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TOUR DIARY //
13 Mai 2013 / 12:13 

 / by Sebastian Posch, Horn

Das Konzertstück für vier Hörner hat Robert Schumann zu seinen besten Kompositionen gezählt. Mit einem solistischen Hornquartett ist es wahrlich ein großartiges Konzert für diese Besetzung und ein bedeutendes Stück...

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19 April 2013 / 15:34 

 / by Naomi Peters, 2nd Violin

A new spring, a new sound...... These are maybe the most famous opening words in Dutch literature, from the big epos "May" by the romantic Dutch poet Herman Gorter. The poet declares the creation of a new song, but at...

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03 April 2013 / 16:25 

 / by Emma Schied, Oboe

Have you ever had one of those rare dreams when you wake with the feeling that your whole body has been bathed in the warm magnificent rays of the sun and there's a smile on your face that even the gloomiest of European winters...

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02 April 2013 / 15:26 

 / by Michiel Commandeur, 2nd Violin

It has been a long time that we have been looking forward to working together with Mitsuko Uchida. On the 10th of March we started off in beautiful Alicante, home of our favourite extra flute player Paco (who invited some of us...

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21 Februar 2013 / 12:47 

 / by Matthew Sadler, trumpet

It's often been said that travelling to a place in the world that is not home in order to rehearse and perform is something that distinguishes the MCO from almost every other large ensemble – the musical equivalent of a pressure...

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31 Januar 2013 / 15:45 

 / by Anna Puig Torné, Viola

There is no better way to start the new year than by having our first project in 2013 in Ferrara, and this time we were working together with two damn amazing musicians, Andris & Hakan!! So, we all understood that this was...

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17 Januar 2013 / 15:59 

 / by Béatrice Muthelet, Principal Viola

Sasha Waltz and Mahler Chamber Soloists India Tour, January 2013 Timothy Summers, violin Béatrice Muthelet, viola Ophélie Gaillard, cello Chen Halevi, clarinet   First Impressions India - Exciting and scary at the same...

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20 Dezember 2012 / 11:46 

 / by Sonja Starke, 2nd Violin

Alles was Odem hat      Was hat eigentlich alles Odem? Nachdem geklärt war, was Odem heisst und, nein, auch wenn es anders klingt (irgendwie muss das schwer sein, singenderweise ein "s" von einem...

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26 November 2012 / 11:44 

 / by Yannick Dondelinger, Viola

It's a wet, cold Sunday afternoon. My family is tucked up at home in Malmö. Dragging my suitcase off the luggage belt at Bologna airport I check, viola, iPhone, wallet, passport. I walk through arrivals, take out some euros and...

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06 November 2012 / 10:45 

 / by Tim Summers, 1st Violin

What just happened? Here in Berlin, shortly after all the action, the trees are changing from yellow to empty, and the sky is grey. It's quiet. We are sanding the planter on the balcony, to repaint the original green. We are...

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22 Oktober 2012 / 17:44 

 / by Jaan Bossier, Clarinet

Irgendwann, noch vor Sonnenaufgang, stand ich auf. Die erste Probe für das neue Projekt, Peer Gynt, würde nachmittags in Essen anfangen. Allerdings sollte ich zuerst noch nach Dortmund, um da in einer Schule mich, meine...

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12 Oktober 2012 / 12:52 

 / by Mike Cunningham, Tuba

Turning up in Essen on the 1st of October this year to rehearse and perform Grieg's Peer Gynt with the MCO and Marc Minkowski was a very special event for me. This was to be my last project as a member of the Mahler Chamber...

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09 Oktober 2012 / 09:45 

 / by Mari Eriksmoen, Soprano

This was my third project with MCO, and it's always a great pleasure to sing with this orchestra. I grew up with Grieg and Peer Gynt, so I was really excited about singing this piece for the first time in Germany. Three tired...

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25 September 2012 / 10:28 

 / by Henja Semmler, 1st Violin

Another really special project has just finished… Thinking about why this project was so special, I come to the conclusion that almost every project is something that leaves very particular memories - which is one of the aspects...

