Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
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A podcast about the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, an orchestra that trail-blazed the idea of players from many countries dropping their normal commitments and traveling to perform together. Through our interviews, we will explore the stories of the people who formed, built, and run the orchestra as well as those who perform in and with it
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
1y ago
In this episode, Simon Mundy talks with the COE's Planning and Personnel Manager Caroline Ferry who has been with us for 5 years and is about to leave and explore new pastures. You will find out all about how absolutely crucial this job is, the challenges of fixing and planning for an international touring orchestra, particularly in the context of the aftermath of a global pandemic ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
In this episode, presenter Simon Mundy is in conversation with the COE's former principal oboe François Leleux. They talk about his COE adventure and find out about his approach to conducting whilst still pursuing a career as a world-renowned oboist. For more information about François, please visit his website: https://francoisleleux.com ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
In this episode, Simon Mundy interviews British conductor Sir Roger Norrington who has recently retired and with whom the COE did many projects over the years, focusing particularly on works by Joseph Haydn. Includes musical excerpts from Haydn's Creation and Seasons released by Profil Edition Gunther Haenssler back in 2008 ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
Simon Mundy talks to Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Robin Ticciati, Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen about their own COE adventure ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
In this episode, Simon Mundy interviews the COE's former principal oboe, now conductor, Dougie Boyd, who was the instigator of the Sibelius Symphony Cycle with Paavo Berglund at the Helsinki Festival in 1998. ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
In this 4th episode of our COE@40 series, Simon Mundy interviews various current and former members of the COE about the influence the Orchestra and its artistic partners over the years have shaped their career and their way of making music ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
Matthew Wilkie takes us through the evolution of the COE sound under Nikolaus Harnoncourt between 1989 and 2007. He talks about the immense challenges of playing the extreme dynamics always requested by Harnoncourt, and also the legendary metaphors he used to get his point across. Matthew also mentions which composers he particularly enjoyed working on with Nikolaus and why ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
This episode focuses on what makes the Chamber Orchestra of Europe a genuinely European ensemble. Various players talk to Simon Mundy about how the diversity of nationalities and cultures within the COE has shaped it into what it is today ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
In this second episode in our podcast series celebrating the COE's 40th anniversary, Simon Mundy interviews a number of former and current members of the COE about their incredible commitment to the Orchestra and to the music: leaving families and homes to connect with 'their second life' at the COE, performing concerts "as if their lives depended on it ..read more
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast
2y ago
In the next three episodes of the COE's podcast, we celebrate the Orchestra's 40th anniversary since its launch concert in 1981. In this episode, Simon Mundy interviews James Judd, Dougie Boyd, Will Conway, Marieke Blankestijn, Enno Senft, Elizabeth Wexler, Peter and Victoria Readman and Richard Hosford about the very beginnings of the Orchestra ..read more