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Orchestra
- - Bamberg Symphony
    A truly extraordinary orchestra in an extraordinary city.
    An orchestra and its history
  - Chief Conductor
    In 2016, Jakub Hrůša became the fifth Chief Conductor in the history of the Bamberg Symphony.
    Since September 2016, Jakub Hrůša has been Chief Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony
  - Honorary ConductorsHerbet Blomstedt and Christoph Eschenbach are the Honorary Conductors of Bamberg Symphony
  - MusiciansThe members of the Bamberg Symphony
  - Orchestra AcademyThe Joseph-Keilberth-Orchestral Academy has been founded in 2010
  - Management
    Marcus Rudolf Axt has been Chief Executive of the Bamberg Symphony since the season 2013/2014.
    The administrative staff of the Bamberg Symphony
  - Bamberg Symphony Foundation
    © Steffen Böttcher
    The members of the board
  - Bavaria's Best Concert Hall
    The Joseph Keilberth auditoriuml in Bamberg's concert hall can boast its perfect acoustics.
    The Joseph Keilberth auditorium of the Bamberg Concert Hall
  - The Bamberg Sound
    »extraordinary city. extraordinary orchestra.«
    The »bohemian sound« is the trademark of the Bamberg Symphony
  - Bamberg, City of Culture
    A mirror of European history and a centre of art, Bamberg is a City of Culture with a rich architectural legacy.
    The UNESCO World Heritage City
Programme & Tickets
- - Creation 2022/23
    extraordinary city. extraordinary orchestra.
    The Chief Executive presents the new season
  - Soul 2023/24
    extraordinary city. extraordinary orchestra.
    The Chief Executive presents the new season
  - Concert Overview
    The Bamberg Symphony is rightly considered the German touring orchestra and feels at home in all the major concert venues worldwide. Their true home, however, is the Bamberg Concert Hall – Bavaria's best auditorium.
    From Bamberg to Beijing: All concerts of the Bamberg Symphony
  - Principal Organist: Christian Schmitt
    Christian Schmitt
    Grand virtuoso of the »Queen of Instruments« and soloist in the organ series which he also curates
  - The encore! project
    Contemporary music as an »encore«: Since the season 2014/15, the Bamberg Symphony has been playing the world premieres of encores that have been commissioned by the Orchestra.
    Encores written specifically for the Bamberg Symphony
  - Slam Symphony
    In 2013, the Bamberg Symphony created this new concert format - a combination of music and poetry slam.
    The combination of music and poetry slam
  - All concerts of individual subscription seriesAn overview
  - Tickets & Subscriptions
    The Joseph Keilberth auditorium with its 1,400 seats boasts marvelous acoustics. It is rightly considered Bavaria's best concert hall.
    Prices and box office
Education
- - Education and music outreach
    © Matthias Krug
    About the Bamberg Symphony’s education work
  - Orchestra Academy
    Joseph Keilberth was the first Chief Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony. Our Orchestra Academy is named after him.
    The Joseph-Keilberth-Orchestral Academy has been founded in 2010
  - Rehearsal and school visitsTake a look behind the scenes
  - Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
    Since the 2015/16 season, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie have been working closely together.
    The godchild orchestra of the Bamberger Symphoniker
  - Concerts for young listeners
    For several years the Bamberg Symphony have been organising concerts for children, young people and their families.
    Concerts for kindergarten children, schoolchildren and families
  - Publikumsorchester / Audience Orchestra
    © Andreas Herzau
  - U30: World-class concerts for 15 euros
    Concerts for young visitors under 30 years of age
  - Special formats
    Slam Symphony and Club Symphony
  - Cooperation partners
  - Contact
The Mahler Competition
- - The Mahler Competition 2023The Mahler Competition in July 2023
  - Prize winners and members of the Jury since 2004
  - Competition Rules and Conditions
Supporters
- - Funding
    Since 2003 the Bamberg Symphony has held the honorary title of »Bavarian State Philharmonic«. They are Bavarias cultural ambassador to the world.
    Free State of Bavaria, City of Bamberg, District of Upper Franconia and Bamberg region
  - Friends of the Bamberg Symphony
    Since 1982 the »Friends of the Bamberg Symphony« have been supporting the work of the Orchestra and have accompanied the musicians on various tours abroad.
    One of the largest supporters association in Bavaria
  - Supporters' Foundation
    As a supporter of the Bamberg Symphony you will enjoy close contact with »your Orchestra« and your contribution will help us to achieve our ambitious artistic aims.
    As a donator and patron you can become part of the »Bamberg family«
  - Patrons and supporting membersWir danken unseren Fördermitgliedern und Mäzenen
  - Media partners
    Music appeals to all senses, listening to it is a multi-media experience. In this respect, an orchestra is an ideal object for the press, radio and tv. We are happy to cooperate with our media partners as well as with our professional service providers.
    We thank our media partners who make our work accessible to a broad, international media audience
  - Partners
    Music appeals to all senses, listening to it is a multi-media experience. In this respect, an orchestra is an ideal object for the press, radio and tv. We are happy to cooperate with our media partners as well as with our professional service providers.
    We would like to thank for the support of our partners
Media
- - Press contactContact person for journalists
  - media library
  - Videos
    »The Baton«, the documentary of the Bamberg Symphony Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition, has been reviewed as »one of the most original movies about classical music in a long time« by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
    The renowned video filmer Michael Wende has produced several Youtube videos of our Orchestra. He is also the director of the award-winning documentary »The Baton«.
  - New recordings
    The Bamberg Symphony's collaboration with Bavarian Radio dates back to the 1950s; today they still enjoy a close partnership, the source of countless concert relays, studio recordings and co-productions for LP and CD.
    Since the 1950s the Bamberg Symphony has released records and CDs in abundance. Find a selection here.
  - Cooperation with Bavarian BroadcastingThe Bamberg Symphony began working with the Bavarian Broadcasting as early as the 1950s and they established a close working relationship during this time.