12 July 2011, Tuesday, 20:00
Robert Schumann. Symphonies No 1 and 4

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is one of the world’s leading orchestras. Its inimitable style never fails to delight audiences throughout the world. The Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi has been the orchestra’s Artistic Director since 2004.

One of the ensemble’s artistic highlights came with The Beethoven Project; concerts in this series received international acclaim and glowing reviews. In 2009 the orchestra presented the complete cycle of all nine Beethoven symphonies under Paavo Järvi in Paris, at the Salzburg Festival and at the Beethovenfest in Bonn. Deutsche Welle’s award-winning TV documentary about the orchestra and The Beethoven Project was televised worldwide in September 2010, and in October all nine Beethoven symphonies, recorded in Bonn, were released on DVD. The same year, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen was also awarded a Certificate of Special Merit at the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik ceremony, in particular for The Beethoven Project, and Paavo Järvi received an ECHO Classic award as “Conductor of the Year – 2010” for his interpretations of the great composer’s works with the orchestra.

In 2010 the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and its Principal Conductor Paavo Järvi performed in Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan, performing works by Beethoven and the symphonies of Robert Schumann.

In 2011 the musicians will be recording a series of works by Schumann. In August the ensemble will embark on an extensive tour of South America.

The orchestra received the Zukunftsaward (“Future Award”) as “best social innovation” in 2007 for its unique collaboration with the Gesamtschule Bremen-Ost (Bremen East Comprehensive School). In 2008 the ensemble was honoured with the prestigious German Founders Award in the special award category for its successful combination of entrepreneurship and culture. In 2009 three of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen’s CD productions received ECHO Classic awards.

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is Orchestra in Residence at the Beethovenfest in Bonn and also gives an annual series of concerts at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.