NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Jonathan Bloxham

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Sun, Jan 12, 2025, 18:30

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Semyon Bychkov very much regrets having to withdraw from the concerts due to a planned hip operation. Jonathan Bloxham, whose concerts in September 2023 with works by Britten and Mendelssohn may still be remembered by NDR subscribers to the G and H series, will take over as conductor instead. The Briton, currently Music Director of Lucerne Theatre and Chief Conductor of the Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra, was mentored by none other than Paavo Järvi, has conducted orchestras such as the... Read full text

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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

Program

Othello / Concert Overture, Op. 93	Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, D 125	Franz Schubert

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