Founded in 1962, the CAMERATA BERN is a highly-acclaimed chamber orchestra uniting top level musicians inspired by the idea of performing within a flexible, self-conducted ensemble.
Among its members are gifted soloists and chamber musicians. Under its artistic director, Grammy-award winner Patricia Kopatchinskaja, as well as guest concertmasters Antje Weithaas, Amandine Beyer, Enrico Onofri and others, the orchestra stands out for its subtle and perfectly homogeneous sound, its freshness and mastery of style in a broad repertoire ranging from early Baroque on period instruments to today’s composers.
The ensemble’s outstanding qualities has led it to perform with such eminent artists as Heinz Holliger, Attilio Cremonesi, András Schiff, Alexander Lonquich, Jörg Widmann, Tabea Zimmermann, Bernd Glemser, Christian Gerhaher, Vesselina Kasarova, Radu Lupu, Barbara Hendricks, Peter Schreier, Reinhold Friedrich, Leonidas Kavakos, Angelika Kirchschlager and others.
The ensemble has toured extensively in Europe, South- and North-America, as well as in South-East Asia, the Far East, Australia and Japan. Its recordings on Sony, Deutsche Grammophon/Archiv, Decca, Denon, ERATO, Berlin Classics, Novalis, ECM, Claves and Philips have won several international awards.
Lately, CAMERATA BERN has performed among others at the Great Hall of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, the Konzerthaus Berlin, Zuiderstrandtheater in The Hague, De Oosterpoort Groningen, Concertzaal Tilburg, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova, Teatro Nacional in San José/Costa Rica, Teatro Nacional in Panama, Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato/Mexico, Morelia Festival in Mexico, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, in the Sala Sao Paulo, at the Teatro Solis in Montevideo, deSingel International Kunstcampus in Antwerp, at Geneva’s Victoria Hall, in the Tonhalle in Zürich, Wartburg in Eisenach, at the Teatro comunale Mario Del Monaco in Treviso.
