The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. With a limited performance size, the orchestra specializes in 18th-century music and was created to perform Baroque Music.[1] The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internationally, and holds the distinction of having the most extensive discography of any chamber orchestra and being the most well-traveled orchestra in the world; no other orchestra has played concerts (as of 2013, according to its own publicity) in as many countries as the English Chamber Orchestra.[2][3][4]
The English Chamber Orchestra has its origins in the Goldsbrough Orchestra, founded in 1948 by Lawrence Leonard and Arnold Goldsbrough. The group took its current name in 1960, when it expanded its repertoire beyond the Baroque period for the first time. Its repertoire remained limited by the group's size, which has stayed fairly consistently at around the size of an orchestra of Mozart's time.
The orchestra did not at this time have a principal conductor, but worked closely with a succession of guest conductors including Raymond Leppard, Colin Davis and Daniel Barenboim. In 1985 Jeffrey Tate was appointed the ensemble's first principal conductor. In 2000, Ralf Gothóni was appointed second principal conductor.
In June 2009, the English Chamber Orchestra named Paul Watkins its new music director, effective with the 2009–2010 season, for an initial contract of three years.[6] The orchestra has also worked regularly with guest conductors Paul Goodwin, Lawrence Power and James Sherlock. In 2023, the orchestra appointed Roberto Forés Veses as Principal Guest Conductor. Having led the orchestra for over 30 years, Stephanie Gonley was recognised as Leader and Principal of the English Chamber Orchestra in 2023.
HRH the former Prince of Wales has been the Patron of the ECO since 1977 and the orchestra has performed at royal weddings, birthday celebrations and other events including the first concert ever to be broadcast from Buckingham Palace.
^"English Chamber Orchestra - Bach, Handel, Telemann". Warner Classics. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^"English Chamber Orchestra / José Serebrier, conductor / Jennifer Pike, violin". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^"History: Britten and the ECO". Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^Martin Cullingford, "Paul Watkins named ECO music director". Gramophone, 19 June 2009.
^"Buckingham Palace is pleased to announce further details of the twelve new compositions that have been written for the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023". The Royal Family. 16 April 2023. from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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For the orchestra in London Ontario see Orchestra London Canada The English Chamber Orchestra ECO is a British chamber orchestra based in London The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall With a limited performance size the orchestra specializes in 18th century music and was created to perform Baroque Music 1 The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internationally and holds the distinction of having the most extensive discography of any chamber orchestra and being the most well traveled orchestra in the world no other orchestra has played concerts as of 2013 according to its own publicity in as many countries as the English Chamber Orchestra 2 3 4 English Chamber OrchestraOrchestraFounded1948Concert hallCadogan Hall Wigmore HallMusic directorStephanie GonleyWebsitewww wbr englishchamberorchestra wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Tours and performances 3 Select recordings 3 1 Concertos 3 2 Symphonies 3 3 Opera Cantatas Songs and Arias 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe English Chamber Orchestra has its origins in the Goldsbrough Orchestra founded in 1948 by Lawrence Leonard and Arnold Goldsbrough The group took its current name in 1960 when it expanded its repertoire