BRSO ON TOUR IN EUROPE 2017
Concerts IN Vienna, Paris, Wrocław, Katowice, Milan, Luxembourg And Amsterdam – 29 Jan – 7 Feb 2017
From January 29 to February 7 the BRSO has been on the road again! This time it was in Europe, with concerts in Vienna, Paris, Milan, Luxemburg and Amsterdam. Furthermore there were two concerts in Poland, in Wroclaw and Katowice. Both cities opened their new concert halls only recently in 2014 and 2015.
The concerts featured Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 and Sergej Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. Mezzo-soprano Gerhild Romberg has been singing Gustav Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder in Vienna and Paris, Janina Baechle has been singing it in Wroclaw and Katowice.
First Stop: Vienna
Musikverein Goldener Saal
No filming during the concert! But luckily there is this little whole to peek through…..
Picture Gallery: Vienna (29 january 2017)
On tonight's programme: Mahler's "Kindertotenlieder"
warming up....
Gerhild Romberger
In the audience: Katja & Marielle Labèque and Anna Prohaska
Greetings from Vienna
Brrr … trumpet playing at -15 degrees? No problem for Herbert Zimmermann!
Second Stop: Bonjour Paris
Philippe Boucly, solo-flutist of the BRSO, is playing at the famous Place de la République in Paris.
Picture Gallery: Paris (31 January 2017)
Third Stop: WROCLAW
Picture Gallery (2 February 2017)
Wroclaw - National Forum of Music
Julita Smolen in her hometown Wroclaw
Violinist Julita Smolen ist happy to play in her hometown!
Fourth Stop: Katowice
Picture Gallery (3 February 2017)
Fifth Stop: Ciao Milano
Violist Giovanni Menna greets us directly from the famous Teatro alla Scala and plays a famous Canzone from Milan.
Picture gallery Milan (5 february 2017)
Sixth stop: Reunion in Luxembourg
We do not have Luxembourgers in the orchestra, but our former manager, Stephan Gehmacher, is now director of the Philharmonie Luxembourg. Not only he is looking forward to the concert tonight and a reunion – we are too!
Picture Gallery Luxembourg (6 February 2017)
Seventh and final stop: Amsterdam
in search of a piece for 2 violins and timpani
The “Finale” of our tour is at the Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam. Our three colleagues consider which piece they could play for you. See for yourself how they have decided…
Picture Gallery Amsterdam (7 February 2017)
Concerts with MARISS JANSONS
MARISS JANSONS & GERHILD ROMBERGER
Sunday, 29 Jan 2017, 7.30 pm
Vienna, Musikverein
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MARISS JANSONS
Monday, 30 Jan 2017, 7.30 pm
Vienna, Musikverein
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MARISS JANSONS & GERHILD ROMBERGER
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017, 8.30 pm
Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
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Watch the concert in the video-livestream at br-klassik.de or in our Media Center.
MARISS JANSONS & JANINA BAECHLE
Thursday, 2 Feb 2017, 7 pm
Wrocław, Narodowe Forum Muzyki
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MARISS JANSONS & JANINA BAECHLE
Friday, 3 Feb 2017, 7 pm
Katowice, NOSPR Concert Hall Katowice
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MARISS JANSONS
Sunday, 5 Feb 2017, 3 pm
Mailand, Teatro alla Scala
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MARISS JANSONS
Monday, 6 Feb 2017, 8.00 pm
Luxemburg, Philharmonie
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MARISS JANSONS & JANINA BAECHLE
Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017, 8.15 pm
Amsterdam, Concertgebouw
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CD RECOMMENDATION BY THE BRSO
In context of the Europe Tour programme we recommend the following CD which was produced with conductor Mariss Jansons:
Mariss Jansons conducts Mahler: “Symphonie Nr. 9”
