Ambassade Orchestra Vienna
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Background[edit]
Its first major tour took the Ambassade Orchestra Vienna to South America for 24 open air concerts, performing for audiences exceeding 12,000 people. Performances then followed in the United Arab Emirates with internationally acclaimed tenor José Carreras, the culmination of which resulted in the album "Mediterranean Passion" which was subsequently recorded in Vienna. The Orchestra has performed at the Monte Carlo Formula 1 Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing including in collaborated with Red Bull Air Race stunt pilot champion Hannes Arch in his show "Rhythm and Air". An album recorded in Vienna with the Japanese rock band Quruli took the Orchestra to performances in Japan. Back in its home country, the Orchestra won Gold and Platinum awards in Austria for the two albums "Ambros singt Moser" recorded with music producer Christian Kolonovits and the Austrian pop icon Wolfgang Ambros. Highlights for the Ambassade Orchestra Vienna also include a CD/DVD of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, moderated by the children's television reporter Willi Weitzel, as well as performances with soprano Sarah Brightman and tenor Andrea Bocceli.[2]
Chief conductors[edit]
Tours, performances and collaborations[edit]
The Ambassade Orchestra Vienna has performed and toured with artists including Christian Kolonovits, Otto Brusatti, Aleksey Igudesman, Hyung-Ki Joo, Anton Sorokow, Arben Spahiu, Vienna Boys Choir, David Gimenez, Tiësto, Waris Dirie, Uwe Kröger, Erdal Erzincan, Helmut Imig, Christian Schulz, Alexander Lutz, Wolfgang Ambros, Tayler Dane, Quruli, Herwig Pecoraro, Renate Holm, Heinz Zednik, Paul Potassy, Martina Dvorak, Heinz Holecek, Willi Weitzel, Maxim Vengerov, Lidia Baich, Eva Lind, Sarah Brightman, José Carreras and Andrea Bocelli.[5][6]
Selected recordings[edit]
- Leichtes Blut, Christian W. Schulz (1998)
- Frohe Weihnacht * Merry Christmas. With the Wiener Sängerknaben, Gerald Wirth (1999)
- Grüß´ mir mein Wien, Christian W. Schulz, Rudolf Streicher (2002)
- Niemand glaubt ... – Live im Musikverein. Aleksey Igudesman (2002)
- life for the moment. With Hot Pants Road Club, Christian Kolonovits, official Life-Ball-CD 2002 (2002)
- From Broadway to Hollywood. With Uwe Kröger, Stefan Schrupp (2003)
- Entertainer. With Alfons Haider, Augustin Lehfuss (2004)
- Ambros singt Moser. With Wolfgang Ambros, Christian Kolonovits (2005)
- Mediterranean Passion. With José Carreras, David Gimenez (2008)
- Philharmonic or die. With the Japanischen Rockband Quruli (2008)
- Peter und der Wolf. With Willi Weitzel as speaker, Guido Mancusi (2010)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ambassade Orchestra Vienna Biografie" (PDF). Ambassade Orchestra Vienna. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "Biographie". griot.de. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ "Bvz.at". 8 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ↑ "Richard Wagner Konversatorium". Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ↑ "AustriaWiki - Ambassade Orchestra Vienna". 2024-10-30.
- ↑ "WienerAlpen". Retrieved 2024-10-30.
External links[edit]
- Ambassade Orchester Wien bei Discogs
- Ambassade Orchester Wien bei IMDb
- Website des Ambassade Orchesters Wien
- Musikagentur Buchmann&Kaspar
- Willi Weitzel
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