Active from 1960 | Genres Holiday, Classical | |
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Albums Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Haydn: Piano Concerto no. 11 Record labels Deutsche Grammophon, SCM Hänssler Similar Jörg Faerber, Ruben Gazarian, Susanne Lautenbacher, Sharon Kam, Frank Peter Zimmermann | ||
The Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn (German: Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, WKO) is a renowned German Chamber Orchestra, located in Heilbronn, Baden Württemberg, Germany.
The orchestra was founded in 1960 by Jörg Faerber and has performed with artists such as Martha Argerich, Alfred Brendel, Rudolf Buchbinder, Maurice André, James Galway, Hilary Hahn, Gidon Kremer, Sabine Meyer, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Thomas Quasthoff and Tabea Zimmermann. The WKO has recorded more than 500 classical works for the labels Deutsche Grammophon (DGG) and Teldec.
The orchestra is regularly heard at major festivals like Salzburg Festival, Vienna Music Summer, Lucerne Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Schwetzingen Festival and Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele.
Since 2002 Ruben Gazarian has been artistic director of the orchestra.
Songs
Le Printemps : Largo E Pianissimo SempreThe Great Composers - Volume 25: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons · 1988
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F Major - BWV 1047: I Allegro250 Minutes of Bach: The Harpsichord and Brandenburg Concertos · 2009
L'Hiver : Allegro Non MoltoThe Great Composers - Volume 25: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons · 1988