About
The Meiningen Court Orchestra (German: Meininger Hofkapelle) is one of Europe's oldest orchestras. Since 1831, the ensemble has been affiliated with the Meiningen Court Theatre, where it regularly performs opera, symphony concerts, and youth concerts. The current music director (GMD) is Killian Farrell.
Members
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Alexander Lipkind viola
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Sebastian Keen cello
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Sönke Reger violin
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Ali Sak cello
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Inga Malin Anheuer violin
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Zsolt Balazs-Piri double bass
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Hagen Biehler clarinet
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Holger Bode viola
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Mark Dinglinger piccolo
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Jürgen Döring drums (drum set)
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Christina Julia Dreiner clarinet
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Detlef Dreßler horn
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Elvira Dreßler violin
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Ricarda Exner violin
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Johannes Gassner bassoon
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Ekkehard Hauenstein flute
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Christian Hengel bassoon
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Liliana Heyer violin
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Anton Hubert viola
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Hans-Christoph Jahn violin
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Andreas Jaschke trombone
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Friedrike Kayser oboe
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Harry Klaus trumpet
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Filip Kovac horn
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Andreas Kowalczyk bass clarinet, clarinet
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Christoph Lamprecht cello
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Kaja Lešnjak flute
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Edi Memeli double bass
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Wolfgang Mischi horn
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Dirk Müller trombone
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Montserrat Piqué Muntané cor anglais, oboe
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Annett Nguyen-Trong viola
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Oswald Prader tuba
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Annette Preller-Johannes violin
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Johannes Reich viola
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Anne Riedel harp
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Hanno Riehmann cello
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Anna Röder violin
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Ines-Sonja Schneider violin
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Michael Schneider trumpet
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Hilke Scholz-Ritzmann violin
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Henrike Schurig contrabassoon
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Christian Schwarz trombone
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Oliver Schwieger cello
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Matteo Scurci trumpet
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Antonia-Sophie Skupio violin
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Till Smigay timpani
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Matei-Remus Stan violin
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Virgil Turiceanu violin
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Anne-Sophie Galouzeau de Villepin double bass
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Carmen Antonia Vlas violin
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Thomas Vogel cor anglais
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Mario Wagner violin
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Alexander Wening horn
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Gideon Wieck viola
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Dörte Willkommen violin
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Meike Zeisberg cello
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Wolfram Zeisberg timpani
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Clara Quyin Zhao viola
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Janusz Zydek violin
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David Coral horn
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.