58-535: The Rheingau Musik Festival (RMF) is an international summer music festival in Germany, founded in 1987. It is mostly for classical music, but includes other genres. Concerts take place at culturally important locations, such as Eberbach Abbey and Schloss Johannisberg , in the wine-growing Rheingau region between Wiesbaden and Lorch . The festival was the initiative of Michael Herrmann , who has served as its artistic director and chief executive officer. Like
116-678: A clarinet soloist in two chamber music concerts playing the clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms with the Arcanto Quartet and works by Stravinsky, Schumann and Bartók with his sister, Carolin Widmann , and Dénes Várjon , in a Rendezvous and a Werkstattkonzert with students of the Musikhochschule Frankfurt . In the workshop, he presented four of his chamber music works, playing in two of them, Fieberphantasie for string quartet, clarinet and piano, and
174-684: A concert at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden the vocalist Andreas Schaerer , the saxophonist Émile Parisien and the accordionist Vincent Peirani . The festival usually concludes with a choral concert in Eberbach Abbey, including rarely performed works. In 2005 Frieder Bernius conducted Penderecki's Polish Requiem , Helmuth Rilling conducted Messa per Rossini in 2001 and works entitled Messiah by both Sven-David Sandström and Handel in 2009. Artists have included Anne-Sophie Mutter , Alfred Brendel , Mstislav Rostropovich ,
232-661: A diverse program. The Rheingau Musik Festival is traditionally opened in Eberbach Abbey by a concert of the hr-Sinfonieorchester , broadcast live. The first concert was on 23 June 1988 a performance of two works by C. P. E. Bach , his Magnificat and the oratorio Die Israeliten in der Wüste . Frieder Bernius conducted the Kammerchor Stuttgart and the Barockorchester Stuttgart, with soloists Nancy Argenta , Lena Lootens , Mechthild Georg , Howard Crook and Stephen Roberts . A cycle of
290-534: A number of other foundations were made: Schönau Abbey near Heidelberg in 1142; Otterberg Abbey in the Palatinate in 1144; Gottesthal Abbey near Liège in 1155; and Arnsburg Abbey in the Wetterau in 1174. At its height in the 12th and 13th centuries, the population is estimated to have been about 100 monks and over 200 lay brothers . Eberbach Abbey was also very successful economically, principally as
348-594: A number of recordings for the Pentatone label. A key focus of Orozco-Estrada's tenure was on Viennese Classicism and Romanticism. In December 2019, the orchestra announced the appointment of Alain Altinoglu as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021–2022 season, with an initial contract of three years. In May 2023, the Hessischer Rundfunk announced an extension of Altinoglu's contract as
406-618: A performance at the Salzburg Festival . They included the second performance of Harzreise . Beginning in 2013 a new format presents a composer in residence, first Fazıl Say, who was also awarded the Rheingau Musikpreis of 2013. He appeared in a Werkstadtkonzert (workshop concert) after preparing three compositions with seven students of the Musikhochschule Frankfurt . He introduced to
464-674: A quintet for piano and winds, the scoring of Mozart's quintet K. 452 . The other works were Air for horn solo, and the String Quartet No. 3 Jagdquartett . The composer in residence of 2015 was Lera Auerbach, who performed her works as a pianist in several concerts, including a Werkstattkonzert (workshop concert) of chamber music with students of the Frankfurt Musikhochschule . In 2017, two pianists were artists in residence, Igor Levit and Michael Wollny , who both played several concerts. Wollny invited for
522-460: A result of profits from the cultivation of vineyards and the production of wine. At least 14 members of the family of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen were buried in the church. Among them was Count Johann IV of Katzenelnbogen, who was the first to plant Riesling vines, in a new vineyard in the nearby village of Rüsselsheim , when the monks of Eberbach were still growing red grapes such as Grobrot ,
580-515: A theme; in 2010, Fernweh , in eight concerts, including one of the ensemble amarcord , in 2011 the opposite: Heimweh . The theme of 2014 was Liebespaare (Lovers). The theme of 2016, Starke Frauen (Strong women), was expressed in a concert of Mad Songs of the time of English restoration , performed by Dorothee Mields and the Lautten Compagney , combining folk songs and art songs mostly by Henry Purcell . In 2023,
