill Arts , Jan. 8, 2007.
- ^ David Byers: Ulster Orchestra. Orchestras in Northern Ireland. In: byersmusic.com. January 30, 2020 .
- ^ "Bryden Thomson Dies; Scottish Conductor, 63". New York Times , November 15, 1991.
- ↑ Rafael Payare on: Ulster Orchestra
- ^ Daniele Rustioni on: Ulster Orchestra