The German festival season presents a cross-section of the world's most exciting classical music artists and a mix of repertoire from old favorites to new discoveries. Hosted by Cristina Burack, Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts is a weekly series of electrifying performances by top German orchestras along with superb ensembles from abroad.
Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Jurg Halter, speaker
Anastasia Kobekina, cello
Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231
Jurg Halter and Fredy Studer (arranged by Ian Anderson): Wir sind gute Menschen
Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Malin Broman, conductor
Ragna Schirmer, piano
Carl Philippe Emanuel Bach: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, KV 595
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Into the Heart of Light
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550
English Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Wolfe, conductor
Ragna Schirmer, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in A Major, KV 386