Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

The Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra) is an internationally renowned symphony orchestra based in Hamburg. As of 2015, Kent Nagano has been General Music Director (Generalmusikdirektor) and chief conductor (Chefdirigent). The Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra also serves as the orchestra of the Hamburg State Opera. The orchestra is one of three major orchestras in Hamburg, the others being the Hamburger Symphoniker and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Orchestra
The Philharmoniker Hamburg performing in the Laeiszhalle (2007)
Former name	Philharmonische Gesellschaft
Founded	9 November 1828 (1828-11-09)
Location	Große Theaterstraße 25 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Concert hall	Laeiszhalle
Principal conductor	Kent Nagano (since 2015)
Website	staatsorchester-hamburg.de

History

The forerunner organization, die Philharmonische Gesellschaft (The Philharmonic Society), was founded on 9 November 1828, and was led by Friedrich Wilhelm Grund.^[1][2] In 1905, Gustav Mahler conducted the Hamburg premiere of his Symphony No. 5.^[3]

In 1934 it merged with the Stadttheater-Orchester to become the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg.^[4] Under this name a celebrated Eighth Symphony of Anton Bruckner under Eugen Jochum in 1949 was recorded.^[5]

Chief conductors

Die Philharmonische Gesellschaft (1828)

• 1828–1862: Friedrich Wilhelm Grund
• 1867–1895: Julius von Bernuth [de] (1830–1902)

Vereins Hamburgischer Musikfreunde (1896)^[6]

• 1908–1921: José Eibenschütz (no)
• 1904–1922: Max Fiedler
• 1922–1933: Karl Muck

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (1934)

• 1934–1949: Eugen Jochum^[7]
• 1951–1959: Joseph Keilberth, Artistic Director^[8]
• 1961–1973: Wolfgang Sawallisch
• 1973–1976: Horst Stein
• 1976–1982: Aldo Ceccato
• 1984–1988: Hans Zender, GMD
• 1988–1997: Gerd Albrecht, GMD
• 1997–2005: Ingo Metzmacher, GMD
• 2005–2015: Simone Young, GMD
• 2015–2025: Kent Nagano, GMD (Honorary conductor, 2023)^[9]
• 2025–: Omer Meir Wellber^[10]

See also

• Category:Music commissioned by the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra (1)

References

1. Geschichte des Musik- und Concertwesens in Hamburg vom 14. Jahrhundert bis auf die Gegenwart (History of the Music and Concert System in Hamburg from the 14th Century to the Present), by Josef Sittard (1846–1903), Altona and Leipzig: Verlag von A.C. Reher (né August Christian Reher; 1828–??) (publisher) (1890); OCLC 6292446, 504497608
2. Das Stadttheater in Hamburg, 1827–1877: Ein Beitrag zur deutschen Culturgeschichte Archived 19 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine, by Hermann Uhde (1845-1879), Stuttgart: Verlag der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung (de) (1879); OCLC 12367250, 600999391
3. "History". Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
4. "Daten zur Geschichte". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 5 November 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
5. Bruckner, Anton; Jochum, Eugen; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg; Bayerischer Rundfunk Orchester; Berliner Philharmoniker (1949), Symphonie no. 9 : Symphonie no. 8, Hamburg: Deutsche Grammophon, OCLC 222121024
6. Wiermann, Dr. Barbara (6 February 1900). "musiconn.performance". musiconn.performance — Das Eingabe- und Recherchetool für die Musikwissenschaft (in German). Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
7. "Eugen Jochum Talks to Alan Blyth," by Alan Blyth (1929–2007), Gramophone, Vol. 50, N° 591, August 1972, pg. 319; ISSN 0017-310X
8. "Keilberth, Joseph" (entry heading), The Oxford Dictionary of Music (6th ed.), by Michael Kennedy (1926–2014) and wife, Joyce Bourne Kennedy (1933–1999); Tim Rutherford-Johnson, PhD (ed.), Oxford University Press (2013), pg. 448; OCLC 845070098
9. "Zwei große Ehrungen an einem Abend in der Elbphilharmonie". hamburg.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
10. "Omer Meir Wellber wird Nachfolger von Kent Nagano in Hamburg". Die Nachrichten (in German). 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

External links

• Official website (in German and English)