638-515: A year there are wine auctions. On the night of 26 April 2005 the abbey suffered severe damage from flooding. This was due to heavy rain, which caused the Kisselbach river to overflow its banks, and the increased volume of water brought about the collapse of the 18th century storm drain under the abbey. Major restoration of the complex began in 1986, financed by the State of Hesse. Restoration of
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#1732775769433696-637: Is a former Cistercian monastery in Eltville in the Rheingau , Germany. On account of its Romanesque and early Gothic buildings it is considered one of the most significant architectural heritage sites in Hesse . In the winter of 1985/86 some of the interior scenes of The Name of the Rose were filmed here. The abbey is a main venue of the annual Rheingau Musik Festival . The first monastic house at
754-693: Is a member of the European Festivals Association . For the 2023 season, 164 concerts at 29 locations were announced. On 17 June 2012, the 25th anniversary of the festival was celebrated at the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden . The concerts of the first season took place at Kloster Eberbach , in the hall and church of Schloss Johannisberg, at St. Martin in Lorch (part of the Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site ), at
812-1006: Is a member of the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP). The church contains numerous interesting monuments and tombs, notable among them being those of: The abbey has been the principal venue for the concerts of the Rheingau Musik Festival since 1988, with concerts in the Basilika (church), the Dormitorium, the Laiendormitorium and the Kreuzgang (cloisters). It has also been used for other concerts. The public areas can be viewed daily, either with or without guided tours. Rooms can be booked for conferences and events. Wine tastings for groups can also be booked, and twice
870-583: Is the radio orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk , the public broadcasting network of the German state of Hesse . Venues are Alte Oper and hr-Sendesaal . Music director is the French conductor Alain Altinoglu . Chief conductors have brought in Russian, Nordic and French influences. The orchestra has been one of the leading Mahler and Bruckner orchestras internationally. The hr-Sinfonieorchester with 108 musicians
928-450: Is the third oldest in the ARD . From 1929 to 1950 the orchestra was named Frankfurter Rundfunk-Symphonie-Orchester . From 1950 to 1971 the orchestra was named Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks , from then to 2005 Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt . Frankfurt Radio Symphony is used for international tours (First tour: United States 1980, Japan 1987, China 2003). The orchestra
986-542: The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss the abbey was dissolved on 18 September 1803 and with its assets and territory became the property of Prince Friedrich Augustus of Nassau-Usingen . The lands passed from Nassau-Usingen in 1866 to Prussia , from 1918 to 1945 to the People's State of Hesse , and from 1945 have formed part of the State of Hesse. The premises were put to a variety of uses. An asylum
1044-855: The Alban Berg Quartet , Zubin Mehta , and Riccardo Muti . Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has appeared as a recitator, and Giora Feidman and Bobby McFerrin included their audience in their performance. In 2001, Dave Brubeck and his quartet appeared with the Jacques Loussier Trio. Chick Corea visited in 2009 and jammed with Roy Haynes , whose band had opened the concert. Other artists of 2009 included Colin Davis , Ludwig Güttler , Martha Argerich , Frank Peter Zimmermann , Anne Sofie von Otter and Olga Scheps . Lorin Maazel conducted
1102-736: The Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main . Concerts have been staged in churches such as St. Jakobus, Rüdesheim , castles and former presshouses ( Kelterhalle ). An annual Sommerfest is held at Schloss Johannisberg while other open-air concerts have taken place in wineries and vineyards, on river boats, in the cloisters of Eberbach, the courts of Vollrads and the Kurpark Wiesbaden . Most events are dedicated to classical music, but cabaret, jazz, readings, musical cruises, children's concerts, wine tastings or culinary events with music add to
