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SCHÖNBERG CHAMBER SYMPHONY NO. 2 – FIRST TIME
Matthias Seilern • Oct 27, 2014
This week sees Christoph König conducting for the first time Schönberg’s less known Chamber Symphony No. 2 together with Bach, Casablancas, and Haydn. When Fritz Stiedry premièred the work 1940 in New York, he combined it with Bach Brandenburg Concertos No. 1 and 4; this time Bach Brandenburg 3 will be played. And the Real Filharmonia de Galicia is a real joy: exceptionally well prepared, focused, and committed, they undertake a journey which is a first even for them.
Just have a look how the contemporary music critics who attended the famous “Skandalkonzert” featuring the Chamber Symphony No. 1 in Vienna 1913 saw the performance:
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The spanish radio symphony orchestra and choir have just appointed Maestro Christoph König as their next chief conductor.
Es ein zeitloses Beethoven-Fest, das hier gefeiert wird, und abhängig von Moden und Zeitgeschmäckern
Please note that due to the new Government restrictions in Poland forced by the pandemic, all culture institutions will be closed from 7 November – the symphonic concert scheduled for this Saturday must take place without the audience in the Hall, but we invite you to join our live online streaming here:
Tomorrow on BBC Radio 3 's In Tune programme - Christoph Koenig talks about the new Beethoven Symphonies release with the Solistes Européens, Luxembourg coming out on 25 September: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mszz