Chandler Cudlipp becomes Managing Director of La Cetra
La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, which has been active since 1999, has appointed Chandler Cudlipp as Managing Director. In Switzerland, he has previously worked for various ensembles, primarily in Zurich.
Cudlipp was most recently engaged as Artistic Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. The American-born conductor has also worked for the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, the Zurich Opera House, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
The La Cetra Barockorchester Basel was founded in 1999 and has been under the artistic direction of Andrea Marcon since 2009. The orchestra is made up of internationally renowned musicians who are familiar with traditional performance practice. The repertoire ranges from classical baroque music to classical works - from Bach and Monteverdi to Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.