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Orchestral Tour of Germany

Today's tour of German orchestras and cities begins in Hamburg with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach performing music by Shostakovich and Bruckner.

Today's tour of German orchestras and cities begins in Hamburg with the NDR Elbphilharmonie performing Shostakovich and Bruckner and moves south to Cologne with the city's WDR Symphony Orchestra playing music by Widmann and Mozart. Introduced by Elizabeth Alker.

Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat
(Nicolas Altstaedt - cello)

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E flat "Romantic"

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)

Jorg Widmann: Funeral March for Piano and Orchestra
Luisa Imorde (piano)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem

Christina Landshamer (soprano)
Marie Henriette Reinhold (contralto)
Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor)
WDR Chorus
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne
Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor)

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Last on

Tue 25 Feb 2020 14:00

Music Played

  • J枚rg Widmann

    Funeral March for Piano and Orchestra

    Performer: Luisa Imorde. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in D minor, BWV 974; Adagio

    Performer: Luisa Imorde.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D Minor

    Singer: Christina Landshamer. Singer: Marie Henriette Reinhold. Singer: Martin Mitterrutzner. Singer: Franz-Josef Selig. Choir: WDR Chorus. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat

    Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt. Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 13 in D; Adagio cantabile

    Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach.
  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 4

    Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach.

Broadcast

  • Tue 25 Feb 2020 14:00