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This orchestra was established in 1945 by the conductor,
Karl Munchinger. It debuted as
the first German Orchestra after WWII in Paris
in 1949 and saw great success.
They have since performed all around the world at concerts and
festivals and have made a name for their Johann Sebastian Bach interpretations
which have won them a Grand Prix de Disque. Karl Munchinger retirement heralded performances
by many guest conductors that include Trevor Pinnock and Vaclav Neumann and the soloists Frank Peter Zimmerman,
Jan Gabarek and Janos Starkre
among many others. Currently
the concertmaster is Benjamin Hudson, the director
is Dennis Russell Davies and the conductor, Michael Hofstetter. The numerous recordings including
works by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Giya Kancheli, Schnittke and
Shostakovich and in the movies they have appeared on the soundtracks for
the films Enigma and Dead Poet's Society.
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni recordings
Adagio in G minor
Decca 475 8073 (CD:
Ultimate Baroque)
Conductor -Karl Munchinger
Sources:
- http://www.stuttgarter-kammerorchester.de/index3.html
- http://imdb.com/name/nm1879524/
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