1160-582: The Collegium Vocale Gent under Philippe Herreweghe . In 2010, Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin were celebrated in 16 concerts, such as Das Paradies und die Peri and piano music by Chopin with Daniel Barenboim . Seven concerts were devoted to Mahler and Hugo Wolf , such as Spanisches Liederbuch . Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber performed Mahler's Sieben Lieder aus letzter Zeit (Seven Songs of Latter Days) and songs from Das Lied von der Erde . In 2011 they performed
1218-885: The European Central Bank is the Europa Open Air concert at the riverbank of the Main . The 2023 concert with 16,500 visitors was the fifth Europa Open Air. ARD was the broadcaster of the concert. The Rheingau Musik Festival is traditionally opened in Eberbach Abbey by a concert of the hr-Sinfonieorchester, radio broadcast live. The orchestra's range of musical styles includes the classical-romantic repertoire and premieres of contemporary classical music ("Große Reihe", formerly hr-Sinfoniekonzerte), Baroque ("Barock+") and contemporary, experimental music ("Forum N"). Source: Source: In 1928, before
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#17327757694331276-755: The Gächinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart with Helmuth Rilling , and Enoch zu Guttenberg with his ensembles. Other themes of the anniversary season were " Festmusiken " (Festive Music), " Geigenreigen " (Violin Circle) and " Orgeldimensionen " (Organ Dimensions). The Marienvesper was a sequence of works by Alessandro Melani , performed by Das kleine Konzert and the Rheinische Kantorei , conducted by Hermann Max , with soloists Veronika Winter , Franz Vitzthum , Hans Jörg Mammel and Markus Flaig , among others. The music
1334-773: The Münchner Philharmoniker with Olli Mustonen and Herbert Blomstedt , and the Windsbacher Knabenchor , among others. In 2013, Andris Nelsons conducted the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with soloist Sol Gabetta in a program including Elgar's Cello Concerto and Dvořák's Eighth Symphony . In 2014, Maurizio Pollini made his debut at the festival, playing in the Kurhaus Wiesbaden Chopin's Preludes (Op. 28) and Book 1 of Debussy's Preludes . On 17 June 2012,
1392-1079: The Rheingauer Dom in Geisenheim , and in Wiesbaden at the Marktkirche and the Kurhaus . Important locations have also included Schloss Vollrads , the Abbey St. Hildegard in Eibingen, the churches St. Valentin in Kiedrich, the romanesque Basilika St. Aegidius of Mittelheim and St. Georg und Katharina in Wiesbaden-Frauenstein , the Parkhotel of the spa Schlangenbad , the Lutherkirche in Wiesbaden and
1450-526: The Romanesque , Gothic and Baroque periods. A property list, the Oculus Memoriae , survives from as early as the year 1211, giving detailed information on the possessions and premises of the abbey complex. It was edited and published 1981–1987. The buildings include: The vineyards of Eberbach Abbey were, at 300 hectares, the largest in medieval Europe. Most of them are now the property of
1508-816: The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival founded in 1986, the Rheingau festival was intended to add life to a region rich in musical heritage. The gothic church of Kiedrich houses the oldest playable organ in Germany, and has its own "dialect" of Gregorian chant that dates back to 1333. In more recent times, the Rheingau has inspired composers such as Johannes Brahms , who composed his Symphony No. 3 in Wiesbaden and frequently stayed in Rüdesheim , and Richard Wagner , who worked on Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Biebrich . To test
1566-544: The Swedish army in 1631. Many valuable items from the church and the library were looted, and the monks were forced to flee. Only 20 of them returned in 1635 to begin a laborious reconstruction. The 18th century was a period of great economic success: surviving accounts show that the abbey profits were regularly invested on the Frankfurt money market. The final decline set in with the French Revolution . After
1624-1349: The Vienna Philharmonic in Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 and Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps . In 2011, the Thomanerchor sang a concert of mostly motets , including Bach's Jesu, meine Freude in Eberbach Abbey, part of the choir's tour in its 800th year. Andreas Scholl , born in the Rheingau, made his debut at the festival in three events, an interview, a trip ( Rheingaureise ) to three churches with different concert programs, and an opera recital with his sister Elisabeth in Eberbach Abbey. The Lautten Compagney performed in concert Handel's opera Rinaldo , 300 years after its premiere. The ensemble Le Concert Spirituel , conducted by Hervé Niquet , performed music for up to 40 voices by Alessandro Striggio , together with music of Orazio Benevoli , Francesco Corteccia , Stefano Fabbri and Claudio Monteverdi . Other artists of 2011 included Freddy Cole , Yo-Yo Ma , Mitsuko Uchida , Waltraud Meier , Sabine Meyer , Heinrich Schiff , Frank Peter Zimmermann , Arabella Steinbacher , Daniel Müller-Schott , Xavier de Maistre , Omara Portuondo , Dianne Reeves , Nils Landgren , The King's Singers ,
