Camerata Bern

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Located in Bern, Switzerland, the Camerata Bern was founded in 1963 as a conductorless, flexible chamber orchestra. The Camerata Bern performs early Baroque to contemporary classical music. The group tours extensively worldwide and is releasing CD recordings regularly. [1]

The artistic partners of the Camerata Bern as of the season 2023-24 are Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Steven Isserlis and Sergio Azzolini and the fifteen members are:

Violin
Claudia Ajmone-Marsan
Michael Brooks Reid
Meesun Hong Coleman
Suyeon Kang
Sibylla Leuenberger
Christina Merblum Bollschweiler
Hyunjong Reents-Kang
Sonja Starke
Viola
Alejandro Mettler
Friedemann Jähnig
Anna Puig-Torné
Cello
Thomas Kaufmann
Martin Merker
Double bass
Käthi Steuri
Harpsichord
Vital Julian Frey

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References

  1. "Camerata Bern".