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1.1  Wagner project in Minden  







2 Chief conductors  





3 Recordings  





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Coordinates: 52°0659N 08°4100E / 52.11639°N 8.68333°E / 52.11639; 8.68333
 

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Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Symphony orchestra
HeywardatStadttheater Minden on 3 March 2022, announcing that the following concert was dedicated to the victims of the invasion of Ukraine
Founded1950 (1950)
LocationHerford, Germany
Principal conductorJonathan Bloxham
Websitewww.nwd-philharmonie.de

The Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (North West German Philharmonic) is a German symphony orchestra based in Herford. Founded in 1950, the orchestra is one of the Landesorchester of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, along with the Philharmonie Südwestfalen and the Landesjugendorchester NRW. The orchestra is funded partly by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia[1] and an association of communities in the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Members of the association are the cities Bad Salzuflen, Bünde, Detmold, Herford, Lemgo, Minden and Paderborn and the districts Herford und Lippe.[2] The orchestra gives concerts in such venues as the Konzerthalle Bad Salzuflen and the Stadttheater Minden.

History

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A predecessor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie was founded in 1946 under this name in Bad Pyrmont by members of the former Linzer Reichs-Bruckner-Orchester and the Prager Deutsche Philharmonie. In 1950, this orchestra merged with the Herforder Sinfonisches Orchester. The new orchestra was first named Städtebund-Symphoniker, but in 1951 Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie.[2]

The orchestra collaborates with the German public radio station WDR3.[3] The players are engaged in pedagogical programs for schools and young listeners, reaching more than 12,000 children a year.[1]

The orchestra's most recent chief conductor was Jonathon Heyward, from 2021 to 2024. In April 2024, the orchestra announced the appointment of Jonathan Bloxham as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2024-2025 season, with an initial contract of three seasons.[4]

Wagner project in Minden

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The orchestra has played in productions of stage works by Richard Wagner, an ongoing project of the Stadttheater Minden on an initiative by Jutta Hering-Winckler, president of the local Richard Wagner Society. The conductor has been Frank Beermann, GMD of the Chemnitz Opera:

Throughout the project, the orchestra was positioned at the back of the small stage. After the Ring cycle, a reviewer from the FAZ described the orchestra as "wunderbares Wagnerorchester"[6] (wonderful Wagner orchestra) precisely because it was unfamiliar with Wagner and had to learn every measure. He mentioned its brilliant, glowing and somber colours. and called it the "omniscient narrator and commentator, as well as the source of energy for the action" ("allwissender Erzähler und Kommentator wie Energiequelle des Geschehens").[6]

Chief conductors

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  • Eugen Pabst (1952–1953)
  • Wilhelm Schüchter (1953–1955)
  • Albert Grünes (1955–1956)
  • Kurt Brass (1956–1961)
  • Hermann Scherchen (1959–1960)
  • Hermann Hildebrand (1961–1963)
  • Richard Kraus (1963–1969)
  • Werner Andreas Albert (1969–1971)
  • Erich Bergel (1971–1974)
  • János Kulka (1975–1987)
  • Alun Francis (1987–1991)
  • Michail Jurowski (1992–1998)
  • Toshiyuki Kamioka (1998–2006)
  • Andris Nelsons (2006–2009)
  • Eugene Tzigane (2010–2014)
  • Yves Abel (2014–2020)[7]
  • Jonathon Heyward (2021–2024)[8]
  • Jonathan Bloxham (2024–present)
  • Recordings

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    The orchestra has recorded more than 200 records and CDs. Various recording projects have included:

    References

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    1. ^ a b "Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Landesorchester Nordrhein-Westfalen Sitz Herford" (in German). Kulturserver NRW. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  • ^ a b "Geschichte der NWD" (in German). Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  • ^ "Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie spielt Werke von Richard Strauss und Hans Pfitzner" (in German). WDR3. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  • ^ "Jonathan Bloxham neuer NWD-Chefdirigent ab der Saison 2024/25" (Press release). Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  • ^ Büning, Eleonore (11 September 2012). "Richard Wagner in Minden / Hier weht Bayreuths Fahne auf dem Dach". Faz.net (in German). FAZ. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  • ^ a b Oehrlein, Josef (27 September 2019). "Der Kleine muss Ideen haben / Zeitreise durch vier Epochen: Richard Wagners "Ring" in Minden". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  • ^ "Yvel Abel wird Chefdirigent der Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie" (in German). Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  • ^ "Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie beruft neuen Chefdirigenten". Westfalenspiegel (in German). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  • ^ "The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana performed in German". operadis-opera-discography.org. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  • ^ "Scherchen Conducts Reger / Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie". arkivmusic.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  • ^ Martin Andersen (1996). "Robert Volkmann Complete Orchestral Works". classical.net. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  • ^ "Volker Banfield – Klavierkonzerte Vol. 1". jpc.de. 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  • ^ "Franz Liszt: Hunnenschlacht". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  • ^ "Carl Reinecke Klavierkonzerte 1—4". jpc.de. 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  • ^ W. Mark Roberts. "The Gamblers". DSCH Journal. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  • ^ "Shostakovich, D.: Igroki (The Gamblers) [Opera]". Naxos. 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
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