Bamberger Symphoniker
Although it is comparatively young among European symphonic ensembles, the Bamberger Symphoniker, or Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, has deep roots in that Bavarian city, with an estimated 10 percent of Bamberg residents subscribing to one or more of the group's subscription series.
The Bamberger Symphoniker was formed in 1946 as the Prague Deutsche Philharmonie, which had been the German orchestra of Prague under Nazi occupation. After the war, Germans were expelled from Czechoslovakia and they reformed themselves in Bamberg as the Bamberg Musicians' Orchestra, soon afterward taking the Bamberger Symphoniker name. The orchestra was fundamentally built by Joseph Keilberth, its first permanent principal conductor, who assumed his post in 1949 and remained there until his death in 1968 (while conducting Wagner's Tristan und Isolde). The next permanent conductor, James Loughran, did not ascend the podium until 1979, and since then there have been only four more permanent conductors: Horst Stein, Witold Rowicki, Jonathan Nott, and Jakub Hrusa, whose tenure began in 2016. As a result, the orchestra has developed a characteristic sound. The orchestra is partially financed by the Bavarian state government and carries the official title of Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie, or Bavarian State Philharmonic, and it plays a key role in Bamberg's musical life. However, the more than 7,000 concerts the orchestra has played include those in 500 cities and 63 foreign countries. More than Bavaria's other major orchestras, the Bamberger Symphoniker has served as a musical ambassador of Bavaria. Since 1993, the orchestra has performed in Bamberg's Konzert- und Kongresshalle. The group recorded for the Orfeo, Vox, and Koch Schwann labels, among others, in the 1980s and 1990s, moving mostly to Tudor and CPO in the 2000s. It has also hosted prestigious guest conductors including Herbert Blomstedt and Neeme Järvi, issuing a cycle of Glazunov's symphonies with the latter in 2019.
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Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann - Highlights
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Gierster
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1966
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Elgar: Soliloquy for Oboe and Orchestra (Orch. by Gordon Jacob)
Albrecht Mayer, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 26 Apr 2019
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Bruckner, A.: Symphony No. 3 (1873 Version)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on 13 Dec 2004
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Hausegger: Orchestral Works
Bamberger Symphoniker, Antony Hermus
Classical - Released by CPO on 23 Jun 2017
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Glazunov: Symphony No. 3 & Concert Waltz No. 2
Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 1 Jan 2016
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Mojca Erdmann, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on 9 Oct 2008
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Raff, J.: Symphonies Nos. 8 and 10
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2005
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Mozart: Coronation concerto K537, Concerto for 2 Pianos K365, Rondos K382 & 386
Berliner Philharmoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker, Fritz Lehmann
Classical - Released by Archiv Produktion on 1 Jan 2003
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Pfitzner: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Duo & Scherzo
Saschko Gawriloff, Julius Berger, Bamberger Symphoniker, Werner Andreas Albert
Classical - Released by CPO on 23 Aug 1994
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Janacek, L.: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2006
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Glazunov: Symphony No. 6 in C Minor, Op. 58 & Poème lyrique, Op. 12
Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 1 Jan 2016
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Schumann: Works for Piano and Orchestra
Gerhard Oppitz, Bamberger Symphoniker, Marc Andreae
Classical - Released by Tudor on 17 Mar 2012
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Mozart: Divertimento K.136 & K. 138 "Salzburg Symphony No.1 & 3"
Bamberger Symphoniker, Alexander von Pitamic
Classical - Released by Red Note OMP on 17 May 2010
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Longing for Paradise
Albrecht Mayer, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 17 May 2019
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major & Kindertotenlieder
Norman Foster, Wiener Symphoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jascha Horenstein
Classical - Released by Vox Legends on 1 Jan 1993
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Raff, J.: Symphony No. 9
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2005
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Stravinsky, I.: Rite of Spring (The) / Symphony in 3 Movements
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2007
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Glasunow: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 1 Jan 2016
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Beethoven: Sinfonien No. 1, 2, 4 und 5, Vol. 1
Bamberger Symphoniker, István Kertész
Classical - Released by Bella Musica Edition on 26 Apr 2019
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Pfitzner: Symphonies, Opp. 44 & 46
Bamberger Symphoniker, Werner Andreas Albert
Classical - Released by CPO on 23 Aug 1994
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Nielsen, L.: Symphony No. 3 / Hjortholm
Bamberger Symphoniker, Frank Cramer
Classical - Released by Dacapo on 13 Mar 2000
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