Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
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The Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz (State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate) is the largest and leading symphony orchestra of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, based in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. It gives concerts in Rhineland-Palatinate as well as across Germany and abroad.
The orchestra includes 88 musicians from 16 nations as of the 2015/2016 season.
Conductors
- Ludwig Rüth (November 1919 - 1920)
- Ernst Boehe (1 November 1920 - 16 November 1938)
- Karl Friderich (1 April 1939 - 31 March 1943)
- Franz Konwitschny (1943/44)
- Heinz Bongartz (Summer 1944)
- Karl Maria Zwißler (1 January 1946 - 31 August 1947)
- Bernhard Conz (1 September 1947 - 31 July 1951)
- Karl Rucht (1 August 1951 - 31 July 1957)
- Otmar Suitner (1 September 1957 - 31 August 1960)
- Christoph Stepp (1 September 1960 - 31 August 1978)
- Christoph Eschenbach (1 September 1978 - 31 August 1983)
- Leif Segerstam (1 September 1983 - 31 August 1990)
- Bernhard Klee (1 August 1992 - 31 July 1997)
- Theodor Guschlbauer (1 September 1997 - 31 July 2001)
- Ari Rasilainen (1 September 2002 - 31 July 2009)
- Karl-Heinz Steffens (since 1 August 2009 – 2018)
- Michael Francis (2019 – present)
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