Ambassade Orchester Wien
Das Ambassade Orchester Wien (AWO) ist ein österreichisches Orchester.
Background
Its first major tour took the Ambassade Orchestra Vienna to South America for 24 open air concerts, performing for audiences exceeding 12,000 people. Performances then followed in the United Arab Emirates with internationally acclaimed tenor José Carreras, the culmination of which resulted in the album “Mediterranean Passion” which was subsequently recorded in Vienna. The Orchestra has performed at the Monte Carlo Formula 1 Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing including in collaborated with Red Bull Air Race stunt pilot champion Hannes Arch in his show “Rhythm and Air”. An album recorded in Vienna with the Japanese rock band Quruli took the Orchestra to performances in Japan. Back in its home country, the Orchestra won Gold and Platinum awards in Austria for the two albums “Ambros singt Moser” recorded with music producer Christian Kolonovits and the Austrian pop icon Wolfgang Ambros. Highlights for the Ambassade Orchestra Vienna also include a CD/DVD of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, moderated by the children’s television reporter Willi Weitzel, as well as performances with soprano Sarah Brightman and tenor Andrea Bocelli.
Chief Conductors
- Gejza Jurth (2020 – present)
- Christian W. Schulz (1998-2019)
Tours, Performances and Collaborations
The Ambassade Orchestra Vienna has performed and toured with artists including Christian Kolonovits, Otto Brusatti, Aleksey Igudesman, Hyung-Ki Joo, Anton Sorokow, Arben Spahiu, Vienna Boys Choir, David Gimenez, Tiësto, Waris Dirie, Uwe Kröger, Erdal Erzincan, Helmut Imig, Christian Schulz, Alexander Lutz, Wolfgang Ambros, Tayler Dane, Quruli, Herwig Pecoraro, Renate Holm, Heinz Zednik, Paul Potassy, Martina Dvorak, Heinz Holecek, Willi Weitzel, Maxim Vengerov, Lidia Baich, Eva Lind, Sarah Brightman, José Carreras and Andrea Bocelli.
Select Recordings
- Leichtes Blut, Leitung: Christian W. Schulz (1998)
- Frohe Weihnacht * Merry Christmas. Mit den Wiener Sängerknaben, Leitung: Gerald Wirth (1999)
- Grüß´ mir mein Wien, Leitung: Christian W. Schulz, Rudolf Streicher (2002)
- Niemand glaubt … – Live im Musikverein. Leitung: Aleksey Igudesman (2002)
- life for the moment. Mit Hot Pants Road Club, Leitung: Christian Kolonovits, offizielle Life-Ball-CD 2002 (2002)
- From Broadway to Hollywood. Mit Uwe Kröger, Leitung: Stefan Schrupp (2003)
- Entertainer. Mit Alfons Haider, Leitung: Augustin Lehfuss (2004)
- Ambros singt Moser. Mit Wolfgang Ambros, Leitung: Christian Kolonovits (2005)
- Mediterranean Passion. Mit Jose Carreras, Leitung: David Gimenez (2008)
- Philharmonic or die. Mit der Japanischen Rockband Quruli (2008)
- Peter und der Wolf. Mit Willi Weitzel als Sprecher, Leitung: Guido Mancusi (2010)