Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Vita
Das Gürzenich-Orchester Köln ist das Orchester der Oper Köln. Die beiden Institutionen verbindet eine langjährige erfolgreiche Partnerschaft. In der langen Geschichte des Orchesters bündeln sich viele Entwicklungslinien des städtischen Musiklebens. Seine Wurzeln reichen zurück bis zur städtischen Ratsmusik des 15. Jahrhunderts und der Domkapelle. 1827 übernahm die Cölner Concert-Gesellschaft die Trägerschaft. 1840 bestellte sie mit Conradin Kreutzer den ersten fest besoldeten Städtischen Kapellmeister. Die Gesellschaftskonzerte fanden ab 1857 in einem Handels- und Festsaal aus der Zeit der Spätgotik statt, dem sogenannten Gürzenich.
Ferdinand Hiller, Franz Wüllner und Fritz Steinbach, Hermann Abendroth, Günter Wand bis hin zu Markus Stenz und François-Xavier Roth – so unterschiedlich die städtischen Kapellmeister in der Nachfolge von Conradin Kreutzer ihre Schwerpunkte setzten, ist ihnen gemeinsam, dass sie alle die Balance zwischen dem klassischen Kanon und dem jeweils Neuen ihrer Zeit suchen. Robert und Clara Schumann konzertierten mit dem Gürzenich-Orchester in Köln, Hector Berlioz, Giuseppe Verdi und Richard Wagner dirigierten ihre neusten Werke.
1888 ging das Orchester in städtische Trägerschaft über. Die damals 53 Orchestermitglieder bespielen vertraglich verpflichtet das Theater. Bis heute ist das Gürzenich-Orchester zugleich das Orchester der Oper Köln. Marek Janowski weihte 1986 die Kölner Philharmonie mit Gustav Mahlers Sinfonie Nr. 8, der »Sinfonie der Tausend«, ein.
Von 2003 bis 2014 leitete Markus Stenz das Gürzenich-Orchester Köln und verband traditionelles Angebot und innovative Elemente im Rahmen seiner Konzerte.
Zahlreiche Einladungen führen das Orchester auf bedeutende internationale Konzertpodien, z. B. nach Wien, Athen, Thessaloniki, Amsterdam, zum International Festival Edinburgh, zu den BBC Proms nach London sowie nach China.
Upcoming productions with: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Die Zauberflöte für Jung und Alt
Superheldennormalos
Lucia di Lammermoor
Eine Frau von Format
La Passion de Simone
María de Buenos Aires
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Die Zauberflöte
Manon Lescaut
Der satanarchäolügenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch
Das Rheingold
Saul
Hänsel und Gretel
La Cenerentola
Max und Moritz
Le nozze di Figaro
Die Walküre
Freikugeln - Der Freischütz in fünf Dimensionen
Ernani
Picture a day like this
Turandot
Die Schöpfung
Elektra
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
Orlando
Nabucco
La Bohème
Don Giovanni
Carmen
All events with Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
April 2025
World premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Closed school performance / Tickets at gruppen@buehnen.koeln
May 2025
Premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
OPERNTAG
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn der Veranstaltung in Saal 3 + Nachgespräch.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
June 2025
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn der Veranstaltung in Saal 3 + Nachgespräch.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
With the kind support of the Cologne Opera Board of Trustees
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
World premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn der Veranstaltung in Saal 3 + Nachgespräch.
July 2025
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
August 2025
September 2025
Premiere
October 2025
Premiere
Premiere
November 2025
December 2025
January 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
March 2026
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
April 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
May 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
June 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
October 2024
Premiere
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Premiere
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
November 2024
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3 + follow up discussion.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Premiere
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3 + follow-up discussion.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
December 2024
Premiere
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3 + follow-up discussion.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
January 2025
Introduction 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 minutes before the start of the performance in auditorium 3.
February 2025
March 2025
Premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Please note the effects of the warning strike
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
OPERNTAG
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3 + follow-up discussion.