beyond the Baroque period for the first time Its repertoire remained limited by the group s size which has stayed fairly consistently at around the size of an orchestra of Mozart s time Shortly afterwards it became closely associated with the Aldeburgh Festival playing in the premieres of Benjamin Britten s A Midsummer Night s Dream 1960 Owen Wingrave 1970 Curlew River and several other of his works The occasions on which Britten conducted the orchestra included the opening concerts of the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Snape Maltings in 1967 5 He also made a number of records with the group The orchestra did not at this time have a principal conductor but worked closely with a succession of guest conductors including Raymond Leppard Colin Davis and Daniel Barenboim In 1985 Jeffrey Tate was appointed the ensemble s first principal conductor In 2000 Ralf Gothoni was appointed second principal conductor In June 2009 the English Chamber Orchestra named Paul Watkins its new music director effective with the 2009 2010 season for an initial contract of three years 6 The orchestra has also worked regularly with guest conductors Paul Goodwin Lawrence Power and James Sherlock In 2023 the orchestra appointed Roberto Fores Veses as Principal Guest Conductor Having led the orchestra for over 30 years Stephanie Gonley was recognised as Leader and Principal of the English Chamber Orchestra in 2023 Tours and performances editThe orchestra has performed with and toured the UK and abroad with artists such as Kathleen Battle Benjamin Britten Daniel Barenboim Dame Janet Baker Colin Davis Placido Domingo Jacqueline du Pre Sumi Jo Kiri te Kanawa Yehudi Menuhin Luciano Pavarotti Murray Perahia Itzhak Perlman Andre Previn Karl Richter Mstislav Rostropovich Georg Solti Joan Sutherland Mitsuko Uchida Maxim Vengerov and Pinchas Zukerman Recent tours have included Bermuda USA Mexico Finland France Turkey Switzerland Italy and Germany HRH the former Prince of Wales has been the Patron of the ECO since 1977 and the orchestra has performed at royal weddings birthday celebrations and other events including the first concert ever to be broadcast from Buckingham Palace In 2023 members of the orchestra were selected to play at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla 7 Select recordings editConcertos edit Bach Brandenburg Concertos 1 6 under Benjamin Britten Decca 1969 Bach The Brandenburg Concertos under Johannes Somary Vanguard 2008 Bach Violin Concertos with Anne Sophie Mutter and Salvatore Accardo EMI 1983 Bach Violin Concertos with Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman under Daniel Barenboim EMI 1986 Bach Violin Concertos and Triple Concerto with Arthur Grumiaux under Raymond Leppard Philips 1964 Beethoven Violin Concerto with Frank Peter Zimmermann under Jeffrey Tate EMI 1988 Handel Twelve Grand Concertos under Raymond Leppard Philips 1968 Haydn Cello Concerto with Mstislav Rostropovich under Benjamin Britten Decca 1964 Haydn Cello Concerto and Boccherini Cello Concerto with Jacqueline Du Pre under Daniel Barenboim EMI 1967 Haydn Cello Concertos with Yo Yo Ma Sony Classical 1986 Haydn C P E Bach Boccherini Cello Concertos with Matt Haimovitz under Andrew Davis Deutsche Grammophon 1990 Haydn Boccherini Cell Concertos with Lluis Claret under George Malcolm Harmonica Mundi 1992 Mendelssohn Bruch Violin Concertos with Nigel Kennedy under Jeffrey Tate EMI 1988 Mozart Piano Concerto No 19 amp 24 with Maurizio Pollini as pianist and conductor 1982 Mozart complete Piano Concertos with Murray Perahia as pianist and conductor Sony compilation 2012 Recipient of Gramophone Award Mozart complete Piano Concertos with Daniel Barenboim as pianist and director Warner Classics compilation 2016 Mozart Piano Concertos with Mitsuko Uchida under Jeffrey Tate Philips Decca compilation 2006 Mozart Violin Concertos No 3 amp 5 with Joshua Bell under Peter Maag 1992 Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with Isaac Stern and Pinchas