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The Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne (German: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln) is a German symphony orchestra based in Cologne. On some recordings, the orchestra goes under the name "Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker". Its name comes from its past principal concert venue, the Gürzenich concert hall in Cologne. Its primary concert venue is the Kölner Philharmonie.

History

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The Gürzenich Orchestra traces its origins to 1827, when a group of Cologne Bürger sponsored the creation of the "Cölner Concert-Gesellschaft" (Cologne Concert Society) to set up "Gesellschaftskonzerte" (Society concerts) and "Abonnementskonzerte" (subscription concerts).[1][2][3] The orchestra began to give concerts at the Gürzenich concert hall in 1857, from which it derived its current name.[4] In 1986, the orchestra took up residence at the Kölner Philharmonie.[5] The orchestra also plays in opera productions in the Cologne Opera.[2]

The Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the city of Cologne, which includes the post of Gürzenich-Kapellmeister, is François-Xavier Roth, since 1 September 2015. Roth's initial contract was for 5 years.[6][7] In October 2018, the orchestra extended Roth's contract to 2022.[8] In September 2022, the city of Cologne announced that Roth is to stand down as Gürzenich-Kapellmeister at the close of the 2024–2025 season.[9] In July 2024, in light of accusations against Roth of sexting and sexually inappropriate conduct towards other musicians, the city of Cologne announced the close of Roth's tenure as Gürzenich-Kapellmeister and chief conductor of the Cologne Opera with immediate effect, one season earlier than the previously scheduled tenure conclusion.[10]

In March 2023, the city of Köln announced the appointment of Andrés Orozco-Estrada as its next GMD and Gürzenich-Kapellmeister, effective with the 2025–2026 season.[11] Also in March 2023, Sakari Oramo first guest-conducted the orchestra. In October 2024, the orchestra announced the appointment of Oramo to the newly-created position of 'Artistic Partner', effective with the 2025–2026 season, with an initial contract of five seasons.[12][13]

Premieres

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The world premieres performed by the Gürzenich Orchestra include the following works:[14][15]

Gürzenich-Kapellmeister

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Recordings

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The orchestra's discography includes several CDs for EMI Classics of the music of Alexander von Zemlinsky, conducted by James Conlon.[22][23][24] Under conductor emeritus Dmitri Kitayenko, the orchestra recorded a number of complete cycles by the composers Shostakovitch,[25] Prokofiev,[26] and Tchaikovsky.[27][28]

References

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  1. ^ "Die Concert-Gesellschaft Köln". concert gesellschaft köln (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Gürzenich-Orchester". Oper Köln (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Musikszene Cologne". Musik in Köln (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Gürzenich-Orchester Köln". Stadt Köln (in German). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Gürzenich-Orchester und WDR-Sinfonieorchester". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. ^ "François-Xavier Roth wird Generalmusikdirektor in Köln" (Press release). Stadt Köln. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Roth wird Nachfolger von Stenz". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. ^ Hartmut Wilmes (13 October 2018). "François-Xavier Roth bleibt bis 2022 in Köln". General-Anzeiger Bonn. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Vertrag des Generalmusikdirektors läuft 2025 aus" (Press release). Stadt Köln. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Stadt Köln und Dirigent Roth beenden Zusammenarbeit". NMZ. 6 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Andrés Orozco-Estrada wird neuer Generalmusikdirektor der Stadt Köln" (Press release). Stadt Köln. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Sakari Oramo zum Artistic Partner des Gürzenich-Orchester Köln ernannt" (PDF) (Press release). Gürzenich Orchestra Köln. 19 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Sakari Oramo appointed Artistic Partner of Gürzenich-Orchester Köln" (Press release). HarrisonParrott. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Famous World Premieres at the Gürzenich in Cologne". Interlude. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Germany's Gürzenich Orchestra Announces New Artistic Partner". The Violin Channel. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Abokonzert 1". Gürzenich Orchester Köln (in German). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  17. ^ a b "CD Richard Strauss". Gürzenich Orchester Köln (in German). Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Opera Today : Luminous Mahler Symphony no.3: François-Xavier Roth, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln". Opera Today. 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Mahlers Fünfte". Gürzenich Orchester Köln (in German). 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Gala concert at the opening of the season". Gürzenich Orchester Köln (in German). Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Sinfonia prosodica". Schott Music (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  22. ^ Zemlinsky, Alexander; Naxos Digital Services US (2009), ZEMLINSKY, A.: Symphonies in D Minor and B-Flat Major (Conlon), Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services US Inc, OCLC 885044105
  23. ^ Zemlinsky, Alexander von; Kuebler, David; Conlon, James; Albert, Ronnie Ray; Shakespeare, William; Gürzenich-Orchester Köln; Chor des Städtischen Musikvereins zu Düsseldorf (1997). Zemlinsky (in German). Köln: EMI Electrola. OCLC 1076098306.
  24. ^ David Mermelstein (2 February 2003). "A Composer's Modest Champion". New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  25. ^ Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich; Kitaenko, Dmitriĭ.; Shaguch, Marina; Kotchinian, Arutiun; Kirsanov, Semen; Bezymenskiĭ, A.; Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich; García Lorca, Federico; Apollinaire, Guillaume; Ki︠u︡khelʹbeker, V. K.; Rilke, Rainer Maria; Gürzenich-Orchester/Kölner Philharmoniker; Pražský filharmonický sbor (2005), The symphonies : complete recording (in Russian), Frechen, Germany: Capriccio, OCLC 76700665
  26. ^ Prokofiev, Sergey; Naxos Digital Services US, PROKOFIEV, S.: Symphonies (Cologne Gurzenich Orchestra, Kitaenko), Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services US Inc, OCLC 884879276
  27. ^ Čajkovskij, Pëtr Ilʹič; Kitaenko, Dmitrij; Gürzenich-Orchester Köln (2011), Symphonie Nr. 6 h-Moll op. 74 "Pathétique" (in German), München: OehmsClassics-Musikproduktion, OCLC 1184395675
  28. ^ Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich; Kitaenko, Dmitriĭ; Gürzenich-Orchester Köln (2016), Kitajenko conducts Tchaikovsky orchestral works (in no linguistic content), Munchen: Oehms Classics, OCLC 1268233602
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