Orchestra
Rheinische Philharmonie
- From
- Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz
- Since
- 1654–present
- Releases
- 26
About
The Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, also known as the Rheinische Philharmonie, is a professional symphony orchestra in Koblenz, Germany. Founded in Autumn of 1945, it was adopted as an orchestra of the German state with state tax support in 1973. It is the resident orchestra of the concert venue Rhein-Mosel-Halle in Koblenz. Former principal conductors of the orchestra include Walter May, Carl August Vogt, Claro Mizerit, Walter Crabeels, Pierre Stoll, James Lockhart, Christian Kluttig, and Garry Walker. The orchestra has a good reputation internationally. Conductor Benjamin Shwartz serves as the orchestra's current musical director.
Members
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Martin Balser trombone
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Ricarda Bauer violin
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Xiaoyi Bi cello
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Ursula Blobel bassoon
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Laura Bormann oboe
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Yoël Cantori cello
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Tsun Tak Cheung horn
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Kirill Dubovik double bass
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Michael Engl tuba
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Benjamin Feilmair clarinet
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Jan Förster viola
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Sonja Frey viola
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Sara Caldú Garcia horn
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Shengzhi Guo cello
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Bettina Hagedorn cello
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Alexandra von Hammel-Herche clarinet
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Lothar Hänsel double bass
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Peter Harig violin
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Theresia Herrmann violin
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Nanako Honsalek viola
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Sara Alicia López Ibarra violin
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Ayumu Ideue violin
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Delia Jitariu viola
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Tania John oboe
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Olga Karpusina double bass
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Andrejs Karpusins double bass
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Doah Kim violin
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Kerstin Klepsch violin
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Semen Klimashevsky violin
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István Kovács trombone
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Soyeon Lee violin
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Halina Leutava violin
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William Simon Lewis horn
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Matthias Lorenz violin
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Petra Lorenzen trumpet
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Nikolaus Maler bassoon
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Gaby Mang violin
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Robert Mang violin
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András Metzker violin
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Hatsune Moriuchi violin
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Konstantina Pappa violin
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Ioan Plautz horn
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Tommaso Pratola flute
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Silke Sabinski violin
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Birgit Salzwedel flute
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Mikael Samsonov cello
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Andreas Schaaf trumpet
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Susanne Schittek violin
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Armin Schmack horn
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Renate Schmack violin
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Paul Schmitt clarinet
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Mareike Schünemann cello
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Akiko Shimizu percussion
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Esther Simon violin
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Andreas Sokol viola
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Julia Spiegelmacher horn
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Gerwin Steinberg trombone
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Annika Steinkamp oboe
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Andreas Stickel trumpet
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Veronika Stickel violin
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Yuto Suzuki bassoon
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Frauke Tautorus oboe
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Laura Tavernier cello
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Fumiko Terada violin
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Kirill Terentiev violin
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Eva Theurer violin
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Hiroko Tominaga violin
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Vladislav Turkot viola
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Tekla Varga flute
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Mari Wakasugi violin
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Martin Walter clarinet
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Dominik Wimmer percussion
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Gufeng Wu violin
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Hyunil Yang viola
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Michael Zeller percussion
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Stephanie Zimmer harp
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Robert Hofmann trumpet
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Jörg Dusemund horn
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Raimund Schmitz percussion, timpani
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Benjamin Jupé cello
Discography
Albums
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Symphony no. 1 “An das Vaterland”
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Pour les morts / Sept Pièces enfantines / Le Grand Jardinier de France / Symphonie n° 4
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Orchestral Highlights
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Doktor und Apotheker
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Die Puppenfee
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Symphonies nos. 1 and 2
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Die schöne Galathée
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Symphony No. 1 / King Manfred
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French Concertos for Harp
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Brahms arr. Schönberg: Piano Quartet / Brahms arr. Berio: Clarinet Sonata
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, op. 64 / Schumann: Phantasie / Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1
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Cello Concerto »Youth Concerto« / Waldesruhe / Rondo / Polonaise
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The Symphonies
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Cello Concertos
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Symphony no. 3 / Summer Life
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Symphony No. 3
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Symphony no. 5 / Fantasy, op. 47
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Piano Concerto / Concerto-Rhapsody
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Cello Concerto / Concerto-Rhapsody
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Violin Concerto / Concerto Rhapsody
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Symphony no. 4
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 / Järnefelt: Berceuse in G minor / Szymanowski: Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 61
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Also known as
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra · Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0820bb44-6fa7-48d4-b9fa-a2c7b3b7113b
- ISNI
- 0000000121924454
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