The biggest musical extravaganza of the year — the world renowned 40-member Leipzig Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra in concert along with the Indian violin maestro Dr L Subramaniam will perform at a concert on July 27 at 7.30 pm at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall.

The concert is brought to India by the Federal Republic of Germany Foreign Office, Goethe Institute - Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore School of Music and Dockers San Francisco.

The Orchestra conducted by Dr Michael Koehler will play symphonies by Beethoven and Haydn as well as special compositions - Spring Rhapsody and Turbulence by Dr L Subramaniam.

Donor Cards for the concert, in aid of the Music Outreach Program for underprivileged children are available at The Bangalore School of Music, Max Mueller Bhavan, Alliance Francaise and at the Dockers Exclusive Stores at: Brigade Road; 100 ft Road, Indiranagar; & Forum Mall. The Leipzig Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra was founded in 2001 by committed musicians. The Orchestra ranks amongst the German's leading chamber orchestras.

The Orchestra performs an extensive repertoire covering works from baroque to modern age. Every year it prepares diverse concert programmes, which are performed first in Leipzig, and then on concert tours.

A central concern for the members of the orchestra is chamber music, as it forms the roots from which transparent sound and the musical intensity are continuously renewed. The Orchestra regularly accompanies renowned and internationally recognized soloists. Also it regularly invites renowned guest conductors for festivals and gala concerts. 

The Orchestra forms an integral part of the musical life in the City of Leipzig and Germany. Highlights include their events at the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Berlin Philharmonic and the Leipzig University of Music and Drama.

 Some recent performances include the Christmas Oratorio by Bach at the Gewandhaus, the oratorios The Creation by Joseph Haydn  and The Messiah by Handel, year-end gala concerts and festival concerts presenting works by Beethoven (Symphony No 7) and Shostakovich (Symphonies No 5, 6, and 9). 

The conductor Michael Koehler was born in Dresden, Germany, in 1965. After beginning his career in Dresden, he studied Orchestra Conducting in Berlin, Munich and Paris. After his graduation from the Berlin University of Music (Class of GMD Prof Rolf Reuter) he continued his studies in the seminars held by Sergiu Celibidache in Munich and at Schola cantorum in Paris. 

He participated at festivals in Berlin, New York, Copenhagen and Latin America, as well as in master classes with Kurt Masur, Gerd Albrecht, Rolf Reuter, Yehudi - Menuhin Academy Gstaad, to name but a few examples. 

In addition, he wrote his thesis in musicology at the Humboldt University of Berlin about the earlier operas by Richard Strauss. In 2000 he was lent the title of Doctor Philosophiae. He has conducted numerous orchestras across in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Equally at home in theatre, he has conducted operas in many German cities, including Carmen by George Bizet, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria by Claudio Monteverdi and The Bat by Johann Strauss.