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Warm up in SJSS with Malcolm Binney 10th February 2004
The orchestra was conceived in the Augustiner Keller in Vienna in 1963 by the conductor Nicholas Braithwaite and a group of his contemporaries.
The first concert series around London in 1963
The orchestra has worked with artists in the early years of their professional careers, many of them now established names in British music making, including conductors Andrew Davis, Simon Rattle and Martyn Brabbins, and soloists such as Felicity Lott, Jean Rigby, Kennedy, Barry Douglas, Piers Lane, Paul Crossley and Ronan O'Hora.
The orchestra is named after violinist, composer and impresario Johann Peter Salomon (born in the same house as Beethoven in Bonn) who brought Haydn to England 1791 and reflects the predominance of that composer in the orchestra's early repertoire. Since then the orchestra has become known for its performance of late romantic and 20th Century works.
In 1990 the orchestra received the Enterprise award from the Performing Rights Society for its continued initiative in promoting the performance of contemporary music.
The orchestra celebrated its 25th anniversary in October 1988 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall where it gave the first performance of Giles Swayne's The Song of the Leviathan specially commissioned for the occasion.
Examples of continued challenging programming include Messiaen's Turangalīla Symphonie and Tippett's 4th Symphony in 1993 and in 1998 the programmes included contemporary British works by John McCabe and John Pickard.
In May 1999 at the Royal Festival Hall the orchestra promoted a performance of Mahler's 8th Symphony conducted by Martyn Brabbins with the Huddersfield Choral Society, Crouch End Festival Chorus and Finchley Children's Music Group.
For the 40th anniversary concert in October 2003 The Salomon Orchestra assembled the huge orchestra needed for a performance of Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony, directed once again by founding conductor Nicholas Braithwaite.
Contact details are on the new website.
The orchestra will consider commissions which may be interesting to members and beneficial to the orchestra. Go to the new website for more details.
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| We are delighted to hear that our president Martyn Brabbins has been appointed as artistic director of the Cheltenham International Festival of Music from 2005 to 2007. |
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| The orchestra played all 9 symphonies in 1 day in the Beethoven-athon under the direction of Martyn Brabbins in the 2003 Cheltenham Festival to great acclaim. |
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