Jörg Faerber

Conductor Jörg Faerber - born in Stuttgart, Germany on June 18, 1929 – was best-known as the founder of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (WKO), which he created in 1960. His career began after he passed the Kapellmeister exam at the State University of Music in Stuttgart in 1953 and became music director at the Theater Heilbronn the following year. In 1960, Jörg Faerber founded the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (WKO) and became their musical director and administrator for four decades. The WKO’s first live performance was on January 27, 1961, at the Festhalle Harmoniein Heilbronn. The performance included works by Bach, Handel and Geminiani, which revealed a preference for a baroque repertoire. Jörg Faerber and the WKO began to tour internationally and collaborated with many soloists including Maurice André, Alfred Brendel, Gidon Kremer, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Sharon Kam, and Mstislav Rostropovitch. Jörg Faerber was invited to conduct other orchestras including the BBC Orchestra, the Royal Northern Sinfonia of Newcastle, the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, and the Chamber Orchestra of the European Community. In 2002, he stepped down as conductor and musical director of the WKO and was succeeded by Armenian conductor Ruben Gazarian. However, he did appear one last time with the WKO in 2009 when they celebrated his 80th birthday. His discography of over 100 releases includes Weihnachten (1964), Concertos for Trumpets (1964), Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (1966), Mozart: Violin Concerti (1969), Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (1997), and Rosetti: Symphony in G Minor (2001). There have also been many compilations released over the years including Treasure of the Baroque (2014), Baroque Festival (2015), and Baroque Festival II (2015). Jörg Faerber died on September 13, 2022, at the age of 93.

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