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is one of the oldest German chamber orchestras
and is very rich in tradition. Musical esprit coupled with technical
perfection and an overwhelming enthusiasm for music are its trademarks.
The HANNOVER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA- a pure string orchestra - was founded in 1964
and currently comprises 12 to 14 selected musicians, of whom many have
received awards at various competitions and many also perform as soloists.
The HANNOVER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA is continuously putting in guest appearances
at famous international festivals such as the "Lower Saxony Musical Days",
"Sao Paulo Music Festival", "Londrina Music Festival", "the Braunschweig
Chamber Music Event", "Flaniéres Musicals Reims" and the "Mosel Festival
weeks".
Internationally famous soloists of the likes of
Ivry Gitlis, Michala Petri, Sabine Meyer, Zakhar
Bron and Sharon Kam work
together regularly with HANNOVER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.
From 1964 to 1984 the HANNOVER CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA gave guest performances in the most important musical
centres in Germany and abroad. Amongst the ensemble´s highlights in this
period were concert tours to Greece, France, Holland, Poland as well as
Central America.
The international acclaim for the HANNOVER
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA is highlighted by its numerous radio and CD
recordings.
In 1989 Adam Kostecki Violin Professor at
the Hannover University of Music and former student of
David Oistrach and Boris Bielenkij - was
appointed artistic director of the HANNOVER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, which
he completely reorganised.
Then in 1990 the Orchestra restarted its
concert activities. Within two years the ensemble was
regarded as a Chamber orchestra of
international standing as reported by the press after its celebrated concert
in Gourdon (“un concert remarquable”) during the 1992 concert tour of
France.
In subsequent years further concert tours of
Holland, Spain, France, Italy, Brazil followed. They were cheered with as
much enthusiasm by the audience as by the critics and praised with
words as:
“...fascinating
artistry in sound...” “...a brillant event...”
"...
perfect musicianship...“
“...absolutely compelling and full
of wit and polish, this type of performance may be experienced nowhere else, except perhaps by Neville Marriner’s London Academy...” "... the special sound witch this chamber orchestra creates is intrinsically connected with Adam Kostecki...individual instrument sections complemented each other exellently…”
Further concert tours of Holland, Spain,
France, Italy, Brasil and so on followed in subsequent years.
After its first concert tour to South America
in 1998, the HANNOVER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA went for a second tour in
October 2002. It gave fourteen concerts in Brazil and Uruguay which were
crowned by great success.
For the years 2010 and 2011 concert tours to
Brasil France, Japan, Hong Kong and
Taiwan are planned.
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