Reinhard Goebel was the founder of the legendary Musica Antiqua Köln, whom he directed for 33 years. As a conductor, his unique way of amalgamating passion for music with meticulous musicological knowledge, inspires, captivates and polarizes today's orchestral scene. When asked in interview whether too much knowledge might be harmful to music, he answers, 'That's not possible. Knowledge is the source of all inspiration! It's staggering. [...] Knowledge intoxicates, and more knowledge is yet more intoxicating.' (VAN magazine, 2.3.2016).
In forthcoming seasons, he is looking forward to musical encounters with Les Violons du Roy, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Dresden Staatskappelle, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the German Radio Symhony Orchestras in Frankfurt and Cologne and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
2017 heralds two releases on Sony Classical: a new recording of the Brandenburg Concertos with the Berlin Baroque Soloists, and to mark both the 250th anniversary of Telemann's death and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a first recording of Telemann's Reformation Oratorio 'Holder Friede, Heilger Glaube' with the Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Choir.