Zukerman under Daniel Barenboim Columbia Masterworks 1972 Mozart and Myslivecek Flute Concertos Ana de la Vega PENTATONE PTC 5186723 2018 Mozart Concertone For 2 Violins Oboe amp Violoncello under Sir Colin Davis London Records 1961 Mozart Flute Concertos with Karlheinz Zoller under Bernhard Klee Deutsche Grammophon 1974 Mozart Clarinet Concerto with Richard Stoltzman under Alexander Schneider RCA 1981 Mozart Horn Concertos 1 4 with Barry Tuckwell as horn player and conductor Decca 1984 Telemann Vivaldi amp other Trumpet Concertos with various soloists under Simon Preston Deutsche Grammophone 1992 Trumpet Concertos by Baroque Composers with Wynton Marsalis under Raymond Lappard Sony 1988 Vivaldi Four Seasons with Nigel Kennedy as violinist and conductor EMI 1997 Vivaldi Four Seasons with Pinchas Zukerman as violinist and conductor 1987 1988 1996 Symphonies edit Beethoven 9 Symphonies under Michael Tilson Thomas Sony Classical compilation 2020 Haydn Symphonies 22 39 47 1968 48 amp 70 1971 26 34 77 1972 under Raymond Leppard Philips Haydn Symphonies 94 101 1981 94 100 1995 101 104 1994 under Jean Francois Paillard RCA Haydn Symphonies 93 96 98 104 under Jefrrey Tate EMI 1986 1992 1997 1999 Haydn Symphonies 44 45 48 49 under Daniel Barenboim Deutsche Grammophon 1979 compilation 2012 Mozart Symphonies 25 29 38 amp 40 under Benjamin Britten Decca 1978 recipient of Gramophone Award Mozart Symphonies 25 41 under Jeffrey Tate EMI 1990 Mozart Symphonies 39 40 41 under Jean Francois Paillard RCA 1994 Mozart Symphonies 29 30 31 34 38 amp 39 under Daniel Barenboim EMI 2007 Opera Cantatas Songs and Arias edit The Beautiful Voice works by Gounod Lehar Pucinni Rachmoninoff Strauss with Renee Fleming as soloist under Jeffrey Tate Decca 1998 Bel Canto works by Bellini Puccini Rossini and Verdi with Sumi Jo under Giuliano Carella Erato 1997 Handel Cantatas with Janet Baker under Raymond Leppard Philips 1973 Handel Semele with Kathleen Battle Marilyn Horne Samuel Ramey John Aler Sylvia McNair Michael Chance and Ambrosian Opera Chorus under John Nelson Deutsche Grammophon 1993 Donizetti L Elisir D Amore with Joan Sutherland Luciano Pavarotti Dominic Cossa Spiro Malas Maria Casula under Richard Bonynge London Records 1971 Gluck Arias with Janet Baker under Raymond Leppard Philips 1975 Canteloube Chants D Auvergne with Kiri Te Kanawa under Jeffrey Tate Decca 1983 1984 Mozart Handel Arias with Lucia Popp under Georg Fischer HMV 1967 Mozart Arias with Kiri Te Kanawa under Jeffrey Tate Philips 1987 1988 Mozart Opera amp Concert Arias with Barbara Hendricks under Jeffrey Tate EMI 1984 Mozart Don Giovanni with Joan Sutherland Pilar Lorengar Marilyn Horne Gabriel Bacquier Werner Krenn Donald Gramm and Ambrosian Opera Chorus under Richard Bonynge London Records 1971 Mozart Le Nozze Di Figaro with Dietrich Fischer Dieskau and other soloists under Daniel Barenboim EMI 1977 Rossini Il Signor Bruschino with Kathleen Battle Samuel Ramey Frank Lopardo Claudio Desderi under Ion Marin Deutsche Grammophone 1993 References edit English Chamber Orchestra Bach Handel Telemann Warner Classics 13 January 2023 Retrieved 13 February 2024 1 Archived May 18 2013 at the Wayback Machine English Chamber Orchestra Bach Handel Telemann Warner Classics 13 January 2023 Retrieved 13 February 2024 English Chamber Orchestra Jose Serebrier conductor Jennifer Pike violin The Journal of Music Retrieved 13 February 2024 History Britten and the ECO Retrieved 1 April 2018 Martin Cullingford Paul Watkins named ECO music director Gramophone 19 June 2009 Buckingham Palace is pleased to announce further details of the twelve new compositions that have been written for the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023 The Royal Family 16 April 2023 Archived from the original on 16 April 2023 Retrieved 11 May 2023 External links editEnglish Chamber Orchestra homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English Chamber Orchestra amp oldid 1213250846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