1682-415: The ensemble amarcord with additional singers, and the Lautten Compagney conducted by Wolfgang Katschner . Organ concerts have been played on the historic instruments of the region by organists such as Marie Claire Alain , Gabriel Dessauer , Edgar Krapp and Ignace Michiels . In 2010 a new series started, presenting artists before their concerts in a separate Rendezvous : Christoph Eschenbach ,
1740-648: The piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven by Rudolf Buchbinder . From 2003 to 2011, Eliahu Inbal conducted a series of the complete symphonies of Bruckner at Eberbach Abbey with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne , concluding with the unfinished Ninth Symphony . Every year on 15 August the Assumption of Mary is celebrated by a Marienvesper ( Vespers for the Virgin Mary), in 2010 Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine
1798-482: The 25th season of the festival was celebrated at the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden , with speeches by Volker Bouffier , Roland Koch and Enoch zu Guttenberg . A concert was played by the hr-Sinfonieorchester and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann , conducted by Paavo Järvi . The 25th season of the festival is celebrated by concerts of " Wegbegleiter " ("Companions along the way"), artists who have appeared regularly from
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1856-595: The State of Hesse transferred the entire abbey complex into the ownership of a publicly owned charitable foundation, the Stiftung Kloster Eberbach ("Eberbach Abbey Foundation"), which has the goal of conserving the architectural and cultural monument by overseeing its appropriate, controlled and sustainable use as well as of maintaining the historical tradition of wine production. All wine production activities are bundeled since 2003 by Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach . The buildings date from
1914-599: The beginning, such as the Virtuosi Saxoniae , conducted by Ludwig Güttler , the Kammerchor Stuttgart , conducted by Frieder Bernius who had performed the very first concert of the festival, the piano duo Anthony & Joseph Paratore , the boys choir Windsbacher Knabenchor , percussionist Babette Haag , pianists Ewa Kupiec , Gerhard Oppitz , Justus Frantz , Tzimon Barto , Christoph Eschenbach and Oleg Maisenberg , actor Walter Renneisen ,
1972-503: The composer's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen , Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Kindertotenlieder . 2014 remembers three anniversaries of birth, 450 of Shakespeare, 300 of C.P.E. Bach and 150 of Richard Strauss . Bach's oratorio Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu was performed by Hermann Max conducting the Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert , with soloists Veronika Winter , Markus Schäfer and Matthias Vieweg . Every year, some concerts are grouped around
2030-713: The concert, he invited to a reception at various areas of the property, addressing each group there. The opening concert in 2023 was focused on French music with the Te Deum by Berlioz, conducted by Alain Altinoglu . Every year, composers' anniversaries are celebrated. In 2009, six concerts were given each to music by Handel, including Israel in Egypt with the Monteverdi Choir under John Eliot Gardiner ; by Haydn, including The Creation conducted by Enoch zu Guttenberg ; and by Mendelssohn, including Elijah with
2088-591: The earliest grape variety recorded in Eberbach. In about 1525 it is said that in the abbey there was an enormous wine barrel with a volume of between c. 50,000 and 100,000 litres, which in the German Peasants' War of 1525 was heavily used by rebels from the Rheingau, who were encamped just below the monastery. During the Thirty Years' War , the abbey was severely damaged, beginning with an attack by
2146-436: The festival announced themes including works by Gustav Mahler , Bach's Goldberg Variations and Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps , both these works in several interpretations. Soloists still in their teens are presented at the regular series Treffpunkt Jugend (meeting point youth). They play in two Marathon concerts chamber music and concertos with orchestra. Some performances are presented over several years, such as
