The Leipziger Kammerorchester (Leipzig Chamber Orchestra) was founded in 1971 by Otto Georg Moosdorf and members of the Gewandhausorchester who were - besides playing large-scale symphonic and operatic repertoire - eager to work with performance practice on a more individual level. Since 2000 Morten Schuldt-Jensen has been the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Leipzig Chamber Orchestra. Under his leadership the orchestra has widened its repertoire to include some more unusual works and achieved a unique intensity of sound comparable to other leading world orchestras. In addition to concerts at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, and in Korea, Japan, Spain, Denmark and Germany the orchestra has embarked on an adventurous recording programme.
