L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
Biography
The Geneva Chamber Orchestra did not come by its name by chance: ever since its founding in 1992, the Orchestra’s home town of Geneva has been an integral part of its identity. Seeking to reflect the specificities of its 39 musicians, every season’s programme is built around a special theme. Preference is given to the classical and early romantic periods, but not without the occasional excursion into the late 19th century. Baroque repertoire likewise has its place, without being limited to arrangements for small ensembles. Last but not least, contemporary chamber music is judiciously incorporated into the GCO’s programmes, care being taken to ensure that it forms a coherent whole with the other works performed on any given evening.
The Orchestra collaborates closely with a range of choirs, including le mOtet, le Chant Sacré, la Psallette, le Cercle Jean-Sébastien Bach, and the choirs of Geneva University, CERN, and the Grand Théâtre.Thanks to close ties with the region’s most prestigious theatres and opera houses, it is not unusual for the GCO to be invited to collaborate with, for example, the Lausanne Opera, Geneva’s Grand Théâtre and the Opéra de Chambre de Genève. It also takes part in the concert series Concerts de la Ville de Genève and is a privileged partner of the Geneva International Music Competition for the recording of the “Coup de Coeur Breguet” portrait CD.Supported by the city of Geneva and numerous private partnerships, the GCO cultivates its difference by striving to be original and demanding, and to have the courage of its convictions. Since September 2013, the musical and artistic director behind the Orchestra’s ambitions is the Dutch conductor Arie van Beek.
Events
60e ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA FMCIM
PROGRAMME:
Frédéric Chopin
Concerto N°1 in E minor, Op. 11 for piano and orchestra
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J. S. Bach / L. Stokowski
Schafe können sicher weiden for orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto N° 5 in A Major, KV 219 for violin and orchestra
SOLOISTS:
Ray Chen, violon, 1st Prize Queen Elisabeth Competition 2009
Andrey Gugnin, piano, 1st Prize Sydney Competition 2016, 2nd Prize Beethoven Competition 2014
L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
Miran Vaupotić, conducting, 1st Prize Khatchaturian Competition 2016
Concert organized by :
World Federation of International Music Competitions
Ville de Genève / Concerts du dimanche
Ticketing : Ville de Genève
Jaehyuck Choi (22 y.o., Korea)
Nocturne III for clarinet et orchestra1
Yair Klartag (31 y.o., Israel)
Bocca Chiusa for clarinet et orchestra2
Hankyeol Yoon (23 y.o., Korea)
Prank for clarinet et orchestra3
SOLOISTS :
Jérôme Comte, clarinet1
Fabio Di Càsola, clarinet, 1st Prize 19902
Ernesto Molinari, clarinet3
L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
Orchestre de la HEM-Genève
Pierre Bleuse, conducting
Direct broadcast on Espace 2 - Live video streaming on our website, Facebook & YouTube
With the support of Fondation Reine Marie José
NOTE ON THE PROGRAMME:
By placing contemporary creation at the heart of its artistic projects, the Geneva Competition wants to act as both a pioneer and a militant. In the same way as we try to refresh musical interpretation by promoting young talent from all over the world, it is vital that the music itself regenerates and stays up-to-date by giving creativity a deserving place. Since 2013, our Composition Prize has shown that it is possible to consider composition as a discipline in its own right, and to view its winners as virtuosos and its finals as events for the general public. We continue to believe that this is worthwhile and are now broadening the competition to include a work for solo clarinet and orchestra.