Hornist

Those who seek authenticity when travelling can easily be misled: Richard Strauss was one of them when he thought he had heard an original Neapolitan folk song in Naples and incorporated it into his symphonic fantasy "Aus Italien". In fact, "Funiculì, funiculà" had been composed by Luigi Denza just a few years earlier, and in a less than popular context at that - as an advertisement for the new cable car up Vesuvius. Strauss' trip to Italy nevertheless represented a turning point in his work: "Aus Italien" brilliantly opens the series of tone poems with which he became famous.

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9th  Symphony Concert

Music and Congress Hall

The Basel Chamber Orchestra is one of the most respected ensembles across the globe, appearing regularly at every prominent chamber music festival and in international concert halls such as the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. Voted Best Ensemble at the 2008 Echo Klassik Awards, this Swiss chamber group has consistently received praise for its performances combining historical period pieces and contemporary works.

Basel Chamber Orchestra

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Phenomenal horn player Felix Klieser takes the spotlight in tonight’s concert. He’s the perfect soloist for Richard Strauss’ swashbuckler of a concerto, and even that is just the upbeat to what comes next, as Thomas Søndergård and the full RSNO embark on one of the greatest adventures in 19th-century music; Bruckner’s colossal Eighth Symphony. It’s been compared to a cathedral in sound and a mighty mountain range. Either way, you simply have to hear this breathtakingly beautiful music live.

Felix Klieser Plays Strauss

Usher Hall

Phenomenal horn player Felix Klieser takes the spotlight in tonight’s concert. He’s the perfect soloist for Richard Strauss’ swashbuckler of a concerto, and even that is just the upbeat to what comes next, as Thomas Søndergård and the full RSNO embark on one of the greatest adventures in 19th-century music; Bruckner’s colossal Eighth Symphony. It’s been compared to a cathedral in sound and a mighty mountain range. Either way, you simply have to hear this breathtakingly beautiful music live. 

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

If symphonies are like big-screen blockbusters, chamber music is like a composer’s personal diary: thoughts and feelings that are too special to share with just anyone. Emotions run deep and strong in Brahms’ haunting Horn Trio, written as he mourned the death of his mother. But in Beethoven’s youthful Quintet Op16, they simply bubble and dance with glee. A handpicked team of RSNO players join the phenomenal Felix Klieser to share their secrets today – and you get to listen in. 

Hornist

Felix Klieser

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 20, 2026

Felix Klieser Plays Strauss · Usher Hall

20 - 21 Feb, 2026

Felix Klieser Plays Strauss · Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Feb 22, 2026

Felix Klieser with the RSNO Chamber Ensemble · Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Past events

13 - 14 Jul, 2025

9th Symphony Concert · Theater Lübeck

Mar 4, 2022

Basel Chamber Orchestra · Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Future and recently performed repertoire

Horn in Horn Concerto No. 1 by Strauss

Usher Hall

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