2204-451: The festival idea, two concerts took place in Eberbach Abbey in the summer of 1987. In November 1987 the Rheingau Musik Festival e. V. was founded by Michael Herrmann, Tatiana von Metternich-Winneburg , Walter Fink , Hans Otto Jung , Michael Bolenius, Hans-Clemens Lucht, Ulrich Rosin and Claus Wisser . The association organized the festival from the first season in 1988 which included 19 concerts until 1992. It has continued to support
2262-506: The festival since. The RMF receives significant financial help from sponsors who choose to fund their own concerts. The Rheingau Musik Festival is under the patronage of the minister-president of Hesse . Michael Herrmann was awarded the Goethe-Plakette of Hesse in 2002. The RMF has grown to be one of Germany's important festivals presenting around 140 events every summer with international orchestras, ensembles and soloists. It
2320-603: The first digital recording of all of Gustav Mahler 's symphonies ( Deutscher Schallplattenpreis , Grand Prix du Disque). Inbal, who was chief conductor from 1974 to 1990, has been elected its conductor laureate since 1996. The venue Alte Oper was opened in 1981. From 1990 to 1996, Dmitri Kitajenko was chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. His work focused on the German and Russian traditions, as well as modern styles. His recordings include orchestral works by Scriabin and
2378-545: The interior of the basilica began in March 2018. The project is estimated to cost 130 Million Euro and planned to be completed in 2024. During restoration, new archeological finds have been made, which need to be preserved and documented. For example, parts of the Gothic floor and graves were found in the southern nave of the basilica. Hr-Sinfonieorchester The Frankfurt Radio Symphony (German: hr-Sinfonieorchester )
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2436-415: The orchestra with new musical aspects through his commitment to Nordic repertoire. For example the music of Jean Sibelius , Eduard Tubin , Arvo Pärt and Erkki-Sven Tüür . He made complete recordings of Bruckner's and Nielsen's symphonies. In 2012, an own YouTube channel was established. Colombian conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada became the orchestra's music director in 2014. Orozco-Estrada made
2494-432: The orchestra's chief conductor through the 2027–2028 season. Altinoglu's first years were accentuated by his commitment for French repertoire. Program focus of the 2023–2024 season was Nature & Earth . As of 2024 , a Shostakovich cycle is ongoing. Since November 2024, the orchestras YouTube channel has over 500,000 subscribers. In August, the traditional season opening of the hr-Sinfonieorchester together with
2552-468: The percussionist Martin Grubinger and Menahem Pressler . The guests in 2011 were Andreas Scholl and Christian Gerhaher . A special feature of the RMF is the annual Komponistenporträt , the presentation of a living composer in talk and music. It was initiated by Walter Fink and has been sponsored by him. From the beginning in 1990 the core of this portrait has been the invitation of a composer for an interview with chamber music. The modern ESWE Atrium
2610-433: The piano concertos by Prokofiev . The American conductor Hugh Wolff was chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2006. He experimented with historical performance practice. The Estonian Paavo Järvi held the position of music director for the Frankfurt Radio Symphony from 2006 to 2013 and assumed the position of conductor laureate at the beginning of the 2013–2014 season. Järvi enriched
2668-438: The pieces and after each work answered questions from the audience. In two sonatas composed in 2012, with Turkish place names as movement titles, he played the piano, first a cello sonata in four movements, then a clarinet sonata in three movements, both including elements of Turkish music as well as jazz. The program ended with his wind quintet Op. 31. Jörg Widmann, Composer and Artist in Residence in 2014, appeared four times, as
2726-418: The program was played without intermission. Augustin Hadelich was the soloist in the Violin Concerto by Jean Sibelius, which was followed by Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony . The concert was at the same time a charity concert of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who spoke at the beginning with a focus on the support and encouragement of music students to follow their calling even in critical times. After