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13 September 2012 / 10:08 

 / by Mark Hampson, Trombone

It was so exciting to arrive in Berlin to play our project with the MCO and Kent Nagano at the end of August. We would be opening the Berlin Musikfest with a concert in the Berlin Philharmonie, amazingly we had never played in...

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21 August 2012 / 11:48 

 / by John Tony Randall, Trombone

LUCERNE FESTIVAL – SCHUBERT MASS IN E FLAT Day 1: Cheerio London, Grutzi Luzern (almost)... Great start, my plane sits on the runway for over 2 hours, I arrive at Zurich airport at 1a.m. No trains, no buses. I'm tired so I sleep...

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04 Juni 2012 / 10:44 

 / by Joel Hunter, Principal Viola

I've been home from the tour for a few days now and having promised to write some words about it, figured I should make some headway before the memories begin to fade and the next project gets under way in Caen. I said 'home'...

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30 Mai 2012 / 12:42 

 / by Isabelle Briner, 1st Violin

MCO EDUCATION . FEEL THE MUSIC workshop mit paul whittaker . scuola audiophonetica brescia spielen fühlen kommunizieren vermitteln ohne worte leise und laut sein können ohne sprechen vertrauen spannung und aufmerksamkeit...

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24 Mai 2012 / 11:32 

 / by Solange Joggi, MCO Foundation Scolarship Recipient

My first opportunity to play with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra was during the NRW MCO Academy in February. It was such an amazing week and I really felt that I just lived a one-time life experience with one of the best orchestras...

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26 April 2012 / 10:54 

 / by Júlia Gállego, Flute

Molt dur separar-me per primera vegada en 3 mesos i  3 dies de Mario, el meu fill...Després de dos avions i un tren, arribe el dia 20 d'Abril a Köln, per als assajos del projecte ATRIBUTE TO RAY CHARLES!!! A la sortida del...

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29 März 2012 / 15:20 

 / by Burak Marlali, Principal Double Bass

Wednesday 21st March was the day we arrived in sunny Ferrara. I had to take the train from Naples with my double bass... some days I really wish I had a driving licence! The spring-like weather meant the start could not have been...

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21 März 2012 / 09:59 

 / by Johannes Lörstad, Principal 2nd Violin

It almost feels like coming to a second home when I arrive in Ferrara. The orchestra has been here so many times I’ve lost count, but every arrival is as exciting and nice as the first one. It’s a very welcoming town and the...

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08 März 2012 / 15:58 

 / by Mark Hampson, Trombone

It has now been a few days since we finished this season's academy project in Dortmund and Cologne, and I look back on it with great memories. This was a special period for a number of reasons. The MCO Academy NRW has been...

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08 März 2012 / 15:47 

 / by Rubén Martinez, MCO Academy NRW

To play with one of the best orchestras not only in Europe but also the world is something very special. It is something that you can only understand when you listen to them in a concert, because it is difficult to explain...

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23 Januar 2012 / 10:51 

 / by MCO Musicians and Staff

Under the patronage of the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso, the Mahler Chamber Soloists will travel to India to perform chamber music concerts and carry out educational outreach work in the cities of...

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23 Dezember 2011 / 17:58 

 / by Sonja Starke, Violine 2

Landshut im Dezember: das verspricht eine gute Portion Heimligkeit, Lebkuchen- und Glühweinfriedlichkeit, ein herzliches Willkommen in Peters Keller, gute Musik und natürlich: Schnee! Letzteres war gleich die erste, aber auch...

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22 November 2011 / 15:59 

 / by Yannick Dondelinger, Viola

Landing at Düsseldorf from Verona on Saturday, hot on the heals of a concert the night before in the ridiculously beautiful mountain town of Perugia, we arrived in Dortmund early evening. "Ich bin ein Dortmunder". Well...

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14 November 2011 / 15:46 

 / by Paulien Holthuis, 2nd Violin

Ferrara tour!A special tour for many of us. Besides a beautiful Beethoven 3 and Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 with David Afkham and soloist Nino Gvetadze, there were many members with extra activities: chamber music coaching,...

