Founded: 1960 - Heidelberg, Germany

The Heidelberger Kammerorchester (= HKO) was created in 1960 from a musician circle around Klaus Preis. Since then the HKO has played regularly in concerts in all continents (more than 90 countries). The orchestra is characterised in particular by the fact that it works without recourse to of public means.

The repertoire of the HKO includes mainly compositions from the 18^th Century. Beside the popular works of J.S. Bach (Brandenburg Concerts) and Antonio Vivaldi (The 4 Seasons) the orchestra performs works of W.A. Mozart and particularly of G.P. Telemann. Besides also less well-known composers are considered, like
Henry Purcell, Tommaso Albinoni, Johann Pachelbel, Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Arcangelo Corelli, Henricus Albicastro, William Boyce, Johan Helmich Roman, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Benedetto Marcello, Jean Marie Leclair and many others.

The concerts take place mainly in Germany, Switzerland and France. A big Spain tour and England/Ireland tour are organized annually. In addition they have appeared overseas (USA, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Caribbean Islands of the Pacific Ocean, Israel, Malta, in countries of Africa and South America).

Source: Heidelberger Kammerorchester Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (July 2004)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (July 2004)

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Conductor

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Works

Hermann Achenbach

Orchestra

BWV 232

Wolfgang Dallmann

Orchestra

BWV 169, BWV 170 [w/ Contralto Ingeborg Müller-Ney]

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Orchestra

BWV 25, BWV 103

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