In normal times organising the Chamber Orchestra of Europe’s concerts and recordings is a challenge – the players come from all sorts of countries and have regular jobs in orchestras rooted to one location – but putting together a Beethoven Symphony cycle with Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a pandemic summer required a whole new set of tools.
Latest recording news
The COE celebrates its 40th anniversary!
On 18th May 2021, we celebrate a very significant anniversary for the COE – 40 years of wonderful music-making since that first launch concert at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall in London!
The COE is appointed Orchestra-in-Residence at the Esterhazy Palace from 2022
In 2022 the internationally acclaimed Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE) will assume their role as the new orchestra-in-residence at the Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt. The ensemble was selected by a group of six world-renowned musicians and cultural managers in a multistage process. The residency is for a period of three years during which the orchestra will undertake at least four concert projects per year in the Haydn Hall of the Esterházy Palace.
Future releases: Second Harnoncourt box-set and Sibelius on video with Paavo Berglund
We are thrilled to let you know that we have started working on a second COE/Harnoncourt box-set, to be released next year and which will feature symphonic repertoire recorded live over the years at the Styriarte Festival in Graz, with the exception of one symphony which was recorded at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. More information about the repertoire on this box-set will be communicated early in the new year. We are also hoping to release a DVD set of our Sibelius Symphonies with Paavo Berglund recorded by Finnish TV at the Helsinki Festival in 1998.
Schubert Symphonies (COE/Harnoncourt/Styriarte, Graz, 1988): reviews
In November, we released a 4-CD box-set of the Schubert Symphonies, recorded live by the Austrian Radio (ORF) in 1988 with Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Styriarte Festival in Graz. Since the release, we are delighted that the critics all seem unanimous so far and have received this box-set with great enthusiasm.
New: Schubert Symphonies with Nikolaus Harnoncourt (July 1988)
We are delighted to let you know that we will be releasing a 4-CD box-set at the start of November on the ICA label featuring all Schubert Symphonies, performed LIVE with Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Styriarte Festival in Graz in July 1988. This cycle represents an important milestone in the life of COE and of our 30-year long association with Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
New Beethoven Complete Works CD box-set by Warner Classics
On 29th November 2019, Warner Music releases its first-ever Beethoven Complete Works in an 80-CD box-set. We are delighted to feature on a significant number of discs, particularly with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, as well as alongside Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Gidon Kremer amongst other soloists.
New Magic Flute recording released on 2nd August 2019
Deutsche Grammophon has now released the 6th installment of its collection of Mozart’s late operas. This follows recordings of Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Grammy Award Nomination), Le Nozze di Figaro (Grammy Award Nomination & Echo Klassik Award) and La Clemenza di Tito, all recorded at the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin and featuring tenor Roland Villazon.
New Schumann recording with Gautier Capuçon and Bernard Haitink
On 18 January 2019, Warner Classics released a CD featuring Schumann’s Cello Concerto with the COE, Gautier Capuçon and Bernard Haitink recorded in 2015 at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.
New Mozart recording with Seong-Jin Cho
A new recording with Korean piano star Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 2015 Chopin Competition, has been released on Deutsche Grammophon.