The Orchestre des Champs-Élysées is an orchestra that specializes in the performance of music from the period from roughly 1750 to the early twentieth century, that is, it covers the period from the flourishing of

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

to that of

Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

. It performs each work on instruments from the

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of the composer's lifetime. It was established in 1991.

Venues

As of 2010, the Orchestra has been in residence at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, and at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, for several years. It has performed in such venues as the

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(Amsterdam), the

Musikverein The ( or ; ), commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra. The acoustics of the building's 'Grea ...

(Vienna), the

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(London),

Alte Oper Alte Oper (Old Opera) is a concert hall in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. It is located in the inner city, Innenstadt, within the banking district Bankenviertel. Today's Alte Oper was built in 1880 as the city's opera house, which was destr ...

(Frankfurt), the Philharmonic Halls in

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and

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, the

Gewandhaus Gewandhaus () is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics. History The first Gewandhaus (''Altes Gewandhaus'') The ...

(Leipzig), the

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(New York),

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(Rome) and the Auditoriums of Dijon and

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Conductors

As of 2010, the Artistic Director and principal conductor is

Philippe Herreweghe Philippe Maria François Herreweghe, Knight Herreweghe (born 2 May 1947) is a Belgian conductor and choirmaster. Herreweghe founded La Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Gent and is renowned as a conductor, with a repertoire ranging from ...

. Guest conductors have included

Daniel Harding Daniel John Harding (born 31 August 1975) is a British conductor and airplane pilot. Biography Harding was born in Oxford. He studied trumpet at Chetham's School of Music and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra at age 13. At age 17, ...

Louis Langrée Louis Langrée (born 11 January 1961) is a French conductor. He is the son of organist and theorist Alain Langrée. Biography Early years Langrée studied at the Strasbourg Conservatory, but had no formal academic training in conducting. He ...

Christian Zacharias Christian Zacharias (born 27 April 1950 in Jamshedpur, India) is a German pianist and conductor. Music career Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris. He won second prize at both the Geneva Competition in 1969 an ...

Heinz Holliger Heinz Robert Holliger (born 21 May 1939) is a Swiss composer, virtuoso oboist, and conductor. Celebrated for his versatility and technique, Holliger is among the most prominent oboists of his generation. His repertoire includes Baroque and Clas ...

Christophe Coin Christophe Coin (; born 26 January 1958) is a French cellist, viola da gamba player and conductor active in the field of historically informed performance. He is the cellist of the Quatuor Mosaïques and is the director of the Ensemble Baroque d ...

and

René Jacobs René Jacobs (born 30 October 1946) is a Belgian musician. He came to fame as a countertenor, but later in his career he became known as a conductor of baroque and classical opera. Biography Countertenor Born in Ghent, Jacobs began his musi ...

Critical reaction

Writing for Music Web International, Margarida Mota-Bull wrote: "for the first time, I felt differently towards this Symphony and this is entirely due to Herreweghe's, and the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées's credit....there was a light at the end of the tunnel, a triumph over adversity, which I believe was an interpretation very close to the composer’s intentions....this interpretation of the "Scottish" by Philippe Herreweghe and the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées was truly wonderful and arguably, one of the best I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing."

Discography

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: BEETHOVEN ''Works for violin and orchestra'' For

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: BRUCKNER ''Symphony N.5'' BRUCKNER ''Mass N.3 in F minor'' SCHUMANN ''Symphonies N.1 & N.3 '' MAHLER ''Des Knaben Wunderhorn'' BRUCKNER ''Symphony N.4'' BRUCKNER ''Symphony N.7'' SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN ''Mass in A flat / Psalm 42'' FAURE / FRANCK ''Requiem'' /''Symphonie in D'' BEETHOVEN ''Symphony N.9'' SCHUMANN ''Scenes from Faust'' BERLIOZ ''L'Enfance du Christ'' SCHUMANN ''Cello Concerto / Piano Concerto'' SCHUMANN ''Symphonies N.2 & N.4 '' MOZART ''Gran Partita K.361 / Serenade for winds K.388'' MOZART ''Requiem'' BRAHMS ''A German Requiem'' MENDELSSOHN ''Paulus'' BEETHOVEN ''Missa Solemnis'' BERLIOZ ''Summer nights / Herminie '' MENDELSSOHN ''The Midsummer Night's dream / The Hebrides'' MENDELSSOHN ''Elias'' MOZART ''Great mass in C minor''

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orchestre des Champs-Elysees Champs-Elysees Arts organizations established in 1991 1991 establishments in France