Dortmunder Philharmoniker
{{Short description|German symphony orchestra}}
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| name = Dortmunder Philharmoniker
| type = Orchestra
| native_name_lang = de
| image = Dortmund Konzerthaus.jpg
| caption = Konzerthaus Dortmund
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| former_name = Philharmonisches Orchester Dortmund
| founded = {{Start date|1887}}
| disbanded =
| location = Dortmund, Germany
| concert_hall = {{plainlist|
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| principal_conductor = {{ill|Gabriel Feltz|de}}
| logo = Dortmunder Philharmoniker Logo.svg
| website = {{URL|https://www.theaterdo.de/philharmoniker/startseite/|Homepage}}
}}
The Dortmunder Philharmoniker (Dortmund Philharmonic) are a German symphony orchestra based in Dortmund. The orchestra of the Theater Dortmund performs opera in the Opernhaus Dortmund and concert in the Konzerthaus Dortmund. The orchestra was founded in 1887 and has been shaped by conductors such as Wilhelm Schüchter, Marek Janowski, Moshe Atzmon and Jac van Steen.
History
The Dortmunder Philharmoniker were founded as Orchesterverein in 1887. They played at different locations until the Stadttheater was opened in 1904. Since then they played also opera.
The names of orchestra changed with organisational and functional changes, Hüttner Kapelle, Städtisches Orchester (Orchestra of the City), Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Dortmund, Philharmonisches Orchester Dortmund, now Dortmunder Philharmoniker. The concert venue after World War II was the Kleine Westfalenhalle. In 1966 they opened the new opera house Opernhaus Dortmund with a performance of Der Rosenkavalier, conducted by Wilhelm Schüchter. Its hall was also used for symphony concerts until 2002, when the Konzerthaus Dortmund opened as the orchestra's home.
As of 2010, the orchestra had grown to 102 musicians. The principal conductor has the title Generalmusikdirektor:
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- 1887–1919 Georg Hüttner
- 1920–1951 {{ill|Wilhelm Sieben|de}}
- 1952–1962 Rolf Agop
- 1963–1974 Wilhelm Schüchter
- 1975–1979 Marek Janowski
- 1980–1985 Hans Wallat
- 1985–1990 {{ill|Klaus Weise|de|Klaus Weise (Dirigent)}}
- 1991–1994 Moshe Atzmon
- 1996–2000 Anton Marik
- 2002–2007 {{ill|Arthur Fagen|de}}
- 2008–2013 Jac van Steen
- 2013–present {{ill|Gabriel Feltz|de}}
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Music
The Dortmunder Philharmiker perform regular concerts{{cite web|url=http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/nachrichten/kultur/kudo/art1541,911012|title=Spielplan Saison 2010/11: Abschied und Aufbruch im Theater Dortmund|author=Julia Gaß|language=de|year=2010|access-date=18 August 2010|work=Ruhr Nachrichten|archive-date=7 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007065746/http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/nachrichten/kultur/kudo/art1541,911012|url-status=dead}} and also concerts for young listeners, {{lang|de|Familienkonzerte}} (family concerts) for people from five years up, and {{lang|de|Konzerte für junge Leute}} (concerts for young people).{{cite web |url=http://www.klassik-heute.com/kh/6kuenstler/bio_i_8951.shtml |title=Angebote der kulturellen Bildung für Kinder und Jugendliche – Theater Dortmund |language=de |date=18 May 2010 |access-date=18 August 2010 |website=klassik-heute.com |archive-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713155654/http://www.klassik-heute.com/kh/6kuenstler/bio_i_8951.shtml |url-status=dead }}
In October 2006 they toured in China, in Shanghai and Beijing among others, conducted by Arthur Fagen.
In 2010 they participated in the Festival Klangvocal with music of Hans Werner Henze and Richard Wagner. Henze's Symphony No. 5, Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder in Henze's version, and the first act of Die Walküre were performed with soloists Angela Denoke and Stig Andersen, conducted by Jac van Steen.{{cite web |url=http://www.klangvokal-dortmund.de/archiv/2010/repertoire-10/wagner-henze-abschlusskonzert/ |title=Wagner und Henze |language=de|date=10 June 2010 |access-date=18 August 2010 |publisher=Klangvocal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719052501/http://www.klangvokal-dortmund.de/archiv/2010/repertoire-10/wagner-henze-abschlusskonzert/ |archive-date=19 July 2011}} It is part of a project begun in 2009 to perform all symphonies of Henze, whose mother was born in nearby Witten.{{cite web|url=https://www.derwesten.de/kultur/musik-und-konzerte/Nahrung-fuer-hungrige-Seelen-id838821.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728194150/http://www.derwesten.de/kultur/musik-und-konzerte/Nahrung-fuer-hungrige-Seelen-id838821.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2012|title=Nahrung für hungrige Seelen|author=Martin Schrahn|language=de|date=4 March 2009 |access-date=18 August 2010|work=Der Westen}}
The Dortmunder Philharmoniker recorded a CD in 2010, works of Antonín Dvořák, including his Symphony No. 6 and concert overtures.{{cite web |url=http://www.mdg.de/pdf/1601e.pdf |title=Antonín Dvořák |year=2010 |access-date=18 August 2010 |publisher=Dabringhaus und Grimm |archive-date=15 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415030245/http://www.mdg.de/pdf/1601e.pdf |url-status=dead }}
References
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Further reading
- Bernhard Schaub: Sinfonie der Hundert. Porträt eines Orchesters, Harenberg Verlag, Dortmund 1997
External links
- {{official|https://www.theaterdo.de/philharmoniker/startseite/}}
- {{discogs artist|Philharmonisches Orchester Dortmund}}
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Category:German symphony orchestras
Category:Musical groups established in 1887
Category:1887 establishments in Germany