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New record release for Theresia: Traetta’s Rex Salomon under the direction of Christophe Rousset
A world premiere recording has been added to our CD collection: Tommaso Traetta's ‘Rex Salomon’, with Theresia Orchestra conducted by the great Christophe Rousset, has just been released and is available on the main streaming platforms.
Theresia Harmonie to perform in Rome and Turin
Kicking off the 2025 season in style with two concerts in Rome and Turin
Meet Theresia: Márton Kóródi
Let's meet Márton Kóródi, a young Hungarian horn player who recently joined Theresia. We asked him about his studies, his passions, his dreams and, above all, how he fell in love with the natural horn. Let's find out together!
Self-accompaniment – a historical approach (and personal path) to music making
Orpheus. Apollo. Achilles. Troubadours. (Pretty much) every single music maker from antiquity up to the Romantic era would have done this. Ambassadress Anna Freer explores the fascinating word of self-accompaniment, past and present.
How I survived competition preparation
A musical contest preparation can be overwhelming... but should it be? Theresia's Ambassadress Anna Freer recounts her own experience.
My Journey with Musical Education
Theresia Ambassadress Hannah Gardiner has her say on the strengths and weaknesses of local music education, from the perspective of a musician who is an active part of it
Beating expectations
Timmerman is an old Dutch word, meaning carpenter or woodworker, and, as with many old professions, is also a rather common last name in the Netherlands. These two facts at first glance don’t seem to have any meaningful correlation, but bear with me, and find out how they led to me writing this blog. Starting some 25 years ago.
- by Jarick Bruinsma, 2024 Theresia Ambassador
Enrico Onofri: “A youth orchestra is a generative mirror of ideas and freshness”
For our upcoming orchestral residency, Theresia will be working with the renowned conductor and violinist Enrico Onofri for the first time. The orchestra will perform an all-Mozart programme, including the iconic "Jupiter" Symphony. We caught up with him to find out more.
3D printing and its role in historical instrument copies
Have you ever considered 3D printing, and how it can be used to make copies of historical instruments?
Our Places: Nova Gorica
Once upon a time there was a town - no, wait, we should actually say "once upon a time, there was no town". Today we're telling you about Nova Gorica, a city built from scratch in the 1950s. In Italy, when we see a sprawl of houses and buildings, we often say, "This used to be all countryside here." And in this case, it truly was.
Meet Theresia: three new players join our Ambassadorship Programme
Each year around this time, Theresia Orchestra experiences a meaningful transition as three ambassadors complete their term and three new ones step into the role, becoming the key players in our Ambassadorship Programme. We're excited to introduce our new ambassadors: percussionist Jarick Bruinsma, violist Hannah Gardiner, and violinist Anna Freer.
Exploring Beethoven in Geneva: Chiara Banchini on Theresia’s next chamber music project
Theresia will be in Geneva in July for a chamber music residency led by violinist Chiara Banchini, in which nine musicians from the orchestra explore and perform a historical transcription of Beethoven's Second Symphony in the chamber version by Ferdinand Ries.
