Ladenburger Nikolaus-Konzert - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester mit Andre Schoch
Andre Schoch has been a professor of trumpet at the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim since 2024. From 2017 to 2024, he was a trumpeter with the Berlin Philharmonic and a lecturer at the Karajan Academy. Prior to that, he was the solo trumpeter with the Philharmonic State Orchestra of Hamburg for four years and had engagements as a solo trumpeter at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as well as with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. As a soloist, Andre Schoch has performed with the Philharmonic State Orchestra of Hamburg under Kent Nagano, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, the Prague and Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, the Berlin Baroque Soloists, and the Robert Schumann Philharmonic Chemnitz, among others. As a chamber musician, Andre Schoch is also highly sought after. He is a founding member of the ensemble "Philharmonic Brass," which includes members of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, and regularly performs with established duo partners such as Friedrich Höricke (piano) and Arvid Gast (organ). He is a regular guest of the ensemble "German Brass." Furthermore, Andre Schoch has taught at numerous master classes both in Germany and abroad, such as at the Brass Academy Alicante, Carnegie Hall, the Manhattan School of Music, the Shanghai Orchestra Academy, and the music conservatories in Hanover, Weimar, Hamburg, and Detmold. Andre Schoch studied with Prof. Matthias Höfs, Prof. Reinhold Friedrich, and Prof. Klaus Bräker. As a scholarship holder of the Karajan Academy, he received instruction from Gábor Tarkövi. In 2023, Andre Schoch's first solo CD "Core," featuring baroque trumpet concertos with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, was released by the label Es-Dur.
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (SKO), founded in 1945 by Karl Münchinger, has developed a distinctive sound culture since its inception and has become a model for many further ensembles. Under Dennis Russell Davies, the honorary conductor of the SKO, the orchestra has specifically opened itself up to contemporary music. With his successor Michael Hofstetter, the orchestra developed further expertise in historical performance practice.
Today, nearly 80 years after its founding, the SKO sees itself as a cultural institution in a dual role. Together with chief conductor Thomas Zehetmair and Markus Korselt as managing and artistic director, the musicians follow the vision of preserving tradition while also setting sound and programming standards for the future. A rich repertoire spanning centuries from Baroque to commissioned compositions includes confident genre crossings with jazz and electronic music in exciting formats and projects close to the audience. This breadth makes the SKO one of the most skilled ensembles of its kind. The orchestra is closely connected to Stuttgart and its home region through concerts, collaborations, and projects, thrilling audiences worldwide as a musical ambassador on tours and guest performances. Its extensive discography, featuring high-caliber soloists and carefully curated programs, testifies to the ensemble's stature. In 2023, the orchestra's own label “SKO records” was established to have complete control over programming, planning, and recording production. So far, four albums have been released featuring music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Bartók, Schönberg, and Adams.
About 90 concerts are scheduled annually, including up to two intercontinental tours and performances on major stages. The orchestra presents itself both as "SKO pure" in its core ensemble of 17 strings and in larger formations with masterpieces from classical and romantic repertoires. From 2024 to 2027, a complete recording and performance of all Beethoven symphonies will be created with Thomas Zehetmair.
In the ever-evolving field of digitalization, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra continues to discover new creative avenues. Since 2018, innovative projects incorporating virtual and augmented reality, AI, robotics, and hologram concerts have been developed, broadening the classical foundation of the ensemble and providing audiences with new artistic experiences. As the first orchestra in Germany, the SKO switched from sheet music to tablets in 2022.
Driven by the desire for greater sustainability, the SKO has been committed to a climate-conscious cultural operation since 2022. This includes achieving climate neutrality by 2024 through the avoidance, reduction, and compensation of CO2 emissions. From 2025 onward, the focus will shift towards further reducing CO2 emissions and supporting regional reforestation projects. This includes operating as resource-efficiently as possible, minimizing or reducing CO2 emissions whenever feasible, and raising audience awareness for climate-conscious actions.
With its award-winning music education program "SKOhr-Labor," the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra develops participatory formats for children and young people from diverse backgrounds. Through tailored projects, the SKO assumes social responsibility and makes an indispensable contribution to the musical culture of future generations. For example, in 2022, a "RAPsody" was developed with young offenders from the Adelsheim correctional facility, for which the SKO was awarded the "The Power of the Arts" prize.
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra is funded by the State of Baden-Württemberg, the City of Stuttgart, and Robert Bosch GmbH, as well as numerous project sponsors, patrons, and donors.
Admission: 6:30 PM
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