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Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt The Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a symphony orchestra, based in Rudolstadt in Thuringia (Germany). The name of the orchestra appears for the first time as "Rudolstädter Hofkapelle" in historic documents of 1635. Among the early music directors were Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714) and Traugott Maximilian Eberwein (1775-1831), who ensured a rich musical life in Rudolstadt. Eberwein performed several new works by Beethoven during the composer’s lifetime, including the ninth Symphony in 1827.

The Hofkapelle also accompanied all opera performances in the newly opened Rudolstadt Theatre from 1793 onwards. The theatre was used by the Goethe’s ensemble of the Weimar Court Theatre from 1794 to 1803. Among the operas were Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz (1822) and Daniel Auber's La muette de Portici (1828) - shortly after their premieres. Richard Wagner gave a guest performance in Rudolstadt for six weeks in 1834. At this time he was the young music director of the Bethmann opera company. The theatre of Rudolstadt staged Tannhäuser in 1855.

Famous instrumental virtuosos played with the orchestra, such as Niccolò Paganini in 1829 and Franz Liszt in 1844.

After the foundation of the Free State of Thuringia in 1919, the theatre was given the status of a state theatre and the orchestra was renamed "Thüringer Landeskapelle Rudolstadt". On 24 and 25 September 1921, the music director Ernst Wollong, together with the directors of the "Deutsche Musikabende" and the "Städtische Singakademie", organised the first "Historical Music Festival" in Rudolstadt at the Heidecksburg Palace. Otto Hartung and Hans Swarowsky were also important conductors in the period between the two world wars. In 1928 Eugen d'Albert conducted the orchestra for the performance of his opera “Die toten Augen” at the Heidecksburg Palace.

The Landeskapelle Rudolstadt was unified with the state symphony orchestra of the neighbouring town of Saalfeld after the German reunification, which had existed for 40 years, under the new name "Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt". At this time, the theatre director Peter P. Pachl from Bayreuth attempted to revive the Rudolstadt festival tradition. A cooperation with the Landeskapelle Eisenach began in 1995, but ended in 2003.

Since 1997, Oliver Weder is the music director. The orchestra offers a rich programme of symphony and castle concerts as well as numerous special, youth and children's concerts in both cities. In addition, the orchestra accompanies the music theatre performances at the Rudolstadt Theatre. The Thüringer Symphoniker cooperate with the music theatre ensemble of the Theater Nordhausen for the music theatre programme.

The orchestra also released CD recordings of instrumental works from the historical Rudolstadt music collection.

Since 2008 the orchestra has also participated in the annual Rudolstadt Dance and Folk Festival, playing with Arlo Guthrie and Juan José Mosalini, among others.

Literature

Peter Larsen, Ute Omonsky, Markus Wakdura: Musik am Rudolstädter Hof: Die Entwicklung der Hofkapelle vom 17. Jahrhundert bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, Rudolstadt 1997

Eckart Kröplin, Peter P. Pachl (Hrsg.): 200 Jahre Theater Rudolstadt, Rudolstadt 1994

Weblinks

https://theater-rudolstadt.de/theater-ensemble/thueringer-symphoniker/ https://www.otz.de/kultur/musik/thueringer-symphoniker-gastieren-in-st-petersburg-id218931213.html https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/curly-strings-thueringer-symphoniker-estland-folk-trifft.1173.de.html?dram:article_id=446954 https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/sven-helbig-beim-27-rudolstadt-festival-elektroniker-trifft.2177.de.html?dram:article_id=390576 https://www.nmz.de/online/eine-talkshow-im-sonnenstaat-cherubinis-oper-idalide-oder-die-jungfrau-der-sonne-in-saalfeld