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ORQUESTAFIL ARMÓNICADEBOGOTÁ
54 YEARS OF HISTORY The activity developed by the Colombian Philharmonic Foundation and the work led by maestro Raúl García, allowed the creation of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, institutionalized through the Agreement 71 of 1967. Following the vision intended to democratize musical culture, to promote the practice of chamber music, conducting performance of symphonic music, the Orchestra became cultural patrimony of Bogotá. The Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá has performed the cycles of many composers including Mahler, Bruckner, Bartók, and others. Concerts with pop artists such as Toto La Momposina, Puerto Candelaria, China Moses, Miguel Poveda, Petit Fellas, Manuel Medrano, Juanes, Aterciopelados, Herencia de Timbiquí, have made it possible to approach new audiences. It has also been a great privilege for the Orchestra to have worked with musicians including Kent Nagano, Deborah Voight, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Shlomo Mintz, and others.
The Orchestra has been awarded with two Latin Grammy Awards: “Best Instrumental Album” in 2008, and in 2018, recognition of Rafa Sardina for “Best Sound Engineering” for the album 50 Años Tocando Para Ti. Since 2013, Bogotá’s Philharmonic Orchestra has taken definite steps towards achieving what it considers to be the consolidation of the most ambitious musical project in Colombia: turning the Orchestra into a system of orchestras.
In 2020 the Orchestra faced the enormous challenge of moving forward despite the global situation of the COVID-19 pandemia. With the purpose of continuing to maintain the country’s and city’s inhabitant’s morale high, the Orchestra turned its efforts to the virtual field reaching new audiences with videos such as Soy Colombiano, Pueblito Viejo and concerts with Juanes and Monsieur Periné. More than six million people around the world have enjoyed these digital concerts. The achievements obtained during the pandemic led the Orchestra to win the Alta Gerencia Award, presented by Colombia’s Presidency, in recognition of its work during the pandemic situation. Together with Juanes, the Orchestra was nominated for the category “Favorite Virtual Concert” by the Latin American Music Awards. In 2021, the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá continues its commitment in developing cultural initiatives aimed towards bringing music to every part of the city and supporting initiatives to maintain the high spirits of the citizens of Bogotá, Colombia, and the world.
Maestro Joachim Gustafsson is widely recognized as one of the major Scandinavian conductors of his generation. He is born in 1967 and started very early to play the violin. He studied for the concertmasters in The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and made his debut at the age of 12 years old. 16 years old he started his studies at the Music Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden. There he studied violin, harmony , composition and counterpoint. He did his diploma concert in 1987. In 1988 he was invited to study conducting with Professor Karl Österreicher in Wien.
He performs with virtually all of the Swedish and Danish orchestras, and has a close relationship with both The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Malmoe Symphony Orchestra. He is a regular guest conductor of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota since 2011,also taking part in the development of youth orchestras and teaching young conductors. Joachim Gustafsson is also regular guest conductor as well as Member of the Board at The Danish National Opera where he in 2014 conducted the world premiere of The Picture of Dorian Gray , an award-winning opera written by the Danish composer Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen. This also resulted in a highly praised DVD on the Da Capo label.
In 2019 he will return to The Danish National Opera to revive the late romantic opera Cleopatra by Danish-Italian composer August Enna in collaboration with german director/set-designer Ben Baur .This production will be released on Da Capo in the autumn of 2019. Coming recording projects with Da Capo includes the symphonies and symphonic poems by the Danish late-romantic composer Herman Sandby . Joachim Gustafsson also record for the BIS-label.
Next release is devoted to the music of the prolific swedish composerTommie Haglund with the Malmoe Symphony Orchestra . Orchestras Joachim Gustafsson works regularly with includes Potsdam Kammerakademie , Gothenburg Symphony , Malmoe Symphony , Bogotá Philharmonic ,Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Copenhagen Phil , Odense Symphony , Aarhus Symphony , South Jutland Symphony , Nordic Chamber Orchestra ,Gothenburg Opera Orchestra , The Royal Navy Band , Gothenburg Wind Orchestra ,Sinfonica Nacional de Colombia, Filarmonica Juvenil de Bogota, Aarhus Sinfonietta to name a few. He made his operatic debut with Verdi’s Otello in 2004 at The Royal Opera Stockholm where he also has lead numerous ballet performances . At the Malmoe Opera he made great success in both Der Rosenkavalier and Poulencs Dialogues de Carmelite . At Staatstheater Darmstadt Strauss Ariadne Auf Naxos and at Oper Ulm Cosi Fan Tutte .
oachim Gustafsson has a very extensive repertoire . He has made cycles of the Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak and Brahms symphonies . He has been especially appreciated in the Czech repertoire ,conducting also the lesser-known works by Dvorak, Smetana,Martinu, Janacek, Suk and 20:th century composers. His performance of the Dvorak Requiem with GSO was a tremendous success compared to performances by Vaclav Talich and Karel Ancerl. Joachim Gustafsson is also Artistic Leader of the Tommie Haglund Festival in Halmstad ,Sweden .
This is an orchestra/chamber music festival held biannually devoted to the music of Tommie Haglund. Joachim Gustafsson is also a major champion for new music. As conductor and violinist he has premiered more than 200 new works. Notable premieres includes the operas Snow Whites Mirror by Niels Martinsen and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Agerfeldt-Olesen. He is also the major champion for the music of Tommie Haglund, and has been involved in the premieres of almost all of his works since 1991. With the elite new music ensemble Aarhus Sinfonietta he has made numerous productions and tours. Their performances at the Susaa Festival in Denmark 2012 of music by the legendary composer Per Nörgård was highly lauded by composer,audiences and critics . Joachim Gustafsson is also teaching extensively. He has held Masterclasses both in Scandinavia, Denmark and in South America.
In Sweden he is regularly holding classes at university level . He is one of the mentors in the project DIRIGENT, aiming to give female conductors the chance to develop their skills. He has also been engaged as guest professor Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen . in conducting at The He is very interested in collaboration between different department. For instance he has been engaged in exchange with th Professor Mario Diaz at Mozarteum .
Arranging together with Professor Diaz possibilities e class of for his student to come to Maestro Gustafssons orchestra in Sweden. Other initiatives is his urge to develop inters departemental contacts between compositi on and conducting students, thus developing understanding for their respective talents and needs. Joachim Gustafsson is first und Musik in Wien winner of the AICE competition Jugen in 1988. He studied conducting with Professors Karl an d Österreicher and Otmar Suitner in Wien. Köhler Other mentors have been Hofkapellmeister Siegfried , Professor Leif Segerstam and the Finnish conductor Okko Kamu.
