Eight wind instruments—two trumpets, two trombones, two bassoons, a clarinet, and a flute—form the ensemble chosen by the Mahler Chamber Soloists for I Suoni delle Dolomiti. The lineup of this prestigious group, a chamber offshoot of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, varies depending on the occasion and the repertoire, always delivering performances of the highest caliber.
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1997 with the enthusiastic support of Claudio Abbado. Its flexibility is its greatest strength, allowing it to explore new repertoire and adapt to a wide range of venues and environments. The orchestra has no fixed home—an apt reflection of its itinerant spirit, choosing its home wherever its concert seasons take place.
The orchestra’s administrative base is in Berlin, while its main “residencies,” where it spends extended periods each year for study and performance, are in Ferrara, Dortmund, Essen, Cologne, and Lucerne.
The program brought to Trentino included, among others, compositions by Stravinsky, Andrea Gabrieli, and Shostakovich.
