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The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is considered one of the best not only in Austria, but throughout the world. The main hall where musicians perform belongs to the Society of Music Lovers.
History of the orchestra
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the photo of which is presented in this article, was founded in 1842. Its creator is the conductor Otto Nicolai. Until 1842, orchestras consisting of professional musicians existed only at opera houses, and only amateur ensembles took part in concerts. The need for professional musicians who would participate in public programs was acutely ripe at the beginning of the 19th century. Therefore, the Society of Music Lovers contributed to the creation of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
The first foreign tour of the orchestra took place in 1900 in Paris. Since then, the tour has become a regular.
The Vienna Orchestra was the first performer of many works by great composers such as Anton Bruckner and Johannes Brahms.
Conductor policy
The Vienna Philharmonic does not have a permanent artistic director and does not sign long-term contracts with conductors. Every season there is a vote. Thus, the next temporary "subscription" conductor is selected. But there are times when voters nominate the same person for this position for many seasons in a row.
Over the years, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has collaborated with such world-famous conductors as:
- Hans Richter.
- Leonard Bernstein.
- Otto Dessoff.
- Valery Gergiev.
- Felix Weingartner.
- Carlo Maria Giulini.
- Gustav Mahler.
- Wilhelm Furtwängler.
- Karl Böhm.
- Georg Solti.
- Herbert von Karajan and others.
The most outstanding musicians of the orchestra and conductors of the Vienna Philharmonic present the honorary Golden Ring and the Nicolai medal as a token of gratitude for fruitful cooperation.
Musicians
The composition of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra changes frequently. Musicians work in it on a temporary basis - in this way they are trained. The orchestra is numerous and multinational. It employs more than two hundred musicians from different countries.
In the 2015-2016 season, the orchestra serves:
- Josef Ad.
- Olesya Kurylyak.
- Tilman Kühn.
- Rainer Kuhl.
- Pavel Kuzmichev.
- Michael Strasser.
- Martin Kubik.
- Heinrich Koll.
- Wolfgang Brainschmidt.
- Kirill Kobanchenko.
- Dietmar Zeman.
- Tibor Kovac.
- Patricia Col.
- Thomas Hayek.
- Alexander Steinberger.
- Innokenty Grabko.
- Evgeny Andrusenko.
- Wolfgang Koblitz.
- Martin Lemberg.
- Daniela Ivanova.
- Jerzy Dybal.
- Bruno Hartle.
- Bartosz Sikorsky.
- Wolfgang Strasser.
- Helmut Weiss.
- Martin Gabriel.
- Erwin Falk.
- Roland Horvath and many others.
Conductor
The conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic (not the only one) who has periodically collaborated with Austrian musicians over the past 12 years is Maris Janson. He was born in Riga in 1943. In 1986 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.
The conductor's mother was an opera singer of Jewish origin. She gave birth to Marisa in a shelter where she hid from the Germans during the years of occupation. All her relatives perished during the Holocaust. The music of the future conductor was taught by his father. Maris has been playing the violin since childhood. In 1962, M. Janson studied at the music school at the Leningrad Conservatory, from which he then brilliantly graduated in conducting and piano classes. He trained in Salzburg and Vienna with such masters as Hans Swarovski and Herbert von Karajan. In 1973 he went to work at the Leningrad Philharmonic. Received the position of assistant conductor.
In 1979 he was the musical director of the Philharmonic Orchestra inthe city of Oslo.
In addition to the Vienna Orchestra, he also collaborates with other groups. Works in different countries. Orchestras with which M. Janson collaborated: Pittsburgh Symphony, Concertgebouw (he is the principal conductor from 2004 to this day), Chicago, Bavarian Radio, Berlin Philharmonic, Latvian National and Cleveland.
Maris Jansons also teaches. Since 1995, he has been a conductor teacher at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and the head of a student orchestra.
Maris is the owner of a large number of awards, diplomas of festivals and competitions, including the famous Grammy honorary award.
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