# Wegelius Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble

> Wegelius Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble – 2 recordings on Ondine. The Wegelius Chamber Orchestra was founded by Ralf Sjöblom at a music course of the Martin…

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- **Role:** Ensemble

## Biography

The Wegelius Chamber Orchestra was founded by Ralf Sjöblom at a music course of the Martin Wegelius Institute, Helsinki, in summer 1986. In 1991, Sjöblom was succeeded as Artistic Director and conductor by its concertmaster John Storgårds.

The Wegelius Chamber Orchestra is primarily a string ensemble of variable size that can handle music ranging from works for small chamber ensembles to sinfoniettas. Its repertoire extends from early Baroque to contemporary music, with a special penchant for works by Finnish composers. In addition to first performances and old standbys for string orchestra, it has performed many rarely-played pieces. The Orchestra has given concerts throughout Finland as well as in other Nordic and Baltic countries.

## Discography on Ondine (2)

- [Finland 100: A Century of Finnish Classics · 5 CD collection celebrating 100 years of Finland's independence · Orchestral Works I & II · Concertos · Vocal Works · Chamber Music](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1300-2q.md): Various Finnish artist, orchestras and conductors (ODE 1300-2Q, 2016)
- [Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Violin Concerto No. 4 · Cronaca](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-873-2.md): Wegelius Chamber Orchestra · John Storgårds, violin & conductor (ODE 873-2, 1996)

## Links

- [Martin Wegelius Institute](http://www.svefol.net/soff/mwi/)