The Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn is a first-class ensemble respected not only in Germany but across and outside Europe.

The orchestra’s fame is due in no small part to the wide range of its repertoire, extending from Baroque music and the Classical literature—including symphonic works—to string compositions of the Romantic and early modern periods and not shunning the music of the avant-garde. The orchestra plays in all the world’s great music centres either on extended tours or for individual concerts.

In September 1997 the orchestra, under the baton of its conductor Jörg Faerber, was resident on its third musical cruise (the first two being in 1991 and 1994) on the MS Europa. Seven concerts were given in the Mediterranean...