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01 November 2011 / 12:19 

 / by Benjamin Peled, 1st Violin

Considering my fond memories and experiences from the very first project I played with the MCO last July in Baden-Baden, I had been looking forward to re-joining the orchestra in Ferrara pretty much since that project ended. The...

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24 Oktober 2011 / 17:05 

 / by Raphael Bell, Cello

When the Lucerne Festival Orchestra tours it is always a big event, both for the audience and for us, the musicians. Memorable trips in past years include Paris, London, Beijing, Rome, and Tokyo. Usually the program involves a...

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19 September 2011 / 11:27 

 / by Henja Semmler, Violine 1

Wie so oft nach einem intensiv erlebten Projekt kann ich kaum glauben, dass es tatsächlich nur fünf Tage waren, die wir zusammen in Köln und Brüssel verbracht haben! Voller Vorfreude war ich nach Köln gereist, denn es versprach...

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22 August 2011 / 16:02 

 / by Emma Schied, Oboe

(read below for the French version)So, here we are again.It's already the second week of Lucerne and with all that's been going on it kind of feels as though we've been here for at least three weeks!As usual we have a very busy...

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20 August 2011 / 16:25 

 / by Cindy Albracht, 1st Violin

For the 9th time in a row, MCO is residing in Lucerne during almost the entire month of August.For me it is the 8th time, since I missed the summer of 2003. That summer I was with my string quartet in Australia, participating in...

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19 August 2011 / 15:38 

 / by Alena Leuteritz, Praktikantin

Wie jedes Jahr freuen sich Musiker und Friends auf das Wiedersehen im wunderschönen Luzern. Auch für mich ist das eine besondere Reise. Zum einen ist dies mein erster Aufenthalt in der Schweiz und zum anderen werde ich - im...

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29 Juli 2011 / 15:38 

 / by Nieke Schouten, Oboe, MCO Foundation Scholarship Recipient

Am ersten Tag komme ich direkt aus einer anderen Mini-Tournee angereist, aus Ludwigsburg. Praktisch, denke ich, das ist ja nicht so weit weg von Baden-Baden. Anders als die meisten anderen Musiker, die zum Teil sogar aus New York...

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24 Juli 2011 / 12:23 

 / by Mojca Erdmann, Soprano

Heute Abend ist unser letzter gemeinsamer Don Giovanni in Baden-Baden. Und für mich persönlich ist es das letzte einer Reihe von wundervollen Konzerten innerhalb kurzer Zeit mit dem Mahler Chamber Orchestra.Es ist nun schon...

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25 Mai 2011 / 14:35 

 / by MCO Musicians and Staff

MCO is on tour for an entire month, from 18 May until 20 June, with music of Gustav Mahler and Johannes Brahms in Europe and Asia, playing a total of 16 concerts. Follow our musicians to Dortmund, Hamburg and Milan, Singapore,...

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13 Mai 2011 / 16:02 

 / by Martin Wessel und Robert Penz, Stagemanager

Wir arbeiten mittlerweile seit vier Jahren als Stagemanager für das MCO und seit Beginn dieses Jahres sozusagen als „Principal Stagemanager“. Neben den anderen Orchestern und Festivals, die wir außerdem betreuen, ist die Arbeit...

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28 April 2011 / 10:09 

 / by Chiara Santi, Bassoon

Aprile... la primavera è alle porte ed è arrivato il momento di preparare le valigie per Ferrara. Questa volta l'appuntamento della MCO nella sua residenza Italiana avrà una nuova veste: suoneremo infatti insieme all'Orchestra...

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04 April 2011 / 17:27 

 / by Timothy Summers, 1st Violin

The surface mission of this tour was fairly straightforward, and can be presented in a list. We had concerts in Dortmund, Köln, Essen, Heidelberg, and Vienna, with a program of Berlioz, Chopin, Kurtàg, and Schumann. It was...

