Located in Bern, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, the Camerata Bern was founded in 1963 by musicians as a small and flexible chamber orchestra without a conductor

Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

. The Camerata Bern performs early Baroque to contemporary classical music. The group tours extensively worldwide and has released several CDs.

The current artistic director is Antje Weithaas and the fourteen members are

Violin

• Hyunjong Kang
• Nathalie Vandroogenbroeck
• Misa Stefanovic
• Meesun Hong
• Sibylla Leuenberger
• Michael Bollin
• (Vacant)

Viola

• Alexander Besa
• Alejandro Mettler
• Friedemann Jähnig

Cello

• Stéphanie Meyer
• Martin Merker

Double bass

• Käthi Steuri

Harpsichord

• Andreas Erismann