Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast

Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe podcast
Interlude: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Podcast

Podcast about the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, an orchestra that trail-blazed the idea of players from many countries dropping their normal commitments and travelling to perform together with the world's greatest conductors and soloists. Through our interviews, we will explore the stories of the people who formed, built and run the orchestra as well as those who perform in and with it. We'll introduce new recordings and talk about the music with the people who know it best – those who bring it off the page and into our heads.

  1. Interlude: Interview with Julian Poore, COE's second trumpet and founder member

    18/05/2023

    Interlude: Interview with Julian Poore, COE's second trumpet and founder member

    In this episode, Simon Mundy talks with Julian Poore who has been the COE's second trumpet since its creation in 1981. Aside from telling us all about the many different types of trumpets and the challenges of bringing them on tour, he also tells us a story about Claudio Abbado's shirt... featuring COE co-principal cello, tenor Will Conway!

    23 min
  2. Interlude: Interview with Julian Rachlin, Violinist and Conductor

    31/03/2023

    Interlude: Interview with Julian Rachlin, Violinist and Conductor

    Julian Rachlin explains what it means to him that the Chamber Orchestra of Europe is the resident orchestra at Schloss Esterhazy, how he feels about the COE and what he would like to do with them next.

    23 min
  3. Interlude: Interview with COE Honorary Member Sir András Schiff

    07/12/2022

    Interlude: Interview with COE Honorary Member Sir András Schiff

    In this episode, Simon Mundy is in conversation with Sir András Schiff, a long-standing artistic partner and Honorary Member of the COE. Together, they recall how the relationship with the Orchestra started, back in the eighties, and how it developed over the years. Sir András remembers with great fondness his friendship with Sandor Vegh who also taught to a number of COE members at the time. In this episode, there are various musical excerpts, particularly from our concert at the Schloss Esterhazy, home of Haydn, in Eisenstadt in September 2022.

    29 min
  4. Interlude: Interview with COE Planning and Personnel Manager Caroline Ferry

    30/09/2022

    Interlude: Interview with COE Planning and Personnel Manager Caroline Ferry

    In this episode, Caroline shares her memories of the past 5 years at the COE, what particular challenges she encountered, which programmes she fondly remembers, which soloists wowed her...

    20 min
  5. Interlude: Interview with French oboist François Leleux

    24/05/2022

    Interlude: Interview with French oboist François Leleux

    François Leleux recalls his COE story with much enthusiasm: how he got to know the Orchestra, when became a member, what his influence on the COE was and how the COE influenced him, particularly as he has now become a renowned conductor as well as a world-class oboist.

    22 min
  6. Interlude: Interview with Sir Roger Norrington

    26/04/2022

    Interlude: Interview with Sir Roger Norrington

    In this episode, Simon Mundy interviews British conductor Sir Roger Norrington about his COE adventure. Now retired, Sir Roger looks back at some of his most cherished memories with the COE: concerts at Die Glocke in Bremen, performances of the Creation and the Seasons... He also talks about period performances on modern instruments, revising the orchestra seating and the importance of connecting with the audience during concerts.

    33 min
  7. COE@40 Episode 5: The COE in the eyes of its artistic partners

    09/03/2022

    COE@40 Episode 5: The COE in the eyes of its artistic partners

    In the 5th episode of our series celebrating 40 years of COE, Simon Mundy asks world-class artists who regularly work with the COE - conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Honorary Member of the COE), Robin Ticciati, Sir Antonio Pappano and violinist Janine Jansen - about their own experience with the COE.

    23 min
  8. Interlude: Making of the Sibelius Symphonies (COE/Berglund, 1998) with Dougie Boyd

    28/01/2022

    Interlude: Making of the Sibelius Symphonies (COE/Berglund, 1998) with Dougie Boyd

    In this episode, Simon Mundy interviews the COE's former principal oboe, now conductor, Dougie Boyd, who was the instigator of the Sibelius Symphony Cycle with Paavo Berglund at the Helsinki Festival in 1998. Dougie shares the story of how it all started, looks back at the special relationship between the Orchestra and Paavo and goes through the Symphonies themselves and the progression from No.1 to No.7. The DVD/Blu-Ray set was released for the 10th anniversary of Paavo Berglund's death, in memory of the incredible friendship that existed between him and all of the COE musicians. "Paavo was universally loved" (Dougie Boyd).

    36 min
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Podcast about the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, an orchestra that trail-blazed the idea of players from many countries dropping their normal commitments and travelling to perform together with the world's greatest conductors and soloists. Through our interviews, we will explore the stories of the people who formed, built and run the orchestra as well as those who perform in and with it. We'll introduce new recordings and talk about the music with the people who know it best – those who bring it off the page and into our heads.

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