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Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1
Benedict Kloeckner, LJO Rheinland-Pfalz (state youth orchestra), conducted by Oscar Jockel. Modern, fast-paced concert film edit.
Filming concertos and orchestral concerts
When you perform with an orchestra as soloist or conductor, the film should show what you’re doing musically – not just that an orchestra is playing.
For orchestral productions I work with five or six cameras and a second camera operator. The shot has to be in the right place at the right moment: on the soloist, on the woodwind solo, on the conductor’s cue. That’s why I start with the score, not the seating plan.
The sound
A main microphone array captures the orchestra as a whole, with a few spot mics for balance – above all for the soloist. The orchestra isn’t dissected into individual parts. Recording a rehearsal helps with balance, lighting and camera work, and gives me material for corrections.
Prices
- Team of two, 5–6 cameras
- €1,900 + €40 per minute of film
- On my own, 4–5 cameras – by arrangement only
- €1,500 + €40 per minute of film
Example: a cello concerto with 30 minutes of finished film costs €1,900 + €1,200 = €3,100 net. Plus VAT; travel within 150 km of Andernach included.
Films
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Mélanie Bonis – Cléopâtre
Junge Norddeutsche Philharmonie at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, conducted by Oscar Jockel. Orchestral film with multiple cameras.
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Friedrich Gulda – Concerto for Cello
Benedict Kloeckner with the Landespolizeiorchester Rheinland-Pfalz, conducted by Florian Weber.
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Richard Strauss – Don Quixote
Benedict Kloeckner, Luminita Marim, Gabriel Bebeșelea, Romanian Symphony Orchestra and circus artists of the Noletia Festival Seville. Full-length concert film.