The COE performs Berwald’s Symphony No. 4 and Mendelssohn “Scottish” Symphony No. 3 with conductor Herbert Blomstedt in Cologne, Dortmund and Luxemburg. In Dresden, violinist María Dueñas will join them in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto which will replace Berwald’s Symphony.

Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Konzerthaus, Dortmund, Germany
Philharmonie Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany

24th, 25th, 26th and 28th May 2023

The COE is delighted to have been invited to the Rencontres Musicales d’Evian in 2023 by its new director Renaud Capuçon, long-standing artistic partner and friend of the COE. The Orchestra will be joined by conductor Robin Ticciati and bass-baritone Bryn Terfel in works by Beethoven, Verdi, Mozart, Rossini and Dvorak.

Rencontres Musicales d'Evian - La Grange au Lac, Evian, France

29th June 2023

The COE is thrilled to be resident again at the Capitale d’Eté in Baden-Baden, a series of concert featuring conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. This year, we will conclude the Brahms Symphony Cycle started in July 2022 with Brahms’s Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4, as well as a chamber concert featuring COE principal clarinet Romain Guyot, followed by a third performance with works by Brahms and Louise Farrenc.

Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany

7, 8, 9 July 2023

The COE is thrilled to be working with Daniel Harding again. This time, they will travel to Pollença, Santander, San Sebastian and Torroella Festivals in Spain where they will perform Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, Sibelius’s Symphony No. 4 and Pelleas and Melisande Suite and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4.

Santander Festival - Sala Argenta, Santander, Spain
Quincena Musical de San Sebastian - Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Pollença Festival - Convento Santo Domingo, Pollença, Spain
Torroella Festival - Espai Ter Concert Hall, Torroella, Spain

5, 7, 8, 9 August 2023

The COE is looking forward to performing again at the Schloss Esterhazy in Eisenstadt, where it has been orchestra-in-residence since 2022. This year’s festival’s opening concert on 13th September features the COE and Julian Rachlin, Artistic Director of Herbstgold, in works by Prokofiev, Glinka and Tchaikovsky. For its second concert on the 16th, the COE is joined by conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner and soprano Lucy Crowe in a programme by Haydn, Weber and Schubert.

Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt, Austria

13, 16 September 2023

The COE looks forward to performing three concerts at this year’s Kronberg Academy Festival on 21st and 25th September with conductor Robin Ticciati and a number of international soloists. The concerts will take place at the Casals Forum, the Academy’s beautiful concert hall which the COE inaugurated last year. On 24th September, the COE, Robin and also Christian Tetzlaff will perform at Bonn’s BeethovenFest for the first time since 2009.

Casals Forum, Kronberg, Germany
Beethovenfest - Opera Bonn, Bonn, Germany

21st, 24th, 25th September 2023