NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Manfred Honeck

Date & Time

Fri, Mar 1, 2024, 20:00

Venue

Manfred Honeck, who has been chief conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for more than 15 years, still returns to conduct the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra each year. After presenting the sensational programme »Mozart and Death in Words and Music« last season, this year’s programme is all about love after death. In Greek mythology, the heroes who were particularly beloved by the gods found eternal peace on the »Isles of the Blessed«: Elysium. The Berlin-based Canadian composer Samy Moussa has dedicated... Read full text

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Musicians

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Manfred Honeck	Conductor

Program

Elysium for Orchestra	Samy Moussa
Symphony No. 9 in D minor	Anton Bruckner

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