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24 Februar 2011 / 09:59 

 / by Delphine Tissot, Viola

Cela fait presque 3 mois que je n'ai pas joué avec le MCO.Je suis de retour, avec un bon décalage horaire, mais ravie, surtout que l'intégralité de la tournée se passe en France! Ce n'est pas si courant pour le MCO, et, moi-même,...

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21 Dezember 2010 / 16:33 

 / by Imogen Hurst, Intern

Friday comes round very quickly. Having spent a week in the same hotel room, I find myself worrying that I have hidden something somewhere never to be seen again. Looking out at the fresh snow and saying a hesitant goodbye to...

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18 Dezember 2010 / 10:12 

 / by Lukas Wittermann and Andrei Simion, MCO Academy NRW

Von Lukas Wittermann, Cello MCO Academy NRWWeiße Welt.Die Tage hier in Dortmund sind bedeckt von einer weißen Schneedecke. Man merkt überall, dass Weihnachten nicht mehr lange auf sich warten lässt, unendlich viele Menschen...

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19 November 2010 / 16:05 

 / by MCO Musicians and Staff

Click here to read about the daily experiences and adventures from our musicians whilst on tour to Colombia and Brazil. You can also find daily photos and a film about the collaboration between the MCO and Instituto Baccarelli......

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05 November 2010 / 11:50 

 / by Sonja Koller, Communications Manager

Ferrara – so viele Geschichten hatte ich gehört aus dieser Stadt, die vom MCO immer wieder als eigentliche „Heimat“ bezeichnet wird. Vom wunderschönen Theater, vom fantastischen Essen, von einer sehr berühmten Bar namens Settimo…...

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20 Oktober 2010 / 16:51 

 / by Jaan Bossier, Klarinette

Es geht wieder nach Baden-Baden. Für mich eine relativ kurze Anreise, vom Taunus in den Schwarzwald. Dorthin, wo ich vor acht Jahren, ebenfalls auf Tournee mit dem MCO, meine Frau Gisela kennengelernt habe. Von daher ist...

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16 September 2010 / 15:48 

 / by Tine Schuster & Florinda Brands

Tine Schuster (Assistant to the General Manager) schreibt: Für mich ist der „Tag der offenen Tür“ in der Philharmonie in Köln (schon wegen der Möglichkeit, das Orchester auch auf einer Tour zu unterstützen) etwas ganz Besonderes....

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29 Juli 2010 / 18:07 

 / by Paco Varoch, Flute

Santiago de Compostela huele a incienso y a pulpo. Acabo de llegar a Galicia y siento lo que los gallegos llaman “morrinha”(nostalgia), porque viví ocho años en la ciudad de A Coruña trabajando con la Orquesta Sinfónica de...

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21 Juli 2010 / 14:50 

 / by Hélène Delanglez, Finance and Administration / Projects

Voilà. It’s been almost a week since we left Athens and as usual, I keep playing a recording of the programme of the concert (well, the symphony) over and over. But it is not an MCO recording and it is not the same. Right away a...

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14 Juli 2010 / 10:29 

 / by Andreas Klein, Principal Trombone

Eigentlich interessiere ich mich kaum für Fußball. Die wöchentliche Bundesligaberichterstattung lässt mich kalt, doch alle vier Jahre zieht mich die WM in ihren Bann...Die beiden unmittelbar aufeinander folgenden MCO Projekte in...

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02 Juli 2010 / 12:55 

 / by Olivier Patey, Clarinet

Alban Berg “Lulu”Opera in 3 acts, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniele Gatti.Act 1How nice to see everyone  from the orchestra again, even after only one week off since  we’ve been playing Wozzeck here as well in Vienna...

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11 Mai 2010 / 18:13 

 / by Elaine Yeung, Intern

In this corner of the music instrument room, surrounded by a maze of open instrument cases and trunks, and in the company of a random assortment of coats, shoes, and scooters, it’s surprisingly calm. The humming of cars outside...

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28 April 2010 / 16:15 

 / by Susanne Linder, Viola

Proben am schönsten Ort der WeltDas letzte MCO Projekt war ein ganz Besonderes, in vielerlei Hinsicht. Der Probenort Elmau ist für mich einer der schönsten Flecken auf dieser Welt.Das Schloss, ein 5-Sterne-Hotel, mit Bergpanorama...

