Camerata Nordica

Camerata Nordica is a Swedish chamber orchestra. Affiliated with the regional Kalmar Läns Musikstiftelse,[1] the ensemble is administratively based in Oskarshamn, and gives concerts in various cities and venues in Sweden. Founded in 1974 in Kalmar, the orchestra has formerly been known as the Oskarshamn Ensemble, Camerata Roman, and Camerata Sweden.[2]

Camerata Nordica, with its leader Terje Tønnesen, made its debut at The Proms in August 2013, where the concert featured the world premiere of the rediscovered Elegy for Strings by Benjamin Britten.[3]

Previous leaders have included Norbert Brainin, Levon Chilingirian, Philippe Graffin, Giovanni Guzzo, Franz Helmerson, Barnabás Kelemen, Ernst Kovacic, Pekka Kuusisto, Josef Suk, Terje Tønnesen, Ulf Wallin, and Antje Weithaas.[4]

In December 2016, freelance musicians who worked regularly with Camerata Nordica severed their affiliation with the ensemble, in protest at financial mismanagement of the organisation.[5]

The orchestra has recorded commercially for such labels as BIS[6] and Caprice Records, for which for example they have recorded CDs of works by Britten and Anders Eliasson.[7]

References
  1. "Camerata Nordica Kalmar Läns Musikstiftelse" [Music Foundation of Kalmar Läns: Camerata Nordica]. www.nortic.se. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "Camerata Nordica Swedish chamber orchestra". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. John Allison (2013-09-03). "Proms 2013: Camerata Nordica, Cadogan Hall, review". Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  4. "About Camerata Nordica". cameratanordica.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. "Musikerna hoppar av Camerata Nordica" [Musicians jump from Camerata Nordica]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  6. Gwyn Parry-Jones (July 2017). "Review: Music of Sound and Fury". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  7. Exploring Camerata Nordica www.discogs.com, accessed 13 January 2020
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