The Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse is a French

symphonic orchestra A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning co ...

based in

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerl ...

, in the

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...

region. Its principal venue is ''La Filature''.

History

The Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse has its origins in the small municipal orchestra founded in 1867 in the Alsatian city of

. In 1972, it became the ''Orchestre régional de Mulhouse''. In 1979, the orchestra took the name of the ''Orchestre symphonique du Rhin and, finally, the Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse. The orchestra divides its duties between its symphonic season at ''La Filature'' and opera performances at the

Opéra national du Rhin The Opéra national du Rhin is an opera company which performs in Alsace, eastern France. It includes the Opéras in Strasbourg, in Mulhouse, where the Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin, also known as the Ballet Du Rhin, is based, and in Colmar, ...

(whose services it shares with the

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg The Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra) is a French orchestra based in Strasbourg. It is one of the two permanent orchestras of the Opéra national du Rhin (the other being the Orchestre symphonique de Mulh ...

). The orchestra's most recent music director was Jacques Lacombe, from 2018 to 2021. In June 2022,

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first guest-conducted the orchestra. In September 2022, the orchestra announced the appointment of Koncz as its next music director, effective September 2023, with an initial contract of 3 years.

Music directors (partial list)

* Paul Capolongo (1975–1985) * Luca Pfaff (1986–1996) *

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(1996–2005) *

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(2005–2011) * Gwennolé Rufet (acting music and artistic director, 2011–2013) *

Patrick Davin Patrick Davin (16 February 1962 – 9 September 2020) was a Belgian orchestra conductor. Biography Davin began studying violin at the Académie de Huy, then at the Royal Conservatory of Liège, where he took courses in violin, piano, harmonics, ...

(2013–2018) * Jacques Lacombe (2018–2021) *

(designate, effective 2023)

Discography

* Glanzberg (''Holocaust Lieder'', ''Suite Yiddish''),

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(baritone),

(conductor) * French and Italian opera arias (

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, Saint-Saëns,

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) –

Maria Riccarda Wesseling Maria Riccarda Wesseling is a Swiss-Dutch operatic mezzo-soprano who has appeared in lead roles at international opera houses and festivals. She created the title role in Henze's last opera, ''Phaedra'', at the Staatsoper Berlin, repeated at La ...

(mezzo-soprano), Victor Dernovski (first violin), Urmas Tammik (cello solo), Daniel Klajner (conductor) * ''Chansons de toujours'' ("Plaisirs d’amour'', "

Le Temps des cerises ''Le Temps des cerises'' (, ''The Time of Cherries'') is a song written in France in 1866, with words by Jean-Baptiste Clément and music by Antoine Renard, extremely famous in French-speaking countries. The song was later strongly associat ...

", "La chanson des blés d’or", ...) –

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(baritone),

(conductor) * Strauss / Sonzogno (Waltzes, polkas and other dances) – Luca Pfaff (conductor)

References

External links

*
La Filature official website
* {{Authority control, state=collapsed French orchestras Symphony orchestras Musical groups established in 1975 Mulhouse Organizations based in Grand Est