The Orchestra
The Beethoven Philharmonie
The Beethoven Philharmonie is an Austrian orchestra, which has established itself internationally in the last few years. Based in Baden near Vienna, one of Beethoven’s favorite places in the very heart of Europe, it is in high demand for its interpretations of the Viennese Classics such as Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn or Franz Schubert.
Members of established Austrian orchestras play alongside international chamber musicians, creating together a unique spirit, which distinguishes the Beethoven Philharmonie from many other orchestras. A strong collective energy and the joy in music- making carries the audience along with the performers. The artistic director is Viennese born conductor Thomas Rösner.
The Beethoven Philharmonie has its own subscription concert series in the Grand Casino Baden. The orchestra has been invited to play at renowned festivals and concert venues such as the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, at the Bruckner Festival in Linz, Klangbogen Festival in Vienna, the Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt, the Europäische Wochen Passau, as well as in Paris, Budapest, Ljubljana, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and China. The orchestra is also part of the festival “operklosterneuburg“ in the Imperial Court at the Klosterneuburg Monastery.
The CD „Voices“ with works by Beethoven and Mozart for Odradek Records was internationally highly acclaimed. A recent recording features works by the Israeli composer Menachem Wiesenberg.
The Beethoven Philharmonie has performed with many well-known soloists and conductors such as Chen Reiss, Daniela Fally, Andreas Schager, Michael Schade, Günther Groissböck, Vadim Repin, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Benjamin Schmid, Harriet Krijgh, Till Fellner, Philippe Entremont, Christoph-Mathias Mueller, Enrico Calesso, Christoph Campestrini, Alexander Gadjiev or Koon-Woo Paik.
Recent and future concerts include invitations to the Golden Hall in the Musikverein in Vienna, the Festival Promenadenkonzerte Innsbruck, the Murten Classics Festival in Switzerland, the Festival Haydn-Region or the new and highly acclaimed Festival Klassik.Klang – both in Austria. The Beethoven Philharmonie will also perform at the Konzerthaus Klagenfurt, in Maribor/Slovenia or in the baroque theater Schönbrunn in Vienna and was on a highly successful tour in China last autumn.
Recent projects include the first Austrian performance of the Symphony in E by Franz Schubert in the new version by Richard Dünser, which was broadcast by the Austrian Radio as well as the world premiere of the 4th piano by the newly rediscovered Jewish – German- Czech composer Hans Winterberg.
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“Thomas Rösner and the Beethoven Philharmonic make music so gripping and colorful that their recording is one of the most dazzling in the catalog.”
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“The Beethoven Philharmonic is playing, an alert and melodious orchestra …. Under the direction of Thomas Rösner, this shepherd's song doesn't just sway blissfully: it becomes a celebration of love for creation in which you can hear the blood dancing out of sheer gratitude towards the Creator. Image and music intensify each other into ecstasy!”
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“The musical highlight was provided by the Beethoven Philharmonic from Austria under the artistic direction of Thomas Rösner. Especially with her very dynamic performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 39 »La tempesta di mare« the orchestra drove waves and wind through the nave, so rough, so wild, so intense that you could feel their violence in your body."
Thomas Rösner
Artistic Director
Viennese born Thomas Rösner is in high demand as a conductor for symphonic repertoire as well as opera since he made his debut with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva.
Amongst many other orchestras Thomas has been invited to conduct the Wiener Symphoniker, Deutsches Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Salzburg Mozarteum, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Prague, Warsaw Philharmonic, Sinfonia Varsovia, Sofia Philharmonic, Basel Symphony, Bern Symphony, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Toscanini Filarmonica Parma, Houston Symphony, Les Violons du Roy in Montreal, Quebec Symphony, Macao Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony or the Israel Sinfonietta.
He was Chief Conductor of the Orchestre Symphonique Bienne in Switzerland, chef associé of the Orchestre National de Bordeaux and holds currently the position of Artistic Director of the Beethoven Philharmonie in Vienna.
He has also conducted at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Semperoper Dresden, Zurich Opera, Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels, the Grand Théâtre in Geneva, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Latvian National Opera Riga, the Welsh National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, New National Theatre Tokyo, the NCPA in Beijing, the Korean National Opera as well as at the Glyndebourne Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Quebec Opera Festival or the Festival in Bregenz.
Recent and future engagements include concerts with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Orchestre National de Montpellier, Suzhou Symphony, Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra Lodz, Tonkünstler Orchester at the Grafenegg Festival, Maifestspiele Wiesbaden, the Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg and Lausanne Opera.
Thomas Rösner’s discography includes recordings with the Wiener Symphoniker, the Bamberg Symphony, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Janáček Philharmonic, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Mannheim Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Bienne and the Beethoven Philharmonie.