The Straram Orchestra ( French: Les Concerts Straram ) is a French orchestra created in 1926 by the conductor Walter Straram and existed until his death in 1933 .
Despite the fact that the authors most often performed by the orchestra were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Claude Debussy , Straram's programs were distinguished, first of all, by significant attention to the latest music. The orchestra performed the world premieres of African dances (1928) by Eitor Villa Lobos , Symphony for organ and orchestra by Marcel Dupre (1929, soloed by the author), Passacaglia and Gigue (1931) by Joseph Jongen , Partitas for piano and orchestra (1927), “Scarlattians” for piano and orchestra (1928) and the Roman concert for organ and orchestra (1929) by Alfredo Casella , Italian concert for violin and orchestra (1928) Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco , Poems for horn and orchestra (1927) by Charles Köklen , Paul's First Symphony (1928) Le Flem , “Liturgical Sonata” for orchestra and choir (1930) Arthur Lurie , Symphonic Allegro (1930) and Serenade (1931) Boguslav Martin , “Forgotten Offers” (1930) Olivier Messian , Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1931) Darius Millau , Five Children's Pieces (1929) Joaquin Rodrigo , Concerto for a small orchestra (1927) by Albert Russel , Symphonic Overture (1927) by Alexander Tansman , Concert for Organ and Orchestra (1930) by Paul Hindemith , Mystery for Cello and Orchestra (1928) by Alexander Cherepnin , “Morning Bells” (1927) by Philip Jarnach and many other works. For the first time in Paris, the Alban Berg Chamber Concert (1928), Five Pieces (1929) by Anton Weber performed by the orchestra.
In addition to the leader of the orchestra, Igor Stravinsky also became his conductor, in 1931 he recorded the Symphony of Psalms with him, Arturo Toscanini , who chose him in 1933 for his first performance in Paris, Emil Cooper , Oscar Fried , Grzegorz Fitelberg . The soloists with the orchestra were pianists Vladimir Horowitz , Magda Tagliaferro , Robert Casadesusus , Lusette Decav , violinists Zino Francescatti (who played for some time as part of the orchestra) and Jacques Thibault , cellist Emanuel Foyerman , viola player Moris Vieux , flute player Maris Laisse Maris Vieux .