Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen

Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen
Chamber orchestra

The hall of the Villa Hügel where the orchestra traditionally performs
Founded 1958 (1958)
Location Essen, Germany
Principal conductor Johannes Klumpp
Website www.folkwang-kammerorchester.de/start.html

The Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen is a chamber orchestra formed mostly by students of the Folkwang University in Essen, Germany, and other Musikhochschulen in Northrhine-Westphalia, to prepare them for a future position in an orchestra. It was founded in 1958 by the director of the Folkwangschule Heinz Dressel. More than 500 musicians were since employed in opera- and symphony orchestras in Germany and abroad.[1]

The orchestra is the only one to perform regularly in the historic Villa Hügel.[1] Young Soloists have been chosen to also enjoy a stage for their performances. Artists such as Christoph Eschenbach, Maria Kliegel, Nils Mönkemeyer, Sabine Meyer, Vadim Repin and Christian Tetzlaff appeared with the orchestra early in their career.[1] The orchestra has played also in Germany and Europe, including Austria, Italy, Lithuania, Switzerland. A 2010 tour led to Algeria. They have performed at festivals such as Rheingau Musik Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and Schwetzinger Mozartfest.[1] The orchestra is a regular partner of the Essener Bachchor and has accompanied other choirs such as the Rheingauer Kantorei. Guest conductors have included Marc Piollet, Peter Schneider and Lothar Zagrosek.[1] In 2015, the orchestra played a charity concert at the Aachen Cathedral.[2] In the 2016/17 season, the orchestra scheduled concerts also in the Zeche Zollverein.[3]

Dressel was the first chief conductor, succeeded by Heribert Beissel, Alexander Schwinck, Karl-Heinz Bloemeke, Stefan Fraas and Achim Fiedler (from 2006). The current chief conductor, Johannes Klumpp, has held the position from 2013.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Folkwang Kammerorchester" (in German). Essen. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Beaujean, Thomas (15 November 2016). "Folkwang Kammerorchester: neuer Chef und Dialog mit der Jugend". Aachener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Schürmann, Martina (31 May 2016). "Folkwang Kammerorchester: neuer Chef und Dialog mit der Jugend". derwesten.de (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Folkwang Kammerorchester: neuer Chef und Dialog mit der Jugend". lokalkompass.de (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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