:amateur barock orchester

For too long, non-professional enthusiasts of Baroque musical performance practice could only unpack their historic instruments in their own living rooms or at infrequent specialized courses…but that is a thing of the past! With the establishment of the :amateur barock orchester, the first amateur baroque orchestra in Germany, zamus is filling this gap in the German ensemble landscape. Dedicated musicians from all over the country regularly gather to work on large-scale Baroque works as an ensemble.

Peter Wuttke (winds) and Anette Sichelschmidt (strings) work together with amateur musicians to explore historically informed performance practices, including historical articulation/bowing and ornamentation, and playing without a conductor.

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© Sophia Hegewald

Orchestral and Musical Direction

Peter Wuttke studierte moderne und Barockoboe an der Folkwang Universität Essen, der Musikhochschule Köln sowie an der Akademie für Alte Musik Bremen und dem Königlichen Konservatorium in Den Haag. Zur Zeit spielt er bei der Wiener Akademie, der Chursächsischen Philharmonie und ist Mitglied des Orchesters L´Arco (Hannover) sowie des Ensemble 1704 (Prag). Seit seinem Studium arbeitete Peter Wuttke u.a. als Dirigent für die Werkgemeinschaft Musik e.V., die Chor- und Instrumentaltage im Haus Altfried, das TonArt-Orchester Düsseldorf, das Universitätsorchester Düsseldorf, die Akademie Ski und Musik, die Rhein-Ruhr Philharmonie, die Philharmonischen Gesellschaft, den Instrumentalverein Dortmund und das Sinfonie-Orchester Niederberg. Seit 2017 leitet Peter Wuttke das Jugendsinfonieorchester Solingen.

Peter Wuttke

Peter Wuttke studied modern and baroque oboe at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, the Cologne University of Music, the Academy for Early Music in Bremen and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He currently plays with the Vienna Academy, the Chursächsische Philharmonie and is a member of the L'Arco orchestra (Hanover) as well as the Ensemble 1704 (Prague). Since completing his studies, Peter Wuttke has worked as a conductor for the Werkgemeinschaft Musik e.V., the choir and instrumental days at Haus Altfried, the TonArt Orchestra Düsseldorf, the University Orchestra Düsseldorf, the Ski und Musik Academy, the Rhein-Ruhr Philharmonic, the Philharmonic Society, the Instrumentalverein Dortmund and the Niederberg Symphony Orchestra, among others. Peter Wuttke has been conducting the Solingen Youth Symphony Orchestra since 2017.

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Anette Sichelschmidt

She began playing the baroque violin while studying violin in Berlin and already then attended courses with Sigiswald Kuijken. Since 1982 she has been active as a baroque violinist -- she has been invited to perform with renowned ensembles in Germany and abroad, such as La Petite Bande, Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent and Camerata Köln. Anette Sichelschmidt is a sought-after chamber music partner; as a long-standing member of the Musica Fiata and Cantus Cölln ensembles, she has performed at the most important European festivals for early music, toured countries outside Europe such as Australia, South America, Canada, Singapore and Israel, and participated in numerous CD productions. In addition to her artistic activities, she organises baroque courses for string players.