| Sure that, among the numerous orchesters founded by Claudio Abbado, the MCO (Mahler Chamber Orchestra) is one of preferred ! Born as orchester made from musicians of the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, after three years, is considerated by specialists as one of the best in Europe . But such a completely private young orchester needs assistence and financial security to maintain the artistic level. We are glad to open our Site to help the MCO to be known and supported.
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Manager: Andrea Zietzschmann
email: mco@mahler-chamber.de
Indirizzo:
Heinrich-Roller-Strasse 16-17
10405 Berlin
Germany
Tel: (0049) 30 44 34 08 33
Fax: (0049) 30 44 34 08 47
Public relations:
Natalie Bierbach
n.bierbach@mahler-chamber.de |
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MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
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The Mahler Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1997 by claudio abbado and musicians drawn from the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
The artistic goal of the mahler chamber orchestra is to bring together the best possible players within a rehearsal environment that allows flexibility, extensive analysis of the repertoire reaching from baroque to contemporary music and interpretative experimentation
The mahler chamber orchestra is a free financed orchestra without any state supportits innovative concept however assures the financial basis by working on first class projects and programmatically versatile productions
The orchestra does not have a music director, but works with different conductors and soloists,artists and repertoire are chosen by a board selected from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra's musicians artistically, it has established strong links with Claudio Abbado and with Daniel Harding who became principal guest conductor inc 1998. Since 1999 the orchestra regularly works with Marc Minkowski, with whom it is also planning opera project and tours in the near future
Today, three years after its foundation, the orchestra consists of 50 players at an average age of 27 years who represent over 15 countries across west and east europeit currently meets for 50 to 60 selected concert and festival engagements, tours and opera projects all over the world each year. The cities Ferrara, Landshut, Toblach and Aix-en-provence belong to the residencies of the orchestra and offer regular and favourable rehearsing conditions
Since its foundation the Mahler Chamber Orchestra has started a vital concert activity in Europe and particularly in Italy in 1998 the association "Ferrara musica" (honorary president Claudio Abbado) has established a collaboration with the mahler chamber orchestra offering a residence in Ferrara for the duration of three years, which has recently been prolonged for another two years with two annual concert series,a number of challenging projects in the 1998/1999 season have included collaborations with conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Kurt Masur, Daniel Harding, Leon Fleisher, Iván Fischer and Markus Stenz and soloists such as Anne-Sophie Mutter, Anna Larsson,Murray Perahia, Christian Tetzlaff, Olli Mustonen, Shlomo Mintz and Martha Argerich. Claudio Abbado has also been the initiator of outstanding opera productions in Ferrara: in may/june 1999 the Mahler Chamber Orchestra participated in a production of Verdis "Falstaff" followed by a production of "Cosi fan tutte" with Claudio Abbado in february 2000
After the huge success of the production of "Don Giovanni" directed by Peter Brook for the Aix-en-Provence festival, conducted by Claudio Abbado and DanielHarding in 1998/99, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra became orchestra in residence at Aix-en-Provence, the production has been taken on a world tour and the performances have been received with enthusiasm by international critics and audiences alike among the future projects of the orchestra are other opera projects and concert series with Marc Minkowski and Daniel Harding
In addition to many other engagements during the next season the orchestra will appear at the Festivals of Montreux, Saint Denis, Aix-en-Provence and at the major concert halls of Naples, Milan, Reggio Emilia,Ferrara and Torino with Sir Neville Marriner, Zoltan Kocsis, Daniel Harding and Marc Minkowski
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| Project Luigi Nono September 2000 |
An outstanding project will take place with Claudio Abbado during the Biennale in Venice and the festival Settembre Musica in Torino in september 2000: together with the Experimentalstudio Freiburg and soloists the orchestra will appear in a performance of luigi nono's "Prometeo Suite" which will be dedicated to the memory of the composer who died 10 years ago
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Click on Season 2000-2001
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| The first record: Aix's Don Giovanni |
CD: the Mahler Chamber Orchestra's first live recording (Mozart's Don Giovanni directed by Peter Brook and conducted by Daniel Harding during the festival international d'art lyrique d'aix-en-provence in 1999) has been released at virgin classics.
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| The next opera with Claudio Abbdo: Simon Boccanegra |
Verdi, Simon Boccanegra
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Dates and places of performances:
may 2001 fri, 25 and mon, 28
Ferrara - teatro comunale
june 2001 sat, 2 and mon, 4
Parma - teatro regio
june 2001 wed, 6
Bolzano - nuovo teatro comunale,
in collaboration with Ferrara Musica
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Club Abbadiani Itineranti has followed the development of the Orchestra since the beginning: MCO need support from a lot of people because MCO doesnt get any state support. Only sponsors and friends help the orchestra to live.MCO has created a friends association. People who would help the Orchestra can contact MCO !
Minimum Rates:
Friendship individual rate: EUR 50
Sponsorship (Individual): EUR 2500
Sponsorship (Companies): EUR 5000 |
To get friend of the MCO: click on friend
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