Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
| Hamburg Symphony Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| orchestra | |
| Native name | Hamburger Symphoniker |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Location | Dammtorwall 46 20355 Hamburg, Germany |
| Concert hall | Laeiszhalle |
| Principal conductor |
Jeffrey Tate (since 2009) |
| Website | hamburgersymphoniker |
The Hamburger Symphoniker (Hamburg Symphony Orchestra) is a German orchestra based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1957, it is one of the city's three largest orchestras. The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra is the orchestra in residence in the Laeiszhalle, the Hamburg Music Hall.
The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert on 16 October 1957 under the direction of its first chief conductor, Robert Heger. Heger served in the post until 1961. His successors included Carlos Kalmar (1987-1991), Miguel Gómez-Martinez (1992-1999), and Yoav Talmi (2000-2004). Principal guest conductors have included István Kertész. Andrey Boreyko was principal conductor from 2004 until his sudden resignation in the autumn of 2007. In October 2007, the orchestra announced the appointment of Jeffrey Tate as its next chief conductor, as of the spring of 2008.
The orchestra has worked with conductors such as Charles Mackerras, Christian Thielemann, Peter Ruzicka, Horst Stein, Ralf Weikert and Sebastian Weigle. Some of the world’s finest soloists, such as Christian Tetzlaff, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Andrej Hoteev, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Edita Gruberova, Plácido Domingo and Grace Bumbry, have made guest appearances with the orchestra over the last years.
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