{"id":6271,"date":"2023-09-29T18:31:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/?page_id=6271"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:42:10","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/en\/geschiedenis\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6271\" class=\"elementor elementor-6271\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b113cb outer first-container e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b113cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63847c1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-6317 elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"63847c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6efb1f8 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/en\/about-18c\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout 18c.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c5949 outer e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41c5949\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ec6d3 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8ec6d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06da24c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06da24c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dea6b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2dea6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ee711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ee711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-b6ee711{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d4348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13d4348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In 1981, Frans Br\u00fcggen and a group of friends founded the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century: fifty young pioneers from more than fifteen different countries came together in Amsterdam to join forces. The musicians were all specialists in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century music and played on historical instruments or contemporary copies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b945d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b945d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1221\" height=\"1221\" src=\"https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6301\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn.jpg 1221w, https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1408ihnfransbruggenn-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1221px) 100vw, 1221px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50adefe e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50adefe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a06975 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a06975\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b34a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b34a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-a3b34a0{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef2a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ef2a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Frans Br\u00fcggen, once the world\u2019s most famous recorder player, became one of the leading experts in the performance of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century music. He was born in Amsterdam and studied musicology there. At the age of 21, he was appointed professor at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and later held positions as professor at Harvard University and the University of Berkeley. But as Luciano Berio wrote, Br\u00fcggen was \u201ca musician who is not an archaeologist, but a great artist\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The broad repertoire that the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century has recorded for Philips Classics and currently for The Grand Tour \/ Glossa, includes works by Purcell, Bach, Rameau, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Chopin. Many of these recordings received worldwide acclaim and prestigious awards. Recent recordings include the clarinet concertos of Carl Maria von Webern played by Eric Hoeprich and the cello concertos of CPE Bach with Roel Dieltiens. With Daniel Reuss and his choir Cappella Amsterdam, the orchestra recently recorded Beethoven\u2019s Missa Solemnis and Brahms\u2019 Ein deutsches Requiem.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2014, the orchestra had to say goodbye to Br\u00fcggen, their friend, conductor and founder. The orchestra decided to continue the tradition of seven projects per year and now invites guests as musical leaders. However, Br\u00fcggen\u2019s inspiration will continue to play a prominent role and influence the Orchestra in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>In the recent past the orchestra has played with guest conductors such as Dani\u00ebl Reuss, Kenneth Montgomery, Roger Norrington, Philippe Herreweghe, Sigiswald Kuijken, Marcus Creed, Jonathan Nott, Andrea Marcon, Jonathan Darlington and Ivan Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century also tours in smaller formations, led by concertmasters Marc Destrub\u00e9 from Canada and the Austrian violinist Alexander Janiczek.<br \/>\nThe orchestra also cherishes the tradition of inviting like-minded soloists as musical directors. Kristian Bezuidenhout, Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov and Maria Jo\u00e3o Pires led the orchestra in the recent past. A project with cellist Nicolas Alstaedt is planned for May next year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>300 compositions by 38 composers during 169 tours in 350 cities, 35 countries and 5 continents<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Orchestra recently invited Louis Andriessen to compose a piece for orchestra and choir in memory of Frans Br\u00fcggen. The premiere of May in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw marked the beginning of the Orchestra\u2019s 40th anniversary: the first four happy decades with 50 friends performing 300 compositions by 38 composers during 169 tours in 350 cities, 35 countries and 5 continents.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6271","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Geschiedenis - Orchestra18c<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/orchestra18c.com\/en\/history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Geschiedenis - 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