The Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg

Founded in 1974, the Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg (OCL) is one of the most active and innovative musical entities of the Grand Duchy. Composed of around forty musicians who strive constantly for the highest artistic standards, it presents the rich repertoire for chamber orchestra stretching from the Baroque to contemporary music. In the course of the last decade, the OCL has developed under the direction of personalities such as David Reiland and Jean Muller. Since 2020, it has been under the musical directorship of Corinna Niemeyer.

Deeply implicated in the local scene, the OCL performs in all the major Luxembourg venues: the Philharmonie, the Grand Theatre of the City of Luxembourg, Cercle Cité, regional cultural centres, Escher Theater, Rockhal etc. Equally at home internationally, the OCL is regularly invited to perform in the Greater Region and beyond. One should mention in this connection its numerous collaborations with the Opéra-Théâtre of Metz and, for the 2022-2023 season, its debut at the Opéra Comique in Paris in L’Inondation by Francesco Filidei.

The OCL performs alongside international and Luxembourgish artists, both established stars and newly emerging ones. In the course of the last seasons, it has been directed by conductors such as Leonhard Garms, Duncan Ward, Marie Jacquot, Gabriella Teychenné or Joseph Bastian, and has accompanied soloists such as violinist Anna Göckel, the cellist Daniel Ottensamer, the pianist Joseph Moog and flautist Hélène Boulègue.

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This orchestra’s constantly renewed passion for dialogue between different arts and genres inspires numerous original and multi-disciplinary projects, whether instrumental, vocal or choreographic. The creation of shows with the Ballet of the Opéra-Théâtre in Metz, the choir of the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Spellbound Contemporary Ballet, Luxembourg Collective of Dance or even Nomad the Group, illustrate the diversity of its artistic collaborations.

Made up of musicians who are strongly devoted to transmitting their passion to young people, the OCL contributes to promoting excellence in musical training in the country. In this regard, it accompanies young prize-winners each year and regularly proposes “side by side” projects with the conservatoires and regional music schools of the Grand Duchy. The OCL is also behind the initiative of the Anne and Françoise Groben Prize, a competition offering young musicians the chance to demonstrate their talent on Luxembourg’s classical scene.

The OCL thanks the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth and the City of Luxembourg for their support. The Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg is under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke.