Orchester.ch records Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
Orchester.ch, the association of Swiss professional orchestras, has a fourteenth member: the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève. Alongside the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, it is the third from French-speaking Switzerland.
The Orchestre de Chambre de Genève (L'OCG) was founded in 1992. The Dutch conductor Arie van Beek has been its artistic and musical director since September 2013. Following its transformation into a foundation under private law in 2008, several years were devoted to artistic and administrative consolidation. The orchestra's admission to orchester.ch is now a further step towards institutionalization.
Orchester.ch represents the interests of its members "with regard to the fulfillment of their diverse tasks as musical institutions as well as their activities as orchestra promoters and concert organizers". It is committed to "the preservation of professional orchestras as we know them today and their development to ensure a high-quality orchestral culture in Switzerland".
