The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras.
Mozart, Flute Concerto in G major, K.313 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras. Born in Geneva in 1970, flutist Emmanuel Pahud studied in Rome, Brussels and Paris. At the age of 22 he became solo flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic. In addition to his work as an orchestral musician, he regularly appears as a soloist and chamber musician. Glowing praise was showered on him by the press at the Salzburg “Mozartwoche” 2000, where this concert was recorded. He was singled out for performing Mozart’s Flute Concerto “with an incredibly full and rounded, yet dynamically flexible tone allied with a lively sensitivity”.
Haydn, Scherzando No.1 in F major, Hob.II:33 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras.
Haydn, Divertimento in B flat major, MH 199 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras.
Haydn, Symphony in C minor, Hob.I:52 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras.
Mozart, Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546 (Mozartwoche 2000)
Making his first appearance at the head of the Camerata academica Salzburg at the Mozartwoche 2000 was American conductor Dennis Russell Davies. Born in Ohio in 1944, he has guested as opera conductor at many of the most prestigious theaters of the world. In 1980 he was appointed General Music Director of the Stuttgart State Opera, and from 1987 to 1995 he fulfilled the same function in Bonn. He was then principal conductor of the Stuttgart Kammerorchester and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. He became General Music Director in Linz in fall 2002. The former “Camerata academica Salzburg” was renamed simply “Camerata Salzburg” in 2001. It was founded in 1951 by Bernhard Paumgartner, who was its head and mentor for many years. From 1978 to 1997 its artistic director was Sándor Végh and in 1997 Roger Norrington was appointed principal conductor of the ensemble. The Camerata Salzburg can be heard every year at the Salzburg Mozartwoche and Salzburg Festival. The teaming of Dennis Russell Davies and the Camerata academica was a total success: “The conductor, in spite of his cool exterior, acted anything but coolly, and the frisky ensemble created an ideal pairing, a kind of ‘Dream Team'”, wrote a Salzburg critic.
Interview with Ann Murray
Pierre-Dominique Ponnelle about Shostakovich’s Symphony No.8
Pierre-Dominique Ponnelle was born in Munich and studied there as well as in Weimar with Otmar Suitner and in Berlin and Salzburg with Herbert von Karajan. From the start of his career, he has been active in the fields of symphony and opera alike, conducting at the theaters in Kassel, Marseille, Bratislava, Zurich and elsewhere. The spectrum of his symphonic repertoire ranges from the classical period to contemporary music. He has guest conducted numerous orchestras, including the Radio Symphony Orchestras of Baden-Baden, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Luxembourg…, the State Orchestras of Armenia, Greece, Slovenia, Lithuania, Ukraine…, the Philharmonic Orchestras of Strasbourg, Zagreb, Monte Carlo, Dresden, Munich and St. Petersburg. In addition, he has appeared at the Festival dei due Mondi in Spoleto and Charleston, as well as at other festivals. From 1992 to 1996 he was associated with the Minsk State Philharmonic Orchestra, first as Principal Guest Conductor and later as Principal Conductor. The main focus of his work there was on Brahms, Mahler, Bruckner and Shostakovich, as well as on large choral works. His successful activity there has been documented by CDs and television recordings. Ponnelle ended his collaboration with this orchestra in late 1996 and is presently active once again as a guest conductor.