Biography
Rheinische Philharmonie
Real name: Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
Effective period / Period of releases: 1970 - 2001
Members: Christopher Thomas (2), Raimund Schmitz, Heinz Riedelbauch, Christian Kluttig, Kristian Schwertner, Michael Engl, Felix Koch (3), Vladislav Turkot, Thomas Flender, Ernst Triner, Kirill Terentiev, Benjamin Feilmair, Fabian Grimm (2), Thomas Gimnich, Klaus Schießer, Andreas Sokol, Sonja Frey, Jan Förster, Yoël Cantori, Martin Krebs
The Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie is a philharmonic orchestra based in Koblenz, Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate). The orchestra was founded in 1654 by Prince-Elector Karl Kaspar von der Leyen as "fürstbischöfliche Hofkapelle".