Founded: Frankfurt, Germany

The Collegium Musicum Wilhelm Isselmann (also known as Collegium Musicum Franfurt) (= CMWI) and was formed out of musicians from Frankfurt and Detmold, and every time "for what was needed" (je nach Bedarf). Music-academies from Demold and Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Radio-Orchestra (Hessische Rundfunk) formed the basis for this Collegium Musicum Orchestra. Professor Wilhelm Isselman -from Detmold- was the leader and he was a friend and collegue (violin) of Kurt Thomas.

Source: Peter Hofmann
Contributed by Willem van Erk (November 2006)

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