Ariana Oroño
Ariana Oroño (1996, Venezuela) is a graduate of the renowned music education program El Sistema and began her training at the Academia Latinoamericana de Violín. She studied at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona and is currently completing her master’s degree at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz.
She has performed with orchestras such as the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, and the Orquestra de Barcelona. A multiple competition prizewinner, she received first prize at the Váša Příhoda Competition.
She has been a member of the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim since April 2025.
Natalija Stošić
Natalija Stošić (1996, Serbia) began playing the violin at the age of seven at the School for Musically Gifted Children in Ćuprija – a unique institution for string instruments. She studied in Belgrade, Trieste, and Saarbrücken, where she is currently pursuing her concert exam with Prof. Gordan Nikolić.
She has performed throughout Europe, Canada, and Russia, including appearances at the Sala Verdi in Milan, the Herkulessaal in Munich, and the “Bolshoi” Festival with Valery Gergiev.
She has won several international competitions and collaborated with artists such as Gustavo Dudamel, Nemanja Radulović, and Kristjan Järvi. She joined the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim in September 2022.
César González
Venezuelan violist César González is a product of El Sistema and joined the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela in 2007. He studied at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya with Jonathan Brown and the Casals Quartet, and completed an ERASMUS program at the Mozarteum Salzburg. He is currently pursuing his master's degree at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz.
He received artistic inspiration from teachers including Thomas Riebl, William Coleman, and the Borromeo Quartet. Concert tours have taken him across Europe, with performances at major venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Salzburg Festival Hall.
He has been a member of the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim since 2024.
Christoph Eberle
Christoph Eberle studied music education in Freiburg with Prof. Christoph Henkel and received his orchestral diploma in 1991. He continued his studies at the Conservatory of the City of Basel with Ivan Monighetti, and gained further artistic input from Hatto Beyerle, Walter Levin, and Gerard Wyss.
He has been Principal Cellist of the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim since 1994.
The transition from sunset to night: the blue hour - a special time, soft in its deep blue light and mood, heralding the evening in its cosiness.
The ‘Blue Hour’ is also the name of the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester's new chamber music series, in which members of the orchestra present themselves in various chamber music formations in the KKO's orchestra rehearsal room to a small audience with exquisite music for the evening.
45 minutes of music - followed by a glass of wine and nibbles, a chance to socialise and enjoy the atmosphere of the blue hour together - look forward to a special evening.
Franz Schubert: Streichquartett Nr.13 »Rosamunde«
W.A. Mozart: Streichquartett Nr. 19 »Dissonanzen«