Orchestra
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
- From
- Germany
- Since
- 1950–present
- Releases
- 29
About
The Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (North West German Philharmonic) is a German symphony orchestra based in Herford. Founded in 1950, the orchestra is one of the Landesorchester of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, along with the Philharmonie Südwestfalen and the Landesjugendorchester NRW. The orchestra is funded partly by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and an association of communities in the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Members of the association are the cities Bad Salzuflen, Bünde, Detmold, Herford, Lemgo, Minden and Paderborn and the districts Herford und Lippe. The orchestra gives concerts in such venues as the Konzerthalle Bad Salzuflen and the Stadttheater Minden.
Members
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Waltraud Rau cor anglais, oboe
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Georg Döring violin
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Klaus Huber bass trombone
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Andreas Mayer horn
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Matthias Müller-Seidlitz violin
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Ulrich Puppe violin
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Cornelia Engel horn
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Burghard Teichert viola
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Olaf Bade bassoon
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Wulf Lohbeck violin
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Thomas Becker viola
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Gerhard Christ double bass
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Klaus Viëtor cello
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Johannes Heckmair flute
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Zivana Schmilgun violin
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Holger Zabel bassoon, contrabassoon
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Gyna Jacobs violin
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Andreas Adam trumpet
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Roland Jacobs horn
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Ekaterina Kushvid-Heckmair violin
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Oleg Moznaim double bass
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Stefanie Pabel cor anglais, oboe
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Dan Townsend drums (drum set)
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Théophile Bonhert double bass
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Irina Luchterhandt cello
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Lydia Stanev violin
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Andrea Dully clarinet, bass clarinet
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Felix Hirn trumpet
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Nedeltcho Nedeltchev trombone
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Hartmut Legelli cello
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Friederike Scheller-Jung violin
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Oliwia Locher violin
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Christian Schuhknecht cello
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Hartmut Frick timpani
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Johannes Hofmann clarinet, bass clarinet
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Vera Lang flute, piccolo
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Maximilian Schultis cello
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Thomas Brogsitter violin
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Annkathrin Willaschek viola
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Julie Wagner-Klaus viola
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Yuka Maehrle bassoon
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Aron Leijendeckers drums (drum set)
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Max Schweiger clarinet
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Benjamin Hummel clarinet
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Anne Heinemann trumpet
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Nakhyun Kim violin
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Momo Ogata violin
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Nawomi Yoshida trombone
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Yunran Kim violin
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Wooram Keum violin
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Andrey Kalashnikov double bass
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Jovan Pantelich cello
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Joannes van Meensel horn
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Lilit Mkhitaryan viola
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Michiru Matsuyama violin
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Fedor Grigoriev cello
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Pei-Yi Li viola
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Raul Maria Dignola horn
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Arata Yumi violin
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Aldebaran Garrido viola
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Daniel Hyun-Jin Kim violin
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Hanna Schumacher viola
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Michiru Soeda violin
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Catharina Mothes harp
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Kilian Debus oboe
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Ralf Caspers violin
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Raúl González Claros drums (drum set)
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Mina Sasaki Giordano violin
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Hideaki Higo flute
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Sabrina Vivian Höpcker violin
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Elena Ilinskaya violin
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Eriko Kano violin
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Jimsher Korchilava violin
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Gengfeng Li double bass
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Bettina Lohbeck violin
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Florian Raff viola
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Leander Seidenbusch trombone
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Itay Shamir flute
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Bozhana Sokolova violin
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Lisanne Traub bassoon
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Alicja Wrobel violin
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Juliane Sigler oboe
Discography
Albums
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Carmina Burana
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Konzerte für Violoncello und Orchester
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Rheinberger: Symphony No. 2, Op. 87
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Orchestral Works 1
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Orchestral Works 2
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Orchestral Works 3
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Orchestral Works 4
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Scherchen conducts Reger
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Piano Concertos 1-4
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Volkmann: Complete Orchestral Works
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Praga / A Fairy Tale (Pohádka)
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Cello Concerto / Symphony no. 9 ‘From the New World’
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Chants d'hiver - Works for Violin & Orchestra
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Violin Concertos
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Summer of Life (Symphonic Poems)
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Orchesterlieder
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Bassoon Concertos
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The Ring - Symphonic (Arr. for Orchestra by Andreas Tarkmann)
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Sinfonietta / Symphonic Poems II
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Piano Concerto, op. 9 / Symphony, op. 14
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Ravel: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Bizet: Sinfonie in C-Dur
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Ein Weihnachtsmyterium
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3
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Peer Gynt Suites Nᵒˢ 1 & 2
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Petite Messe solennelle
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Bloch: Schelomo / Honegger: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra
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Piano Concerto 2; Cello Sonata
Links
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Official
Conductor position
Also known as
NWD Philharmonie · North West German Philharmonic
Tags
- german orchestra
- germany
- symphony orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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