May 2010Two bits of very good news after the disappointment in March: on April the 29th, the city council of Constance unanimously approves the creation of a 6th violoncello position for the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra! This is the second time in two seasons that the orchestra grows.
And on May 4th, the CD "Mozart Arias" featuring the French soprano Géraldine Casey wins the Gabriel Dussurget prize for the best Mozart recording in 2009, one of the 20 gold Orpheuses awarded every year in Paris by the "Académie internationale du disque lyrique". |
March 2010Disappointing news for the Southwest German Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor: plans for a new Concert and Congress Hall were rejected by two-thirds of the people of Constance in a referendum on March 21st. While the public generally agrees that the orchestra undoubtedly needs a better venue – it plays in the "Konzil" where the historic Council of Constance took place between 1414 and 1418! – they nevertheless expressed concern about the expense of the particular project and multiple objections about the chosen location, including fear of heavy traffic congestion. |
January 2010The French label Passavant Music releases (end of 2009) a recording of Sergei Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto with Sofja Gülbadamowa and the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra of Constance under the direction of Vassilis Christopoulos. The Russian pianist also interprets Prokofiev's 5th Sonata as well as excerpts from the piano transcription of his ballett "Romeo and Juliet". |
December 2009On short notice, Vassilis Christopoulos takes over the musical direction of Bach's Christmas Oratorio on 19th and 20th December in Constance, following Reinhard Goebel's withdrawal due to sudden illness. |
September 2009 During rehearsals of Donizetti's opera "Emilia di Liverpool", which was planned for October 2009, the Greek National Opera suddenly announces the rescheduling of the current season because of acute financial and political problems. The performances of "Emilia" are postponed until March 2010. Unfortunately, due to prior engagements, Vassilis Christopoulos will not be able to resume the music direction of the production. |
April 2009 A small but significant success amidst the financial crisis: a new position is being created in the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra! After a succesful audition, Dessi Slava Kepenerova will become the orchestra's first Principal Percussionist and Assistant Principal Timpanist, starting in September 2009. This is the first time in approximately thirteen years that the City Council of Constance has approved a new position for the orchestra. |
January 2009 A CD of Mozart arias and orchestral excerpts is released by the French label Passavant Music, featuring French Soprano Géraldine Casey and the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra of Constance led by Vassilis Christopoulos. It marks the beginning of a collaboration between the Southwest German Philharmonic and the prestigious École Normale de Musique de Paris, through which talented young artists who graduate from the École have the chance to record a personal CD with a high profile and versatile symphony orchestra. |
December 2008 The Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra of Constance presents its first baroque music recording. Vassilis Christopoulos conducts the 1st and 2nd Suites from Handel's "Water Music" and the 3rd Orchestral Suite by Johann Sebastian Bach. |
December 2008The City Council of Constance confirms the contract renewal of Vassilis Christopoulos as Chief Conductor of the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra for another five years until 2015. |
July 2008 The Swedish record label BIS releases a recording of Concertos by Greek composer Nikos Skalkottas with the State Symphony Orchestra of Thessaloniki conducted by Vassilis Christopoulos. The CD includes the Concerto for two Violins with Simos Papanas and Georgios Demertzis as soloists, the Concertino for two Pianos with Maria Asteriadou and Nikolaos Samaltanos, and the Characteristic Piece "Nocturnal Amusement" for Xylophone and orchestra with Dimitris Desyllas. |
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