Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe

The Badische Staatskapelle is a symphony orchestra based in Karlsruhe. The orchestra is affiliated with the Badisches Staatstheater. The historical roots of the orchestra date back to 1662. The precursor ensemble was the Hofkapelle der Markgrafen von Baden-Durlach. Early leaders of the orchestra included Giuseppe Beniventi, Casimir Schweizelsberger, Johann Philipp Käfer, and Johann Melchior Molter, who led the orchestra for 40 years. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badisch...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)