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22 April 2010 / 12:21 

 / by Stefan Faludi, Cello

Per aspera ad astra, endlich Frühling in Ferrara Für Rachmaninow war eine dreijährige Schaffenskrise überwunden, als er sich an die Komposition des zweiten Klavierkonzerts machte. Zuvor hatte er sich bei einem Hypnosearzt gegen...

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30 März 2010 / 11:48 

 / by Chiara Santi, Bassoon

This project has been very important for me and I was really looking forward to it because I didn't play with the MCO for many months; I was expecting my little daughter Miranda. Now she is two and a half months old and she came...

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16 März 2010 / 16:25 

 / by Mette Tjaerby Korneliusen, Violin

02 March 2010 On a beautiful sunny day in Ferrara we had our first rehearsal with Daniel Harding in Teatro Nuovo, a small old theatre near the cathedral. In the evening our Norwegian trumpet player Hans-Petter cooked dinner for...

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08 März 2010 / 14:56 

 / by Joel Hunter, Viola

Baden-BadenAh... the reassuringly familiar “Queens Hotel” Baden-Baden finally appears in view after a torturous travel day of over twelve hours all the way from Cagliari in Sardinia. Our coach driver decides on an interesting...

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12 Januar 2010 / 13:13 

 / by Michiel Commandeur, Violin

In the cold winter month of December the MCO resides in Landshut for a concert in the local Rathausprunksaal. We do this since the MCO was founded, it is actually the first town where the founding members came together, then...

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25 November 2009 / 19:23 

 / by Mark Hampson, Trombone

It seems some time ago now that I got back home to Las Palmas after the Autumn tour with MCO. I have some amazing memories of the first MCO academy project which I was fortunate enough to take part in this November. I think we...

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13 November 2009 / 12:11 

 / by Yannick Dondelinger, Viola

I am somewhat delayed writing this tour dairy entry. Maybe it was the late nights or the early mornings, except that there seemed to be no early mornings, praise to MCO office planning. I guess I am just plain lazy....

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28 September 2009 / 21:19 

 / by Paulien Holthuis, 2nd Violin

After a long time of thinking, considering pros and cons, and asking Tamar’s teachers at school, we took the decision: ‘We go to Beijing together!’ It is very exciting for us and a lot to organize: flights, Richards work, Tamar’s...

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31 August 2009 / 13:06 

 / by Martin Piechotta, Pauke

Ja, es ist etwas Besonderes, vor heimischem Publikum, Freunden, Familie in der Stadt, in der man studiert und etliche Jahre gelebt hat - und in deren Nähe man wieder wohnt - zu konzertieren mit Musikern, mit denen man so viele...

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24 August 2009 / 16:12 

 / by Jens Wernscheid, Communications Assistant

Wenn ich an meine Zeit beim LUCERNE FESTIVAL 2009 denke, denke ich vor allem an die wundervolle Musik, aber auch an die unglaublich heißen Temperaturen.Während meiner acht Tage in Luzern hatte ich die Gelegenheit, beide Programme...

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03 August 2009 / 20:33 

 / by Cindy Albracht, 1st Violin

Since 22nd of July, I have been reunited with my dear MCO-colleagues in Krems. Actually in Stein to be more precise, a small village in the shadow of Krems at the Danube, not far from Vienna.It has been a long time ago that I...

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17 Juli 2009 / 12:15 

 / by Merit Vareschi, Communications Manager

München. Auf dieses Projekt habe ich mich besonders gefreut, weil es ein Heimspiel ist. Bevor ich nach Berlin gezogen bin, habe ich 7 Jahre hier gelebt und gearbeitet. Und nun fahre ich nach einem halben Jahr das erste Mal...

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28 Juni 2009 / 10:09 

 / by Sebastian Posch, Horn

Addiert man zu jeder Menge Sonne ein charmantes Haus direkt am Meer, fügt dort eine entspannte 9er WG ein und multipliziert dies mit gutem Wein und einer Einladung zu einem kulinarischen 4-Gänge-Menü, so kommt man, betrachtet man...

