Münchener Kammerorchester & Alexander Liebreich

The Münchener Kammerorchester ("Munich Chamber Orchestra") has distinguished itself among Europe's small orchestras by its longstanding and ongoing commitment to contemporary music. The group is among the most acclaimed chamber orchestras on the competitive German scene. The Münchener Kammerorchester was founded in 1950 by Christoph Stepp, much later the conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra. He was succeeded in 1956 by Hans Stadlmair, who conducted more than 4,000 concerts, remained as conductor until 1995, and did the most to shape the group as it exists today. An earl...