He is a rising star among conductors: Klaus Mäkelä is just 29 years old, and already chief conductor designate of Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw Orchestra. With Richard Strauss’ Alpine Symphony, he will be able to open a magnificent panorama of sound.
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Porträt-Foto von Klaus Mäkelä
The work takes through a day in the mountains, across flowery meadows, through thunderstorms and storms.
Wolfgang Rihm also favours lush sounds in Transitus III. “I love the intricate web of orchestral possibilities,” says our Composer in Residence, “the creation of states, and of transformations.”
CAST
- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Program
Wolfgang Rihm
Transitus III
Break
Richard Strauss
An Alpine Symphony op. 64
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Participating artists
Berliner Philharmoniker
Klaus Mäkelä
