After several successful European tours in 2018 and 2019 the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne (Germany) returns to Australia with a powerful and lovely new program.
They perform on Wednesday, March 4 at 7pm in St Hilda's Church, Katoomba, with works ranging from Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons to Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Paganini.
"Classical music the world over" is the motto of the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne. It is irrelevant for our musicians whether they are playing in a little village church, in the open air, in Cologne Cathedral or in the Sydney Opera House - their enthusiasm to play music is the same every time.
The objective is simple - to inspire as many people as possible across all generations to enjoy classical music. The popularity of the ensemble is reflected in the fact that the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne gives around 300 concerts a year around the globe and listeners throughout the world look forward to a musical encounter with exceptionally talented musicians.
The Chamber Philharmonia Cologne was founded in Cologne, famous throughout the world for its University of Music and its musical and instrumental teaching. Taking advantage of this pool of talent, a stock of outstanding musicians has accrued that in a changing cast of musicians take the chamber's motto across the world.
The Chamber Philharmonia Cologne is at home all over the world. They tour regularly to New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Great Britain, Ireland and many other countries. The multifaceted composition of the ensemble provides every member of the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne with the opportunity to perform as a soloist.
The permanently expanding repertoire of the chamber consists primarily of hand-picked pieces. The real appeal of the program lies in the meeting of popular and unknown works from a wide variety of musical epochs. This sees familiar greats like Mozart and Vivaldi in dialogue with works from Prokofieff through to the "King of Tango", Astor Piazzolla. This mix promises great diversity to inspire people across the world to enjoy classical music.
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