Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
With a long history in the musically rich German state of Thuringia, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Jenaer Philharmonie) has emerged on the international concert and recording scene since German reunification. The Philharmonic is notable for its inclusion of adult, boys, and madrigal choirs as full institutional components. The Jena Philharmonic was founded in 1934 as the Municipal Symphony Orchestra Jena, drawing for inspiration on the centuries-old traditions of the Jena Collegium Musicum and the concert life of the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It became the Jena Symphony Orchestra and assumed its current name in 1969. The orchestra's conductor through the war years was Ernst Schwaßmann; he was succeeded by a sequence of German conductors until the appointment of the Russian Andrey Boreyko as Generalmusikdirektor in 1998. Remaining in that post until 2003 and then continuing his activities with the orchestra under the title of honorary director, Boreyko steered the Jena Philharmonic toward an expanded recording career with the German label Teldec. The group also recorded several albums in the late 1990s for the Arte Nova label under conductor David Montgomery, featuring not only German music but the second and fourth symphonies of American composer Howard Hanson. Recent music directors have included the Australian Nicholas Milton (2003-2010), the American Marc Tardue (2010-2017), and since 2017 the youthful German Simon Gaudenz, who celebrated his 30th birthday during the 2016-2017 season. In the middle and late 2010s the Philharmonic has returned to the recording studio, accompanying violinist Friedemann Eichhorn in a series of recordings devoted to the French violin virtuoso Pierre Rode. The Philharmonic retains its municipal roots in its devotion to music education, exemplified in projects such as Musicians in School, Music and Literature in Kindergarten, Students in the Orchestra, Hörprobe (Listen and Try It Out), and MusikInteraktiv.
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Discography
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Rode: Violin Concertos Nos. 11 & 12
Friedemann Eichhorn, Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolas Pasquet
Classical - Released by Naxos on 11 May 2018
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Antoine Bohrer & Max Bohrer: Orchestral Works
Friedemann Eichhorn, Alexander Hülshoff, Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolas Pasquet
Classical - Released by Naxos on 23 Feb 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Frommel: Symphony No. 1 & Symphonic Prelude
Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Jurgen Bruns
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on 6 Apr 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Goepfert: Clarinet Concertos, Opp. 14, 20 & 35
Dieter Klöcker, Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Moesus
Classical - Released by CPO on 25 May 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fabrice Bollon: In Taros Welt (Version Without Narration) (Live)
René Münch, Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabrice Bollon
Classical - Released by Naxos on 26 Jan 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Cello Concert: Jaffe, Ramon – Verdi, G. / Weber, C.M. Von / Strauss, R. / Rossini, G. / Strauss Ii / Auber, D.F.
Ramon Jaffe, Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Raiskin
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on 1 Jan 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
WAGNER, R.: Wesendonck-Lieder / Symphony in C major / Concert Overture No. 2 (Schmickler, Jena Philharmonic, Christmann)
Birgit Schmickler, Paulus Christmann, Jenaer Philharmonie
Classical - Released by Coviello Classics on 1 May 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concertos pour violon n°3, 4 & 6
Friedemann Eichhorn, Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolas Pasquet
Classical - Released by Naxos on 4 Jan 2011
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Fabrice Bollon: In Taros Welt (Version With German Narration) (Live)
Roberto Gionfriddo, René Münch, Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabrice Bollon
Classical - Released by Naxos on 26 Jan 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ouvres orchestrales
Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Frank Cramer
Classical - Released by Dacapo on 26 Mar 2012
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo