Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Coordinates: 48°8′39.6″N 11°33′13.7″E / 48.144333°N 11.553806°E
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) is based in Munich, Germany, one of two full-size symphony orchestras operated under the auspices of Bayerischer Rundfunk, or Bavarian Broadcasting (BR). Its primary concert venues are the Philharmonie am Gasteig and the Herkulessaal in the Residenz.
The orchestra was founded in 1949, with members of an earlier radio orchestra in Munich as the core personnel. Eugen Jochum was the orchestra's first chief conductor, from 1949 until 1960. Subsequent chief conductors have included Rafael Kubelík, Sir Colin Davis and Lorin Maazel. Since 2003, the orchestra's chief conductor has been Mariss Jansons, whose current contract extends through 2021.[1] Jansons has regularly campaigned for a new concert hall for the orchestra since the start of his BRSO tenure.[2]
The orchestra participates in the "Musica Viva" concerts, founded by the composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann, to this day.[3]
The orchestra has recorded for a number of commercial labels, including Deutsche Grammophon,[4] RCA, and EMI.[5][6] The orchestra received the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance for its recording of Shostakovich's 13th Symphony. The orchestra has recently begun to produce recordings under its own BR-Klassik label.[7]
Chief conductors
- Eugen Jochum (1949–1960)
- Rafael Kubelík (1961–1979)
- Sir Colin Davis (1983–1992)
- Lorin Maazel (1993–2002)
- Mariss Jansons (2003–present)
References
- ↑ "Mariss Jansons bleibt bis 2021 Chefdirigent" (Press release). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ↑ Nina Siegal (2014-12-22). "Mariss Jansons Fights for New Concert Hall in Munich". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ↑ Potts, Joseph E., "European Radio Orchestras: Western Germany" (September 1955). The Musical Times, 96 (1351): 473-475.
- ↑ Fiona Maddocks (2011-02-19). "Echoes of Time: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Salonen – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2004-11-18). "Shostakovich: Symphony No 4, Bavarian Radio Symphony/ Jansons". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ↑ Tim Ashley (2005-08-12). "Shostakovich: Symphony No 13, 'Babi Yar', Alexashkin/ Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/ Jansons". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2013-04-04). "Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No 9; A Hero's Song – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-07-14.