Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover

The Niedersächsische Staatsorchester Hannover is a State orchestra in the Lower Saxony State capital Hanover. It is the orchestra of the Staatsoper Hannover.

History

It was founded in 1636 by George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg as the Staatskapelle. Since 1 January 1970, it has belonged to the Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH. It currently has 105 members (as of 2020).[1][2]

In addition to daily opera and ballet performances, eight symphony concerts as well as numerous special concerts, children's concerts, youth concerts and chamber concerts are produced each season. Soloists for the symphony concerts in the past years were, among others,Yehudi Menuhin, Pinchas Zukerman, Viktor Tretiakov, Christian Tetzlaff, Antje Weithaas and Baiba Skride.[3]

Time and again, the orchestra makes guest appearances abroad.[4][5]

General music directors

References
  1. Das Niedersächsische Staatsorchester Hannover auf staatstheater-hannover.de/
  2. [Das Niedersächsische Staatsorchester Hannover auf staatstheater-hannover.de/
  3. Das Niedersächsische Staatsorchester Hannover auf stiftung-staatsorchester.de
  4. Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover on jjv-hannover.de
  5. Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover auf musingo.de
  6. "Dirigent Ivan Repusic verabschiedet sich aus Hannover". Hannoversche Allgemeine. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. "Stephan Zilias neuer Generalmusikdirektor in Hannover". Musik Heute. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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