Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz

In addition to musical theatre and Tanztheater, youth symphony and chamber concerts are part of the activity of the orchestra.

In the following years the musical arrangement of numerous imperial coronations is evident, whereby the Mainz electoral court orchestra already gained early supraregional recognition.

At the beginning of the 18th century, Elector Lothar Franz von Schönborn initiated the formation of a secular orchestra.

Elector Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim allowed his musicians to participate in opera performances in this theater.

This changed when in 1804 the circle “United Friends of Music” was founded and gave regular symphonic concerts, inviting important musicians, such as Niccolò Paganini and Franz Liszt.

On 21 September 1833, the curtain in the now newly built theater (today's Staatstheater Mainz) on Gutenberg Square rose for the first time for Carl Maria von Webers 9th "Jubilee Overture" and Mozart's La clemenza di Tito.

Under the first urban conductor Emil Steinbach, the Mainz stage was a leading house for Richard Wagner's works.

[4] The world premiere of Hans Pfitzner's Der arme Heinrich (Poor Henry) on 24 March 1895 was conducted by the composer.

[8] In 2011, Rückwardt was succeeded by Hermann Bäumer [de] as chief conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra Mainz and also its music director.