Kammerphilharmonie bremen beethoven biography

Besides his activities with the Kammerphilharmonie, Florian Donderer appears internationally in the role of conductor, soloist, concertmaster and chamber.
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is named first ›Orchestra of the Year‹ by Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
When Paavo Järvi became Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in 2004 he was adamant that their first project together should be Beethoven.

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Conductor Paavo Järvi: 'Beethoven is no fake star'

The Estonian star conductor Paavo Järvi is, among other things, artistic director of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, one of the world's leading orchestras. The "dream team," as they call themselves, has already won several prizes for their collaborative recordings, including those of Ludwig van Beethoven's nine symphonies. Deutsche Welle has filmed Paavo Järvi and the orchestra on "The Beethoven Project." Here the conductor explains the secret of their success and why Beethoven's music — especially his symphonies — are so relevant in 2020.

DW: Ten years ago, with "The Beethoven Project," you sought to present a version of his symphonies for the 21st century. What is always new to you about Beethoven?

Paavo Järvi: Beethoven considered his symphonies the summit of his output. For me, the thrill is a test of time. If you listen to a performance of a Beethoven symphony and listen to it again ten year later, does it still stand up? Is it still something that feels interesting to hear, is os alive and does it hav

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Florian Donderer is first violin of Signum Quartet, one of the most adventurous and outstanding string quartets of today, as well as longstanding concertmaster of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. He is a versatile musician, highly valued as chamber musician, soloist, concertmaster and conductor, collaborating with distinguished musicians such as Paavo Järvi, Steven Isserlis, Lars Vogt, Viktoria Mullova, Elisabeth Leonskaja and his wife and brother in law, Tanja and Christian Tetzlaff.

Florian Donderer is frequent guest at major festivals such as Bergen Festspielen, Beethovenfest Bonn, Festwochen Berlin, Schwetzinger Festspiele and is core member at ›Spannungen‹, one of Germany’s most prominent music festivals, founded by Pianist Lars Vogt. Concerts with Signum Quartet have taken him to international podia from Berlin‘s Boulez-Saal and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg to London’s Wigmore Hall and Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

Florian Donderer is especially renowned as an artistic leader, directing orchestras from the concertmaster’s desk. Top Chamber Orchestras such as Scottish Cha

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1980: Wyk auf Föhr · Friederike Latzko and Richard Duven establish the ›Kammerorchester der Jungen Deutschen Philharmonie‹ – a democratically run ensemble of music students. Over the next three years, the musicians meet up regularly to prepare concert programmes that can be offered to promoters. Four of the founding members still play in The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen: Ulrike Rüben, Hanna Nebelung, Friederike Latzko and Klaus Heidemann.
1983: New York · The Junge Deutsche Philharmonie gives a notable performance at the United Nations in New York City.
1984/1985: Austria · Gidon Kremer invites the orchestra to perform at the prestigious Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in the Burgenland region.

1987: Frankfurt am Main · Having received its first funding from the City of Frankfurt and Deutsche Bank, the orchestra is re-established as a ›Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts‹ (civil law partnership). It changes its name to ›Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie‹, intended to convey the idea of a medium-sized ensemble that combines the transparent, r