l'arte del mondo
Chamber Orchestras
The orchestra l’arte del mondo, which was founded by artistic director Werner Ehrhardt in 2004, stands in the tradition of historical performance practice. This is the origin of the orchestra which also presents outstanding performances on modern instruments and with repertoire up to 20th century composers.
The orchestra`s creation was soon followed by invitations to perform in renowned festivals and concert series such as the Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele, Bonn’s Beethoven festival, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, and the Cité de la musique in Paris and to collaborate with the West German Broadcasting Company (WDR) and the Deutschlandfunk.
This ensemble’s interesting œuvre has been documented under the Capriccio and Phoenix Edition CD labels. It includes a number of world premieres and rediscovered orchestral works, operas, and oratorios. The recording of Nicolas Méhul’s comic opera L’Irato ou l’Emporté received the prestigious French award the “Diapason”. As from 2011, l’arte del mondo and Werner Ehrhardt will publish their recordings on Sony/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi label.
The orchestra`s regular guest soloists include the sopranos Simone Kermes, Ruth Ziesak and Chen Reiss, tenor Christoph Prégardien, violinists Daniel Hope and Viktoria Mullova, trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich, harpist Xavier de Maistre and jazz-pianist Uri Caine.
Performances lead l’arte del mondo to venues such as the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Herkulessaal in Munich, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, the Philharmonie Berlin, the Schwetzinger Festspiele, the Handel Festival in Halle, Musikfestspiele Potsdam-Sanssouci as well as to the Israel Festival, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey, Switzerland and France.
Since Summer 2010 l’arte del mondo has been the permanent orchestra in residence of Bayer Kultur in Leverkusen, the cultural division of Bayer AG International. This residency includes various performances throughout the concert season with guest artists such as Viktoria Mullova, Ruth Ziesak and Daniel Hope.
SEASON 2011/2012
