Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Explained

Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Native Name Lang:de
Type:Symphony orchestra
Location:Herford, Germany
Principal Conductor:Jonathan Bloxham

The Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (North West German Philharmonic) is a German symphony orchestra based in Herford. Founded in 1950, the orchestra is one of the Landesorchester of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, along with the Philharmonie Südwestfalen and the Landesjugendorchester NRW. The orchestra is funded partly by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia[1] and an association of communities in the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Members of the association are the cities Bad Salzuflen, Bünde, Detmold, Herford, Lemgo, Minden and Paderborn and the districts Herford und Lippe. The orchestra gives concerts in such venues as the Konzerthalle Bad Salzuflen and the Stadttheater Minden.

History

A predecessor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie was founded in 1946 under this name in Bad Pyrmont by members of the former Linzer Reichs-Bruckner-Orchester and the Prager Deutsche Philharmonie. In 1950, this orchestra merged with the Herforder Sinfonisches Orchester. The new orchestra was first named Städtebund-Symphoniker, but in 1951 Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie.[2]

The orchestra collaborates with the German public radio station WDR3.[3] The players are engaged in pedagogical programs for schools and young listeners, reaching more than 12,000 children a year.

The orchestra's most recent chief conductor was Jonathon Heyward, from 2021 to 2024. In April 2024, the orchestra announced the appointment of Jonathan Bloxham as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2024-2025 season, with an initial contract of three seasons.[4]

Wagner project in Minden

See main article: Der Ring in Minden.

The orchestra has played in productions of stage works by Richard Wagner, an ongoing project of the Stadttheater Minden on an initiative by Jutta Hering-Winckler, president of the local Richard Wagner Society. The conductor has been Frank Beermann, GMD of the Chemnitz Opera:

Throughout the project, the orchestra was positioned at the back of the small stage. After the Ring cycle, a reviewer from the FAZ described the orchestra as "wunderbares Wagnerorchester" (wonderful Wagner orchestra) precisely because it was unfamiliar with Wagner and had to learn every measure. He mentioned its brilliant, glowing and somber colours. and called it the "omniscient narrator and commentator, as well as the source of energy for the action" ("allwissender Erzähler und Kommentator wie Energiequelle des Geschehens").[6]

Chief conductors

Recordings

The orchestra has recorded more than 200 records and CDs. Various recording projects have included:

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Landesorchester Nordrhein-Westfalen Sitz Herford . de . 2010 . 20 July 2010 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719063941/http://www.kultur-nrw.de/-/institution/detail/13662 . 19 July 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Geschichte der NWD . de . 2022 . 20 March 2022 . Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie.
  3. Web site: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie spielt Werke von Richard Strauss und Hans Pfitzner . de . 5 February 2010 . 20 July 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100125151451/http://www.wdr3.de/konzert/details/artikel/nordwestdeutsche-philharmonie.html . 25 January 2010.
  4. Jonathan Bloxham neuer NWD-Chefdirigent ab der Saison 2024/25 . Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie . 18 April 2024 . 2024-07-08.
  5. News: Richard Wagner in Minden / Hier weht Bayreuths Fahne auf dem Dach . Faz.net . de . 11 September 2012 . 13 September 2012 . FAZ. Büning . Eleonore .
  6. News: Oehrlein . Josef . Der Kleine muss Ideen haben / Zeitreise durch vier Epochen: Richard Wagners "Ring" in Minden . . Frankfurt . 27 September 2019 . de . 6 September 2019 . 5 February 2021 . https://archive.today/20210205233509/https://edition.faz.net/faz-edition/feuilleton/2019-09-27/5295e6699af74ee443c20d9864183a5a/?GEPC=s9 . dead .
  7. Web site: Yvel Abel wird Chefdirigent der Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie . 24 March 2014 . de . 14 April 2014 . Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum.
  8. News: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie beruft neuen Chefdirigenten . 23 May 2019 . de . 14 December 2019 . Westfalenspiegel.
  9. Web site: The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana performed in German . 22 July 2010 . operadis-opera-discography.org.
  10. Web site: Scherchen Conducts Reger / Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie . 17 April 2010 . arkivmusic.com . 17 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417235926/http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=13879 . dead .
  11. Web site: Robert Volkmann Complete Orchestral Works . 1996 . Martin Andersen . 22 July 2010 . classical.net.
  12. Web site: Volker Banfield – Klavierkonzerte Vol. 1 . 2009 . 22 July 2010 . jpc.de.
  13. Web site: [{{Allmusic |class=album |id=w129248|pure_url=yes}} Franz Liszt: Hunnenschlacht ]. 22 July 2010 . allmusic.com.
  14. Web site: Carl Reinecke Klavierkonzerte 1—4 . 2006 . 21 July 2010 . jpc.de.
  15. Web site: The Gamblers . W. Mark Roberts . 21 July 2010 . DSCH Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110815070938/http://dschjournal.com/reviews/cd_reviews/rvs9sok.htm . 15 August 2011.
  16. Web site: Shostakovich, D.: Igroki (The Gamblers) [Opera] ]. 2010 . 21 July 2010 . Naxos.

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