WDR Sinfonieorchester Symphony orchestra of Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Description Symphony orchestra of Westdeutscher Rundfunk Source: Wikidata
Formed 1947 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Formed in Köln Source: MusicBrainz
Area Germany Source: MusicBrainz
Country DE Source: MusicBrainz
Genres classical music Source: Wikidata
Members Michael Junghans 1979–present (bass trombone) · MusicBrainz Kathleen Putnam 1980–present (horn) · MusicBrainz Joachim Pöltl 1982-03-01–present (horn) · MusicBrainz Ludwig Rast 1983–present (horn) · MusicBrainz Hans Nickel 1986–present (tuba) · MusicBrainz Rainer Jurkiewicz 1987–present (horn) · MusicBrainz Uwe Lörch 1987–present (clarinet) · MusicBrainz Stefan Schmitz 1988-02-01–present (trombone) · MusicBrainz Dag Jensen 1988–1997 · MusicBrainz Louisa Van Dessel 1990-08–present (horn) · MusicBrainz Daniel Grieshammer 1993–present (trumpet) · MusicBrainz Kristin Elwan 1998–1999 (cello) · MusicBrainz Nicola Jürgensen-Jacobsen 2001–present (clarinet) · MusicBrainz Peter Roth 2002-08–present (trumpet) · MusicBrainz Frederik Deitz 2002–present (trombone) · MusicBrainz Svetlin Doytchinov 2011–present (oboe) · MusicBrainz Mathis Kaspar Stier 2016–present · MusicBrainz Alwina Kempf 2016–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Augusto Velio Palumbo 2023-05-31–present (bassoon, principal) · MusicBrainz Peter Delchev ?–2004 (violin) · MusicBrainz Raimund Adamsky ?–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz Faik Aliyev ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Christel Altheimer ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Stanislau Anishchanka ?–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz Katharina Arnold ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Maria Aya Ashley ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Lucas Barr ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Anne-Sophie Basset ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Gaelle Bayet ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Timothy Beck ?–present (trombone) · Discogs, MusicBrainz Martin Becker ?–present (flute) · MusicBrainz Hubert Betz ?–present (bassoon) · MusicBrainz Hans Reinhard Biere ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Manuel Bilz ?–present (oboe) · MusicBrainz Stephan Blaumer ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Adrian Bleyer ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz José Maria Blumenschein ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Leonie Brockmann ?–present (piccolo) · MusicBrainz Pierre-Alain Chamot ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Slava Chestiglazov ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Simon Deffner ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Maarten Dekkers ?–present (oboe) · MusicBrainz Sebastian Engelhardt ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Jelena Eskin ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Susanne Eychmüller ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Yi-Ting Fang ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Michael Faust ?–present (flute) · MusicBrainz Gudula Finkentey-Chamot ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Andreea Florescu ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Simon Fordham ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Eva Maria Gambino ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Michael Geismann ?–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz Weronika Godlewska ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Martin Griebl ?–present (trumpet) · MusicBrainz Jozef Hamernik ?–present (flute) · MusicBrainz Gudrun Hinze ?–present (piccolo) · MusicBrainz Emily Hoile ?–present (harp, principal) · MusicBrainz Bernd Holz ?–present (oboe) · MusicBrainz Eajin Hwang ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Ulrike Jakobs ?–present (bassoon) · MusicBrainz Andrew Joy ?–present (horn) · MusicBrainz Jürgen Kachel ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Jeffrey Kant ?–present (trombone) · MusicBrainz Keiko Kawata-Neuhaus ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Ute Klemm ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Bruno Klepper ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Lewin Kneisel ?–present (clarinet, principal) · MusicBrainz Stephan Krings ?–present (contrabassoon) · MusicBrainz Brigitte Krömmelbein ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Werner Kühn ?–present (timpani) · MusicBrainz Caroline Kunfalvi ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Andreas Langenbuch ?–present (bass clarinet) · MusicBrainz Alfred Lutz ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Stephanie Madiniotis ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Anna de Maistre ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Pierre Marquet ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Andreas Mildner ?–present (harp) · MusicBrainz Mircea Mocanita ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Emilia Mohr ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Peter Mönkediek ?–present (trumpet) · MusicBrainz Barennie Moon ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Junichiro Murakami ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Carola Nasdala ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Tomasz Neugebauer ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Klaus Nieschlag ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Naoko Ogihara ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Christine Ojstersek ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Johannes Oppelcz ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Sophie Pas ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Christine Penckwitt ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Michael Peus ?–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz Mischa Pfeiffer ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Juliana Przybyl ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Katja Püschel ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Henrik Rabien ?–present (bassoon) · MusicBrainz Ioana Ratiu ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Stefan Rauh ?–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz Susanne Richard ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Laura Rayén Escanilla Rivera ?–present (viola) · MusicBrainz Axel Ruge ?–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz Jérémy Sassano ?–present (cor anglais) · MusicBrainz Jörg Schade ?–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz Jürgen Schild ?–present (trumpet) · MusicBrainz Oren Shevlin ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Christian Stach ?–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz Johanne Stadelmann ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Johannes Steinbauer ?–present (membranophone) · MusicBrainz Frieder Steinle ?–present (trumpet) · MusicBrainz Peter Stracke ?–present (timpani) · MusicBrainz Leonhard Straumer ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Christian-Paul Suvaiala ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Jerzy Szopinski ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Paul van Zelm ?–present (horn) · MusicBrainz Johannes Wippermann ?–present (membranophone) · MusicBrainz Johannes Wohlmacher ?–present (cello) · MusicBrainz Ye Wu ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Edward Zienkowski ?–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz Tsvetomir Tsankov ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz Klaus Heitz · Discogs Marcie McGaughey · Discogs Günther Pfitzenmaier · Discogs Willy Walther · Discogs Wolfgang Marschner · Discogs Hermut Gießer · Discogs Franz Klein · Discogs Mark Huggins · Discogs Marie-Lise Schüpbach · Discogs Also known as Chor Und Orchester Des Kölner Rundfunks Chorus Cologne Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra Cologne Radio Orch. Cologne Radio Orchestra Cologne Radio S.O. Cologne Radio Symphonic Orchestra Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra Cologne Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Cologne Symphony Orchestra Cologne West German Radio Orchestra Das Kölner Rundfunk Orchester Das Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Das Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Das Kölner Rundfunk Symphonie-Orchester Das Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester Das Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Das Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Das Kölner Rundfunkorchester Das Kölner-Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Das Sinfonie-Orchester Des Westdeutschen Rundfunks Das Sinfonieorchester Des Westdeutschen Rundfunks Köln Das Symphonie-Orchester Des Westdeutschen Rundfunks Köln Das Symphonie-Orchester Des Westdeutschen Rundfunks, Köln Das Symphonie-Orchester des WDR Köln Das Symphonie-Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks, Köln Das Symphonieorchester Des Westdeutschen Rundfunks, Köln Diverse Streicher Des WDR-Sinfonieorchesters Grosses Operetten-Orchester Großes Operetten-Orchester KRSO Kolner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Köln Radio Sinfonie Orchester Köln Radio Symphony Orchestra Kölner RSO Kölner Radio Sinfonie Chor Kölner Radio Sinfonie Orchester Kölner Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Kölner Radioorchester Kölner Rundfunk Orchester
Links Identifiers mbid: 8324aebd-deba-449d-aa19-7faca14217f0 · wikidata: Q829283 · isni: 0000000106612663 · discogs: 1930990, 653372 · spotify: 1K91XZsljzXqn1oYcPIsfL
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