Bayerische Rundfunk Kammerorchester

The Chamber Orchestra of the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio was founded in 2000 by Radoslaw Szulc and Karl Wagner. It considers itself a variable collective that seeks to maintain the spirit of chamber music, primarily as an association of virtuosos. Radoslaw Szulc assumes the artistic direction as primus inter pares.

According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the ensemble “… from the beginning showed itself to be first-class, with its own immediacy. The music is as refined, with differentiated communication structures, as it is spontaneous and musically expressive… it places importance on the roundness of sound and achieves the sought-after ideal through maximum interpretative precision.”

Television productions and CD recordings quickly followed, including works for string orchestra by Tchaikovsky. It was early praised for its characteristic, homogeneous, and warm string sound. Since then, it has become a highly sought-after guest in the main musical metropolises of Europe and at international festivals.

The Chamber Orchestra has a close friendship with Hélène Grimaud and Frank Peter Zimmermann. In 2011, Deutsche Grammophon released Mozart’s piano concertos in F major, KV 459, and in A major, KV 488, performed by Hélène Grimaud, which reached the top spot on the classical charts in America.

It has also recorded Bach concertos with Lisa Batiashvili for Deutsche Grammophon. In addition, the Chamber Orchestra has collaborated with many other internationally recognized artists such as Lang Lang, Julia Fischer, Mischa Maisky, Sabine Meyer, Pinchas Zukerman, Diana Damrau, Igor Levit, Vadim Repin, Janine Jansen, and Maxim Vengerov.

Kammerorchester des Symphonieorchesters des Bayerisches Rundfunk

Ivan Martin, soloist

Program:

•Kilar: „Orawa“

•Chopin: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 f-Moll op. 21

•Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings op. 48

Dates Available: 17,18,19, o, 23, 24, 25 May, 2025

Number of Artists: 14-16 musicians and 1 soloist