Tonhalle Düsseldorf, the hall of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

The Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra (German: Düsseldorfer Symphoniker) is Germany's second oldest municipal orchestra, based in Düsseldorf.[1] Tonhalle, the hall of the orchestra, lies opposite the Rhine river. Alongside the Duisburg Philharmonic, it is one of two orchestras of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.[2]

History

In May 1818, the Municipal Music Association was formed as part of the 1st Lower Rhine Music Festival. Friedrich August Burgmüller was hired as the ensemble's first Municipal Music Director, and his successors included Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1833–35), Ferdinand Hiller (1847-1850) and Robert Schumann (1850-1854).[1] In 1864, the orchestra was officially founded when 34 musicians were officially accepted into the city's service.

In 2009, Russian conductor Andrey Boreyko became the music director of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra.[1] On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra, the Great Hall of the Tonhalle Düsseldorf was renamed Mendelssohn Hall in honor of its former music director.[3]

In 2015, Ádám Fischer was appointed music director of the orchestra. In March 2020, the orchestra recorded Gustav Mahler's symphonic works for the AVI label in association with Deutschlandfunk.[4]

Directors

General music directors

General music directors include:[5]

Guest conductors

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Düsseldorfer Symphoniker (Symphony Orchestra)". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. "About us". operamrhein.de. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. "Mendelssohn 3". tonhalle.de (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. "Düsseldorfer Symphoniker". tonhalle.de. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. "Adam Fischer wird Erster Konzertdirigent der Düsseldorfer Symphoniker". tonhalle.de. Tonhalle Düsseldorf. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

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