Glad you found us!
We are the HTWK Orchestra Leipzig: primarily a student orchestra, but being a student is not a requirement to join.
Founded in 2013, we have welcomed new members every year and have since grown into a symphony orchestra with currently around 60 members. We’ve been making music together ever since, currently under the direction of our conductor Frédéric Tschumi. Our repertoire ranges from classical to contemporary music.
Each semester is structured as a rehearsal phase, which we conclude with two concerts at the end of the term. But it’s not all work—our rehearsal weekend at a youth hostel near Leipzig is a highlight of each semester. And even after rehearsals, there are always people who aren’t ready to call it a night!
Every October, the HTWK Orchestra Leipzig performs at the ceremonial matriculation of new HTWK students in the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
Our rehearsals take place during the semester on Mondays from 7:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Orchestra statute passed! (July 2018)
We now have a statute where the orchestra structure and committee work is written down. The statute is in German language and can be found here.
Conductor and head of musical decisions
Born in Switzerland, Frédéric Tschumi received his first violin lessons at the age of six. After graduating from high school, he first studied musicology and German language and literature in Geneva and Berlin.
From 2003 to 2008 he studied conducting with Professor Nicolás Pasquet and Professor Gunter Kahlert as well as violin with Professor Ursula Dehler at the Musikhochschule Weimar. As part of these studies, he was regularly given the opportunity to conduct orchestras such as the Jena Philharmonic, the Loh Orchestra Sondershausen and the Vogtland Philharmonic. In 2007 he conducted Deidamia by Händel in a co-production of the Landestheater Eisenach with the Studiotheater Weimar.
From 2014 to 2017, he conducted the Europera Youth Orchestra - a tri-national project that brought together musicians from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. He also conducted the Leipzig University Orchestra until 2019 and was guest conductor with the Saxon State Youth Orchestra.
As a lecturer, he leads the conducting seminar for the Jeunesses Musicales in Weikersheim.
He co-founded the company "da capo - orchestra & travel", which offers orchestra tours for amateur musicians*. He has conducted the Junge Philharmonie Würzburg since 2018.
Committee
Our committee is elected at the end of each semester for the following semester. We have persons responsible for coordination, finances, members, concerts, tutors & rehearsals and public relations.
Our committee organises concerts, rehearsals, auditions and is responsible for our webpage and Instagram page. You can contact each of us via Email.
Orchestra Statute
Statut_Version_02.07.18.pdfOrchestra structure and committee work are written down here. The statute is in German language.
2020
winter semester 2019/20:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouverture to Idomeneo, K.366
- Bedřich Smetana: Vltava (Moldau) from Má Vlast (Mein Vaterland), JB 1:112/2
- Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 „Rheinische“, op. 97
2019
october 2019: Immatriculation festivities of the HTWK at the Gewandhaus Leipzig
- John Williams: Music from "Star Wars"
summer semester 2019:
- Nils Gade: "Efterklange af Ossian" Overture Op.1
- Jean Sibelius: Finlandia Op. 26
- Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances Op. 64
winter semester 2018/19:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (A. Webern Bearb.): Ricercar a 6 aus "Das musikalische Opfer" BWV 1079
- Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the new world" Op. 95
2018
summer semester 2018: concert at the St. Lukaskirche and concert at the Oberlichtsaal of the Stadtbibliothek Leipzig
- Georg Philipp Telemann: Ouvertüre in D-Dur TWV 55 D18
- Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 Op.23bis
- Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
- Filmmusik aus "James Bond"
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Marsch aus der Ouvertüre zu Athalia (Kriegsmarsch der Priester) Op. 74
winter semester 2017/18: Concert at the Oberlichtsaal of the Stadtbibliothek Leipzig and concert at the Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Connewitz
- Ludwig von Beethoven: „Egmont Ouvertüre“ Op. 84
- Niels Gade: Sinfonie Nr. 8
- Lars-Erik Larsson: „En Vintersaga“
- Jean Sibelius: „Valse triste”
2017
october 2017: Immatriculation festivities at Gewandhaus Leipzig
summer semester 2017: Concert at the Oberlichtsaal of the Stadtbibliothek Leipzig and concert with the HTWK-Choir at the Nathanaelkirche
- Alexander Borodin: Sinfonie Nr. 3 in a-Moll, „Die Unvollendete“
- Alexander Borodin: „Eine Steppenskizze aus Mittelasien“
- Georg Friedrich Händel: Ouvertüre und Marsch aus dem „Gelegenheitsoratorium“ (arr.: Manuel Durão)
- Alexander Glasunow: „Marche sur un thème russe“, Op. 76
- Calvin Cluster (Arr.): „Star Trek Through the Years”
winter semester 2016/17: Concert at the Oberlichtsaal of the Stadtbibliothek Leipzig, Solist: Sofia Pinto (Sopran)
- Franz Schubert: Sinfonie Nr. 8, „Die Unvollendete“
- Giacomo Puccini: Arie „Tu che di gel sei cinta “ (Turandot)
- Guiseppe Verdi: Arie „Canzone del Salice“ (Otello)
2016
October 2016: Immatriculation festivities at Gewandhaus Leipzig
summer semester 2016: Concert at the Oberlichtsaal of the Stadtbibliothek Leipzig and concert with the HTWK-Choir at the Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Connewitz
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Konzert-Ouvertüre Nr. 2, „Die Hebriden“ Op. 26
- Georg Philipp Telemann: Ouvertüre in D-Dur
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Marsch in D-Dur
- Howard Shore: Filmmusik aus „Der Herr der Ringe“
- Bruno Coulais: Filmmusik aus „Die Kinder des Monsieur Mathieu“
winter semester 2015/16: Concert at the Oberlichtsaal of the Stadtbibliothek Leipzig, Solist: Carolina Alves (Trumpet)
- Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 104, „Londoner Sinfonie“
- Joseph Haydn: Trompetenkonzert in Es-Dur
- Heitor Villa-Lobos: „Bachiana Brasiliera No. 4“ (arr.: Filipe Pinto)
- Luiz Costa: „Campanários (Kirchturm)“ (arr.: Filipe Pinto)
2015
summer semester 2015: Konzert in der Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche Leipzig
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie Nr. 1 in C-Dur, Op. 21
- Fernando Lopes-Graça: Glosa IX (da „Moda de segada“, de Vinhais) (arr.: Filipe Pinto)
- Joao de Sousa Carvalho: „L'Amore Industrioso“
summer 2015: Concert at KUK-Festival (HTWK) along with the singer Max von Wegen
winter semester 2014/15: Concert at the HTWK Leipzig
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonie Nr. 33
- Gabriel Fauré: „Pavane“