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09 Juni 2009 / 12:14 

 / by Raphael Bell, Cello

Baden-Baden 30 May - 01 June 2009Paris, Saturday, May 23, 2009. The alarm sounds at 6:15 and it's an early start to the new tour. The weather in Paris has been gorgeous and it feels hard to leave home again so soon. By 6:40 I'm...

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18 Mai 2009 / 12:19 

 / by Anna Puig Torné, Viola

Siempre recordaré el proyecto de Dortmund como uno de los más especiales para mi por varios motivos. Creo que es especialmente excitante empezar un proyecto de ópera donde somos muchos los artistas involucrados; los cantantes...

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04 Mai 2009 / 12:12 

 / by Isabelle Briner, 1st Violin

 

…ein wenig bedarf es, um glücklich zu sein!1) eine kleine Menge von Wolferls Musik, sei sie teilweise auch nur in fragmentarischer Form…2) eine Hand voll guter Freunde…3) auserlesene Ingredienzen für kulinarische...

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21 April 2009 / 18:25 

 / by Janka Ryf, Violin

Voller Wucht und LeidenschaftEinmal mehr darf das MCO mit seinem Begründer Claudio Abbado Höhenflüge erleben beim gemeinsamen Musizieren. Beeindruckend, wie aus dieser Zusammenarbeit immer wieder ein loderndes Feuerwerk entsteht...

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08 April 2009 / 12:29 

 / by Jana Ludvickova, 2nd Violin

I have been playing in the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for 10 years and throughout the years, whenever arriving to Bologna Airport, it is always very comforting and it feels almost like coming home - the familiar and wonderful smell...

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07 Februar 2009 / 16:00 

 / by Timothy Summers, 1st Violin

We left Salzburg pretty early. I don’t remember exactly when it was, but it was early. We went to Munich by bus (asleep), and flew to Madrid (asleep). Salzburg is pretty nice, sure, and its salty roots are tempered by...

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23 Januar 2009 / 16:22 

 / by Christian Heubes, 2nd Violin

Als ich in Ludwigshafen ankam, war die Atmosphäre am Abend in dieser Stadt ein wenig triste. Doch dies änderte sich ganz schnell als ich Grisha vor dem Hotel stehen sah und dachte: Endlich wieder zurück!Dabei hatte ich gerade mal...

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01 November 2008 / 16:00 

 / by Andrea Kerner, Communications Manager

Von Ferrara bis nach AthenDiese Tour war – zumindest aus PR-Sicht – eine der vielseitigsten, die ich mit dem MCO in den letzten Jahren gemacht habe. Ein langes Projekt war es sowieso, Anreisetag war der 15. Oktober, Abreisetag...

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07 Oktober 2008 / 13:09 

 / by Henja Semmler, 1st Violin

Das Projekt, von dem ich gestern heim nach Berlin kam, war eines der kürzesten der Saison, aber für mich war es so reich an musikalischen und persönlichen Erlebnissen, dass es mir mindestens doppelt so lang schien. Denn es...

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27 August 2008 / 13:09 

 / by Stefan Faludi, Cello

Im Jahr 1969 malte Picasso seine „Rembrandteske Figur mit Amor“. Das Bild entstammt der letzten Schaffensperiode des Künstlers und hängt nun an exponierter Stelle in der Luzerner Sammlung Rosengart. Viele Gedanken schießen einem...

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26 Juli 2008 / 17:52 

 / by Mette Tjaerby Korneliusen, 2nd Violin

For the first time since New York in October, I am back playing with the MCO. I gave birth to my daughter in December and have been at home since. Now Maya is 7 month old and we are on tour for the first time with my husband and...

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14 März 2008 / 13:09 

 / by Chiara Santi, Bassoon

Ricevo una mail da Aglaja con la nuova programmazione e con una grande notizia per me: SI SUONA A PARMA!Vivo in questa bellissima città ormai da molti anni e non avrei mai pensato di potervi suonare appena un anno dopo essere...

