Mahler Chamber Orchestra

The Mahler Chamber Orchestra grew out of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and represents the vigor brought to the orchestral scene in recent years by European youth orchestras. The group has collaborated with pianist Yuja Wang and other world-class artists and has a substantial recording catalog. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1997 at the initiative of Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra members and their conductor, Claudio Abbado. The orchestra made its recording debut in 2000 with Daniel Harding as conductor on a recording of Mozart's Don Giovanni. The orchestra has backed top soloists and, in 2009, appeared on an album by star tenor Jonas Kaufmann. As of 2024, Daniele Gatti served as the orchestra's conductor and artistic advisor. By 2024, when it was led by conductor Pablo Heras-Casado on an album of works by Stravinsky and Falla, its recording catalog comprised some 100 releases.