Tag: orchestra
The Munich Chamber Orchestra with a new format “with & without” – Munich
It was a wild ride through Austrian music history that the Munich Chamber Orchestra presented at its subscription concert last week, with compositions by Franz Schubert and Alexander von Zemlinsky,…
Review: Daniele Gatti and the BR Symphony Orchestra – Munich
Daniele Gatti bets like throwing darts. They usually hit the mark in the Hercules Hall. Only at the beginning, with Richard Strauss’ ecstatic music drama “Don Juan”, does he wave…
pro-Putin leader Valery Gergiev fired by Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra has decided to “separate” of the conductor Valery Gergiev, reputed to be close to Vladimir Putin, announced Tuesday the mayor of the German city, who criticizes…
Intendant of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra pleads for cultural buildings on the lake – Bavaria
Nuremberg is planning its interim opera at the Congress Hall. Classical music on a former Nazi site? They have known that with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra for decades, they have…
BR-Symphonic Orchestra with Dvorak, Liszt and Nielsen – Culture
Does the euphoria about the successful interim concert construction raise too high expectations of the performances? This was the impression one could get on this partly disappointing evening with the…
Obituary for the former concert master of the BR Symphony Orchestra – Munich
The Koeckert violin dynasty is one of the most influential families of Munich musicians: Rudolf the Elder (1913 – 2005) was concertmaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1949…
Beethoven: Rudolf Buchbinder and the London Symphony Orchestra – Munich
By Klaus P. Richter, Munich When Rudolf Buchbinder and Beethoven meet, sovereign skill and solid brio are guaranteed. Especially in Munich, where Buchbinder is part of the classic folklore. But…
When the National Orchestra of Montpellier plays in nursing homes, “residents’ eyes light up”
At siesta time, the air of Carmen breaks the silence, at the Françoise-Gauffier nursing home, in Montpellier (Hérault). In the hall of the retirement home, residents recognized love is a…
At the age of 26, conductor Patrick Hahn leads the Wuppertal – Kultur Symphony Orchestra
from Alexander Menden Patrick Hahn is still finding out new things about his workplace. “Oh, can you switch that off?” he asks, happily surprised, when an employee in his office…
Oberhaching Chamber Orchestra invites you to the New Year’s Concert – District of Munich
The members of the Oberhaching Chamber Orchestra want to counter the pandemic with a cheerful program. The ensemble, founded in 2010, invites you to its New Year’s concert on Saturday,…