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 | Enthusiastically Acclaimed Concerts in Bremen, Berlin, Cologne, and Baden-Baden and the Start of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen's CD Recordings with Paavo Järvi | ||||||
| Enthusiastically Acclaimed Concerts in Bremen, Berlin, Cologne, and Baden-Baden and the Start of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen's CD Recordings with Paavo Järvi After the internationally acclaimed Beethoven Project, the new focus of the orchestra's collaboration with Paavo Järvi is the symphonies of Robert Schumann. Shortly before Christmas, Bremen's world-class musicians presented their interpretation of the ›Rhenish‹ Symphony during two subscription concerts in Bremen, at the Berlin and Cologne Philharmonies, and Baden-Baden's Festspielhaus, winning enthusiastic applause from audiences and critics alike. Following the concerts, Paavo Järvi and his orchestra laid the foundation for their Schumann CD cycle at the Funkhaus Berlin with the ›Rhenish‹ Symphony. The orchestra invited numerous prominent friends to the launch of the Schumann cycle to experience the magical moment and have a look behind the scenes at a CD recording session. The guests included actors Dietrich Mattausch and Jochen Busse, Green Party Vice-Chairman Reinhard Bütikofer, Reet Weidebaum, cultural attaché of the Estonian Embassy, and Bremen's Senator for Environment and Construction Reinhard Loske and State Secretary for Culture Carmen Emigholz. They all witnessed how the successful team of producer Philip Traugott (New York) and conductor Paavo Järvi motivated the musicians to their customary adventurous music-making, while maintaining a sharp ear for the smallest details. The guests gained an impression of the extremely painstaking work during recording sessions, the incredible concentration demanded of all the participants, and the excellent teamwork of conductor, orchestra, producer, and sound engineers. Ryusuke Kozawa, Manager of Artists & Repertoire with Sony Music Japan, came to Berlin expressly for the launch of the Schumann Project. Six years ago, he decided to release Bremen's Beethoven on the prestigious RCA label. Along with the Kammerphilharmonie, he is delighted about the sensational success of the Beethoven CDs and says, »It was very important for me to be there personally for the beginning of the Schumann cycle, and I am extremely pleased with the Schumann interpretations that I have heard during these sessions with Paavo Järvi. We will certainly achieve great success together with the Schumann symphonies as well.« Ryoko Yamada of the concert agency Japan Arts, who also came from Tokyo to Germany for the start of the Schumann Project, agrees completely. »After the marvelous Beethoven concerts, we were pleased to invite the Kammerphilharmonie back to Japan again in 2010 with Schumann. We know from Japanese presenters that the Kammerphilharmonie's recognition and popularity are very high and have grown considerably during the past few years. After all, in Japan the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie is regarded as one of the ten best orchestras in the world.« The recording of the ›Rhenish‹ will be followed by Schumann's First Symphony in April 2010. These two symphonies will make up the first installment of the Schumann cycle, scheduled for release in autumn 2010 in Japan and spring 2011 in Europe. | »Even for Berlin's discriminating orchestra audiences, a concert by The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is a rewarding experience. Strangely enough, despite the subtle differences in programming and sound of the local orchestras, important fundamental alternatives are developed elsewhere. . . . [This was] a concert in which there was something almost breathtaking about the sheer sensual transparency of the musical forms. « Berliner Zeitung »An extremely fascinating and standard-setting start to the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie's Schumann Project, during which all four symphonies will be recorded.« www.klassik.com  After the Beethoven symphonies, the Schumann cycle is also being recorded at the Funkhaus Berlin.  Numerous prominent friends came to experience the launch of the Schumann Project, among them actors Dietrich Mattausch (l.) and Jochen Busse.  The guests also included the Vice-Chairman of the Greens, Reinhard Bütikofer, and his wife, Renée Krebs. | |||||
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