Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
The Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra) is an internationally renowned symphony orchestra based in Hamburg. As of 2015, Kent Nagano has been General Music Director (Generalmusikdirektor) and chief conductor (Chefdirigent). The Philharmoniker Hamburg also serves as the orchestra of the Hamburg State Opera. The Hamburg Philharmonic is one of three major orchestras in Hamburg, the others being the Hamburger Symphoniker and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.
| Hamburg Philharmonic | |
|---|---|
| Orchestra | |
 The Philharmoniker Hamburg performing in the Laeiszhalle (2007) | |
| Native name | Philharmoniker Hamburg Hamburger Philharmoniker |
| Former name | Philharmonische Gesellschaft Philharmonisches Staatsorchester |
| Founded | 9 November 1828 |
| Location | Große Theaterstraße 25 20354 Hamburg, Germany |
| Concert hall | Laeiszhalle |
| Principal conductor | Kent Nagano (since 2015) |
| Website | staatsorchester-hamburg |
History
The forerunner organization, die Philharmonische Gesellschaft (The Philharmonic Society), was founded on November 9, 1828, and was led by Friedrich Wilhelm Grund.[1][2]
In 1934 it merged with the Stadttheater-Orchester to become the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (the name under which it recorded a celebrated Eighth Symphony of Anton Bruckner under Eugen Jochum in 1949). The present name was adopted in 2005.
Chief conductors
- Die Philharmonische Gesellschaft (1828)
- 1828–1862: Friedrich Wilhelm Grund
- 1867–1895: Julius von Bernuth (de) (1830–1902)
- Vereins Hamburgischer Musikfreunde (1896)
- 1908–1921: José Eibenschütz (no)
- 1904–1922: Max Fiedler
- 1922–1933: Karl Muck
- Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (1934)
- 1934–1949: Eugen Jochum[3]
- 1951–1959: Joseph Keilberth, Artistic Director[4]
- 1961–1973: Wolfgang Sawallisch
- 1973–1976: Horst Stein
- 1976–1982: Aldo Ceccato
- 1984–1988: Hans Zender, GMD
- 1988–1997: Gerd Albrecht, GMD
- 1997–2005: Ingo Metzmacher, GMD
- 2005–2015: Simone Young, GMD
- 2015–current: Kent Nagano, GMD (Honorary conductor, 2023)[5]
References
- Geschichte des Musik- und Concertwesens in Hamburg vom 14. Jahrhundert bis auf die Gegenwart (History of the Music and Concert System in Hamburg from the 14th Century to the Present), by Josef Sittard (1846–1903), Altona and Leipzig: Verlag von A.C. Reher (né August Christian Reher; 1828–??) (publisher) (1890); OCLC 6292446, 504497608
- Das Stadttheater in Hamburg, 1827–1877: Ein Beitrag zur deutschen Culturgeschichte, by Hermann Uhde (1845-1879), Stuttgart: Verlag der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung (de) (1879); OCLC 12367250, 600999391
- "Eugen Jochum Talks to Alan Blyth," by Alan Blyth (1929–2007), Gramophone, Vol. 50, N° 591, August 1972, pg. 319; ISSN 0017-310X
- "Keilberth, Joseph" (entry heading), The Oxford Dictionary of Music (6th ed.), by Michael Kennedy (1926–2014) and wife, Joyce Bourne Kennedy (1933–1999); Tim Rutherford-Johnson, PhD (ed.), Oxford University Press (2013), pg. 448; OCLC 845070098
- "Zwei große Ehrungen an einem Abend in der Elbphilharmonie". hamburg.de (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
