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biography
The Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1987. Its
members come from the ranks of the world famous Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra. Prior to 1987, the
Orchestra was known as the Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra. During
this period, from 1957 to 1987, the Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra made
numerous recordings with
conductors, such as Andre Rieu, Anton van de Horst, and Marinus Voorberg.
The Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra has performed at several important
occasions, including the 1980 inauguration of Queen Beatrix, Queen
of the Netherlands and during the
State visit of the American President, George Bush Sr. to the
Netherlands in 1989. The orchestra was also invited to
perform during the ceremony of the royal wedding of the
Dutch Crown Prince, William Alexander
to Princess Maxima Zorreguieta, on February 2, 2002, in the Nieuwe
Kerk in Amsterdam. As a result of this performance, the CD, “Music
from the Royal Wedding” was made. It
sold more than 75,000 copies and received the unique “triple
platinum” award.
Due to the great international interest in the Concertgebouw Chamber
Orchestra, the group has been invited to perform on several international
podiums. Tours have included,
Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany, Finland, Portugal, Japan, and India.
The orchestra has made numerous CD’s, with the Schubert/Mahler
and Beethoven/Mahler string quartets receiving the highest rating
of five stars from the BBC music magazine,
for both performance and sound technique. The newest releases,
including works by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky,
were recorded using the latest
technology, the “Super-Audio-CD”, five channel system
by PentaTone.
The Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra has performed with world renowned
soloists, including Maria Joao Pires, Friedrich Gulda, Elane Rodrigues,
Lynn Harrel, Jaap van Zweden,
Marietta Petkova, Vesko Eschkenazy, Ronald Brautigum, Emily Beynon,
Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, and Shlomo Mintz.
Maestro Marco Boni has filled the position of principal conductor
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