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29 Februar 2008 / 13:09 

 / by Anna Iskina, Praktikantin

Nach meinem PR-Praktikum beim MCO war es für mich eine große Freude das Orchester, das mir in den letzten sieben Monaten sehr ans Herz gewachsen ist, auf Tour nach Israel zu begleiten. Für mich ist Israel ein besonderer Ort: Ein...

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09 Februar 2008 / 13:09 

 / by Mark Hampson, Trombone

On the 4th of July I arrived in Pavia to play the next project with the MCO. This was particularly exciting for two reasons, Pavia was a new city for us and we were playing Dvorak’s seventh symphony, a larger symphony and great...

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16 November 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Yannick Dondelinger, Viola

During this very busy 10th anniversary year of MCO the question that seems to have been on everyone's lips is "did we ever imagine ten years ago MCO would be where it is now". Well, if I tell you last Thursday MCO found...

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10 November 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Cindy Albracht, 1st Violin

Arriving in Ferrara for our 10year anniversary project tastes extra delicious this time. Maybe because I feel so happy to be able to participate and celebrate with so many friends and people who were also there 10 years ago. I am...

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15 Oktober 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Paulien Holthuis, 2nd Violin

For me Landshut 2007 was a project not to miss. Our 'ex'-concertmaster and friend Antonello Manacorda conducting MCO. What a great idea for our 10th anniversary in Landshut!Our first concert in Landshut was ten years ago on the...

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10 Oktober 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Eoin Anderson, Violin

I remember when I first heard that the MCO would be appearing in New York City. It was in February of 2006 and the orchestra was performing its series in Torino. After the last concert many of us went to a restaurant near the...

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29 August 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Riikka Sintonen, Violin

Arriving in Lucerne on a hot Sunday afternoon, it felt like I had never been away. I missed the last two summers of the festival, but the two first were so intense that it was all still very clear in my eyes: the impressive and...

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11 Juni 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Andrea Kerner, Communications Manager

Nach fast zehn Jahren in der Heinrich-Roller-Strasse hat das Orchesterbüro am letzten Freitag den Standort gewechselt. Vom Jungfamilienkiez Prenzlauer Berg ging es Richtung Süden nach Kreuzberg, wo wir nun unmittelbar am Südstern...

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23 Mai 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Julia-Maria Kretz, 1st Violin, und Pauline Sachse, Viola

Die Tour nach Wien war geprägt von großen Kontrasten. Auf der einen Seite wurden wir Abend für Abend in die düstere Welt von Janaceks Totenhaus katapultiert, in die enge Tristesse des eingesperrten Daseins in der Öde Sibiriens....

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04 April 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Barbara Holicka, Viola

Ich freue mich dieses Jahr sehr auf Ostern. Weil ich das Leben feiern möchte, weil ich es doch jedes Mal erstaunlich finde – das Neu-Kommen, das Wiedererwachen, neue kleine Blätter auf den Bäumen, die dann im Frühsommer zur...

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20 März 2007 / 20:56 

 / by Josep Puchades Escriba, Viola

Diese letzte Tournee war ohne Zweifel eine außergewöhnliche Erfahrung. Schon vom ersten Moment, als wir uns alle am Frankfurter Flughafen sammelten, um gemeinsam weiterzufliegen, lag etwas ganz Besonderes in der Luft. Meine...

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20 März 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Josep Puchades Escriba, Viola

Esta última gira ha sido, sin duda, una experiencia muy interesante. Desde el primer momento cuando la orquesta se reunió en Frankfurt para viajar juntos se podía notar un ambiente muy especial; ví a todos mis compañeros con la...

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13 Februar 2007 / 13:09 

 / by Susanne Lerche, Viola

Genauso gerne wie ich mich an die originalen (!) Mozartkugeln und die köstlichen Apfelstrudel im Kaffeehaus erinnere, werde ich an ein schönes und abwechslungsreiches Projekt zurückdenken, die Mozartwoche 2007 in Salzburg und...

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