ABOUT THE MCO RESIDENCE NRW The Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO)’s residence in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) started on 16May 2009, with a highly successful concert version of Weber’s Der Freischütz under the baton of Thomas Hengelbrock. The concert halls in Dortmund, Essen and Cologne will be the venues of the residence, which is sponsored by the Arts Foundation NRW and the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Together with the concert halls and the Orchesterzentrum NRW in Dortmund, the MCO is planning top-notch operas and concerts and professional training programmes for the next three years. >>more
