Stefan Dohr is a living legend. The principal horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic is considered one of the best in the world, if not the best horn player of the present time. Together with the brass players of our orchestra, he opens up a whole musical world, ranging from the brass serenades of Antonín Dvořák and Richard Strauss to Bernstein's "West Side Story" and the famous fanfare by Aaron Copland, composed in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, which still stands for the strength and unwavering spirit of the "ordinary person." This exclamation also has a response! It comes from Joan Tower, whose "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman" also comes from the American music tradition and highlights the extraordinary role of women - powerful, yet in their own way.

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Dvořák and Bernstein

Palace of Culture

A woman falls in love with a man young enough to be her son. She feels as if her body’s rejuvenating but, feeling on top of the world, is confronted with the news that she’s terminally ill.

Blossoming

Bockenheimer Depot

Chamber Concert: Works by Glazunov, Lang, Žuraj, Fries and Reich

Museum Frieder Burda

Freiburg Concert Hall

Kultur- & Kongresszentrum Liederhalle

Stefan Dohr, this year's Artist in Residence of the State Orchestra, is an icon of the international horn landscape as a celebrated soloist, chamber musician and principal horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic. In addition to this work, he also plays and leads various chamber music ensembles.

9th Symphony Concert 2024

Staatstheater Braunschweig

Traversing rich and varied musical landscapes, this concert laments the dramatic ecological loss of bees and the associated acoustic loss (referencing its musical predecessor Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee) and presents a tapestry of a thousand flowers in the constantly shimmering gestures of Martinaityte’s sonic garden. Silvestrov’s Postludium, rippling with nostalgia and swirling memories, belies Vladimir Putin’s contention that Ukraine doesn’t exist as a country with its own cultural identity. In memoriam, we honour the late Kaija Saariaho performing her fabulous musical voyage through evocative sound worlds guided by texts of the great Persian poet Rumi.

Esprit Orchestra presents: Circle Maps

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Join us for an extraordinary evening of contemporary music at the "musica viva: Sir Simon Rattle" concert, featuring the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This remarkable event will take place on Friday, 13th October 2023, at 8:00 pm in the stunning Isarphilharmonie, Munich, Gasteig HP8. An introduction to the evening's program will be provided at 6:45 pm, ensuring attendees are fully immersed in the experience.

Under the baton of the world-renowned conductor Sir Simon Rattle, the evening promises to be a showcase of modern musical innovation and exceptional talent. The program will open with the world premiere of "Automatones for big orchestra" by Vito Žuraj, a commissioned piece by Bavarian Radio’s musica viva series, promising a unique and engaging auditory experience. Following this, the concert will feature Luciano Berio's "Coro for 40 voices and orchestra," a profound and emotionally charged piece that remains as relevant today as ever.

Performing alongside Sir Simon Rattle will be the Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, bringing to life these groundbreaking works with precision and passion.

This concert is a highlight of the Bavarian Radio's musica viva series, renowned for being one of the world's most prestigious platforms for contemporary and future-oriented music. It is an unmissable event for enthusiasts of modern orchestral and choral works, offering a glimpse into the future of music through the lens of today's most innovative composers and performers.

For tickets and further information, please visit the BRticket-Webshop at shop.br-ticket.de. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the cutting edge of contemporary music in one of Munich's most iconic venues.

Vito Žuraj

Events

Upcoming events

May 2, 2026

Music of the time #GRAPE · WDR Sinfonieorchester

Past events

Nov 2, 2025

Dvořák and Bernstein · Dresdner Philharmonie

1 - 9 Oct, 2025

Blossoming · Oper Frankfurt

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