Beethoven Orchestra Bonn: A sounding review of the 1920s

Beethoven Orchestra Bonn: A sounding review of the 1920s

Bonn, Deutschland - On September 20, 2024, a concert by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn (BOB) took place in the Bonn Opera House under the direction of the General Music Director Dirk Kaftan. This event was part of a cooperation with the Beethovenfest Bonn and the West German Rundfunk (WDR). The year 1923 was discussed, which was characterized by diversity, contradictions and a connection between modern and tradition.

The concert divided into two parts. The first part included works by renowned composers such as Béla Bartók, Germaine Tailleferre, Robert Steidl and Kurt Weill. The Spanish pianist and arranger Iñigo Giner Miranda took over the staging. In the second part, Dmitrij Schostakovich's first symphony, which was created in 1925 as the final thesis of his composition studies in St. Petersburg.

audio recording and further information

The notification of this concert event will be broadcast on the WDR 3 radio on January 9th at 8:03 p.m. href = "https://www.kabinett-online.de/bonn/das-beethoven-orchester-bonn-bob-im-radio-am-01-um-20-03-wrt-3/"> Kabinett online reported. For those interested, Website of the Beethovenfest offers detailed information on the participants, including the occupations of the violin, violin, cello and the other instrument groups of the orchestra.

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