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Artist Biography
The Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne ("Gürzenich Orchester Köln") is one of Germany's major symphony orchestras and one of two important orchestras with headquarters in the western German city of Cologne. It is a venerable group that gave the premieres of a number of major works in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne traces its origins to the middle 18th century. The orchestra gave the premieres of major works such as the Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 and Richard Strauss' tone poem Don Quixote. The orchestra's music director since 2015 has been François-Xavier Roth. Andrés Orozco-Estrada is general music director-designate, slated to assume his new position in 2025. In 2020 and 2021, the orchestra issued two volumes of orchestral music by Hans Rott. In 2024, it appeared on a recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109.
Hometown
Cologne, Germany
Genre
Classical
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