Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Chamber orchestra
Native name| Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Founded| 1950 (1950)
Location| Pforzheim
Website| www.swdko-pforzheim.de

Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra (full German name: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; full English name: South-west German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim) is an internationally known German chamber orchestra based in Pforzheim.

## History

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The orchestra was founded in 1950 by Friedrich Tilegant, a student of Paul Hindemith. It was directed by Paul Angerer from 1971 to 1981, by Vladislav Czarnecki since 1986, by Sebastian Tewinkel from 2002 to 2012.[1] be Timo Handschuh from 2013 to 2019. Since 2019 Douglas Bostock has served as the orchestra's chief conductor and artistic director.[2]

In 1970 the orchestra conducted a composition competition for its twentieth anniversary; the first prize was awarded to Ulrich Stranz.[3]

## Repertoire and recordings

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The orchestra has recorded numerous works of Johann Sebastian Bach with the Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn and conductor Fritz Werner, including several cantatas, the Mass in B minor (in 1957), the St Matthew Passion (1958), the St John Passion (1960), the Christmas Oratorio (1963), and the Easter Oratorio (1964).[4][5]

It has been instrumental in premieres of works by Boris Blacher, Jean Françaix, Harald Genzmer, and Enjott Schneider.[1]

The orchestra has also recorded the twelve cello concertos of Luigi Boccherini with cellist Julius Berger, a professor at the University of Mainz. A review stated: "Berger is ably assisted in this concerto with sensitive and polished accompaniments from the Southwest German Chamber Orchestra using modern instruments under Maestro Vladislav Czarnecki."[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra on bach cantatas (2001)
2. ^ "Douglas Bostock, Leitung | Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim". www.swdko-pforzheim.de. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
3. ^ Ulrich Stranz on the Bärenreiter website (accessed December 29, 2018). Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Fritz Werner & Heinrich Schütz Choir of Heilbronn & Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra on bach-cantatas
5. ^ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) The Cantatas, Volume 2 review by John Quinn on musicweb.international, 2005
6. ^ Classical Cello Concertos review of Michael Cookson, 2004

## External links

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* Official website
* South West German Chamber Orchestra, Pforzheim on the Naxos website
* Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim on the website of the Eckelshausener Musiktage (in German)
* Entries for recordings of the Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra on WorldCat

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