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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Widor : Organ Symphony, Op. 42 & 81- Sinfonia sacra
Christian Schmitt, Bamberger Symphoniker, Stefan Solyom
Classical - Released by CPO on 26/01/2010
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Berio, L.: Rendering / Zender, H.: Chore / Reimann, A.: Metamorphosen On A Minuet of Franz Schubert (Schubert Epilog)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Carsten Suss, Jonathan Nott, Choir of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Tudor on 12/07/2005
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Beethoven, Symphonie n°6, Pastorale (Miroir)
André Cluytens, Joseph Keilberth, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker
Classical - Released by Miroir on 31/07/2020
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Strauss: Highlights from Salome, Ariadne of Naxos, Die Liebe der Danae & Capiriccio
Júlia Varady, Bamberger Symphoniker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Opera - Released by Orfeo on 1/01/2016
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Ginastera: Cello Concertos
Mark Kosower, Bamberger Symphoniker, Lothar Zagrosek
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1/05/2011
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Russische Hornkonzerte
Marie-Luise Neunecker, Paul Rivinius, Bamberger Symphoniker, Werner Andreas Albert
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1/01/1994
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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39-41 & Maurerische Trauermusik, K. 477
Bamberger Symphoniker, Eugen Jochum
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 28/08/1984
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Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan"
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1/01/2008
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Glazunov: Symphony No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 16 & Concert Waltz No. 1 in D Major, Op. 47
Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 12/05/1987
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Rubinstein & Gretchaninov: Cello Works
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Classical - Released by Northern Flowers on 18/08/2023
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E. T. A. Hoffmann: Undine
Bamberger Symphoniker, Robert Heger, Marcel Cordes, Hanny Stefek
Opera - Released by The Art Of Singing on 5/09/2014
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Smetana: La Moldau - Enescu: Rhapsodie roumaine No. 1 - Kodály: Danses de Galánta - Dvořák: Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 (Mono Version)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonel Perlea
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1958
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Brahms: Akedemische Festouvertüre, Op. 80 & Tragische Ouvertüre, Op. 81 (Mono Version)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Joseph Keilberth
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1960
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 5
Andor Foldes, Ferdinand Leitner, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 17/03/2017
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Brahms: Ouverture tragique, Op. 81 - Schumann: Manfred, Ouverture, Op. 115 (Mono Version)
Fritz Lehmann, Bamberger Symphoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1957
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Suder: Works for Chamber Orchestra
Uwe Mund, Bamberger Symphoniker, Franz Lehrndorfer
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 6/12/1994
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Beethoven: Symphonien Nos. 1 & 2 (Mono Version)
Joseph Keilberth, Bamberger Symphoniker
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1960
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Smetana: Má vlast (My Country), JB 1:112
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Classical - Released by Tudor on 6/01/2017
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 - Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60, B. 112
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Classical - Released by Tudor on 7/10/2022
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Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major - Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Classical - Released by Tudor on 19/07/2019
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Brahms: Symphony No. 4 - Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Classical - Released by Tudor on 7/12/2018
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