musica viva: François-Xavier Roth
Friday, April 12, 2024
Somber thoughts centering on death’s finality form the core of Iannis Xenakis’ Aïs. Xenakis’ stirring ombra scene was commissioned by musica viva of the Bayerischer Rundfunk in 1980, and will now be performed once again by baritone Georg Nigl with François-Xavier Roth conducting. Additionally, Antoine Tamestit will perform the solo part in the world premiere of Francesco Filidei’s new Viola Concerto. The concert will also feature Elizabeth Ogonek, a New York-based composer whose iridescent sound frescoes have been described by the Chicago Tribune as “shimmering” and “dramatic.”
Gala Concert for the 75th Anniversary of the BRSO
Sir Simon Rattle – “Gurre-Lieder”
There is something to celebrate: the BRSO turns 75! We are celebrating with two large-scale concerts on April 19 and 20. Schönberg’s Gurre-Lieder do not fit into any drawer. They barely fit on the stage! Over 400 performers, including the largest orchestra ever written for. This monumental work has only been performed three times in the history of the BRSO! For Sir Simon Rattle, the Gurre-Lieder are an old childhood love: “Sexy, elegant, sensual.” It is impossible that there could be a more fitting work for this gala.
Sir Simon Rattle
Rehearsal Videos and Audio on demand
Four acclaimed and sold-out concerts in Munich and Vienna. Plus the world premiere for the 75th anniversary of the BRSO by Thomas Adès. An inspiring and intensive week of concerts lies behind the BRSO and Sir Simon Rattle. We accompanied them with two rehearsal videos – of Beethoven’s 6th Symphony and “Aquifer” by Adès. The audio on demand of the concert is also available now.
Joshua Weilerstein & Vilde Frang
Video on demand
On March 8, 2024, we welcomed violinist Vilde Frang and Joshua Weilerstein to the Herkulessaal. In the first half of the concert, Frang interpreted Igor Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto. After the interval, Joshua Weilerstein conducted the Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, op. 47 by Dmitri Shostakovich. The concert video is now available in our media library.
Latest news
New Season 24/25
On Monday, April 15, 2024, the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks will present the new 24/25 season together with chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle. From this date, you will find all concerts and information about the upcoming season here.
New Release
Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony was one of Simon Rattle’s first concert programmes as the new chief conductor of the BRSO. For Sir Simon, it is one of his favourite pieces. Listen now to the live recording from September 2023 on CD!
CD award
The live recording of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of its longtime guest conductor Bernard Haitink from 1981 made it into the New York Times’ Top 5 “Classical Music Albums”.
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Starting with the 2023/24 season, the BRSO is offering concert tickets at 10€ for everyone under 30! Tickets are available in advance: online, on site or by phone at BRticket.
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BRSO media library
Enjoy anytime and free of charge
In the BRSO media library you will find numerous concert videos with major symphonic works in recordings with many well-known conductors such as Rattle, Blomstedt, Gardiner, Haitink, Dudamel, Harding, Nézet-Séguin, Jansons or Antonini. Plus current livestreams as well as audios, documentaries about the BRSO and exciting backstage videos. Free of charge and available at any time!
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
With the 2023/2024 season, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO) welcomes Sir Simon Rattle as its new chief conductor. He is the sixth in a line of distinguished conductors after Eugen Jochum, Rafael Kubelík, Sir Colin Davis, Lorin Maazel and Mariss Jansons. Soon after its founding in 1949, the BRSO developed into an internationally highly regarded orchestra. The orchestra regularly works with renowned conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Franz Welser-Möst, Daniel Harding, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Andris Nelsons, Jakub Hrůša and Iván Fischer. The orchestra tours throughout Europe, Asia and America
and can look back on numerous CD releases and awards, including the GRAMMY in the category “Best Orchestral Performance” and the “German Record Critics’ Award”. Simon Rattle has already added important milestones to the discography, including works by Mahler and Wagner. Further recordings, intensive promotion of young musicians and performances in the world’s music centres will accompany the collaboration. In a ranking of the ten best orchestras in the world published by the online magazine Bachtrack and compiled by the world’s leading music journalists, the BRSO recently came third.