1907 | Wiener Tonkünstler Orchester founded with 83 musicians; first concert on 10 October 1907 at the Vienna Musikverein. Conductors: Oskar Nedbal, Hans Pfitzner, Bernhard Stavenhagen |
1913 | Premiere of the “Gurre-Lieder” by Arnold Schönberg with the Philharmonic Choir; Conductor: Franz Schreker |
1919 to 1923 | Principal Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler |
1932-1933 season | Guest conductors: Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Felix Weingartner, Hans Knappertsbusch, Hermann Abendroth |
1932 | Merger between the Wiener Tonkünstler-Orchester and the Wiener Concertverein; disbandment of the Wiener Tonkünstler-Orchester as an organisation |
1933 to 1944 | NS Wiener Tonkünstlerorchester and Gausymphonieorchester Niederdonau under Austrofascism and National Socialism |
after 1945 | Niederösterreichisches Landes-Symphonie-Orchester (State Symphony Orchestra of Lower Austria), numerous concerts in Lower Austria, but primarily in Vienna |
6 October 1946 | Revival of the Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Vienna Konzerthaus with a “Bruckner Memorial Concert” |
since 1949 | Sunday Afternoon Concerts at the Vienna Musikverein |
27 January 1950 | Constitutive meeting of the organisation the Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerochester |
1954 to 1965 | Over 240 concerts for the Lower Austrian Chamber of Labour |
1955 to 1988 | Concerts in the arcaded courtyard at Vienna City Hall |
1957 | Diploma concert with Zubin Mehta and Claudio Abbado |
autumn 1957 | Tour of Germany with Elly Ney |
1963 to 1975 | Music Director: Heinz Wallberg |
September 1979 | Tour of the USA |
1985 | First tour of Japan |
June 1992 | Second tour of Japan |
1995 to 2000 | Music Director: Fabio Luisi |
June 1996 | Third tour of Japan |
1 March 1997 | Opening of the Festspielhaus St. Pölten with Mahler’s Symphony No.2 “Resurrection”, since then the resident orchestra at St. Pölten |
2000 to 2003 | Music Director: Carlos Kalmar |
1 March 2002 | Founding of the Niederösterreichische Tonkünstler Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. |
2003 | Relocation of the management and music library to the Festspielhaus St. Pölten |
2003 | Founding of the “Tonspiele” music education department |
2004 to 2009 | Music Director: Kristjan Järvi |
2005 | Signing of a permanent funding agreement with the state of Lower Austria; incorporated into the NÖ Kulturwirtschaft umbrella organisation |
2007-2008 season | Jubilee season celebrating 100 years of the Tonkunstler |
21 June 2007 | Opening of the Wolkenturm, Grafenegg; first Grafenegg Festival, since then the resident orchestra at the festival |
8 November 2007 | First Plugged-In concert at the Vienna Musikverein |
2008 | Opening of the Auditorium, Grafenegg |
2009 to 2015 | Music Director: Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
from the 2015-16 concert season | Music Director: Yutaka Sado |
History
Orchestra History
CDs
Brahms | Symphonies 1 to 4
Released in March 2015 on OehmsClassics
Bruckner/Takemitsu | Symphony No. 9/Ceremonial
Released in October 2017
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy «A midsummer night's dream»
Released in August 2010 on TonkünstlerLive (Preiser Records)
Hector Berlioz | Symphonie fantastique
Released in spring 2013 on OehmsClassics
Mendelssohn Bartholdy «Lobgesang»
Released in spring 2011 on TonkünstlerLive
Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Symphonies 1 and 3
Released in spring 2014 on OehmsClassics
Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Symphonies 4 and 5
Released in May 2015 on OehmsClassics
Robert Schumann «Manfred»
Released in October 2010 on TonkünstlerLive (Preiser Records)
Shostakovich | Symphony No. 5 and Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra
Released in April 2018
Buy articleString Serenade
Released in March 2018