2784-449: The site was founded in 1116 by Archbishop Adalbert of Mainz , as a house of Augustinian canons . It was then bestowed by him in 1131 upon the Benedictines . This foundation failed to establish itself, and the successor, Kloster Eberbach , was founded in 1136 by Bernard of Clairvaux as the first Cistercian monastery on the east bank of the Rhine . Eberbach soon became one of the largest and most active monasteries of Germany. From it
2842-482: The state of Hesse and are run by the Hessische Staatsweingüter GmbH Kloster Eberbach , which manages the largest connected area of wine production in Germany, comprising vineyards on the slopes of the Rhine Valley and on the Hessische Bergstrasse . Of the 238 hectares which are under cultivation, three-quarters are planted with Riesling , but Chardonnay , Pinot blanc , Pinot gris , Pinot noir and Dornfelder are also grown. Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach
2900-424: The symphonies of Gustav Mahler , conducted by Paavo Järvi , continued in 2011 with the Fifth Symphony , programmed with Alban Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder , sung by Elena Garanca . In 2013, Mahler's Sixth Symphony was preceded by Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder , sung by Anne Sofie von Otter. In 2016, Christoph Eschenbach conducted Schubert's Unfinished Symphony and Bruckner's Sixth Symphony The 2019 festival
2958-430: The three decades from 1961 to 1990. Dixon's repertoire included Hans Werner Henze , Karl Amadeus Hartmann , Carl Nielsen , Franz Berwald and Charles Ives . The status of the orchestra has been repeatedly confirmed, especially during the "Inbal Era", with guest appearances around the world and major editions of recorded music, such as the very first recordings of the original versions of Anton Bruckner symphonies and
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#17327757694333016-538: Was a fitting venue, but since a larger audience got interested the talks were moved to Schloss Johannisberg. In later years more concerts were added, sometimes in different locations, sometimes showing the works of the featured composer in relation to other music, concentrating on large scale works since 2005. Some composers have played or conducted themselves. Songs by Wolfgang Rihm on texts by Goethe were performed, juxtaposed with Goethe-settings by Schubert, by Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber on 3 August 2014, just before
3074-438: Was accommodated here until 1873 (the forerunner of the Zentrum für Soziale Psychiatrie Rheinblick ) and until 1912 a prison. Management of the vineyards and wine production has continued in state hands. After considerable structural work Eberbach serves inter alia as a venue for cultural events and displays, and as a film location, as for example for Umberto Eco 's The Name of the Rose (1985). With effect from 1 January 1998
3132-437: Was founded in 1929. Hans Rosbaud , its first conductor, put his stamp on the orchestra's orientation up to the year 1937 by focusing not only on traditional music but also contemporary compositions. Alban Berg , Arnold Schönberg , Bela Bartok , Igor Stravinsky , Anton Webern and Paul Hindemith participated in the Radio Frankfurt concerts. Schönberg wrote radio lectures for Radio Frankfurt. In 1937, Otto Frickhoeffer
3190-451: Was juxtaposed to Monteverdi's Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda , with James Gilchrist . In 1994 the festival initiated the Rheingau Musik Preis that has been awarded annually for musical achievements, to Many concerts have been conducted in collaboration with broadcasting stations, namely Hessischer Rundfunk . Selected events were recorded, including: Eberbach Abbey Eberbach Abbey (German: Kloster Eberbach )
3248-439: Was opened by Dvořák's Stabat Mater , with the MDR Rundfunkchor and the hr Sinfonieorchester conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada . The 2020 festival had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 festival was opened on 26 June, traditionally by the hr-Sinfonieorchester, and as the last program with Orozco-Estrada. Due to restrictions, the 650 listeners were placed like a checker board, 2 seats taken, and 2 seats empty;
3306-556: Was performed to mark the 400th anniversary of the work, with the RIAS Kammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin , conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann . In 2011 the ensemble Concerto Romano, conducted by Alessandro Quarta, performed a combination of works by composers from Rome, Vincenzo Ugolini ( Laudate pueri ), Paolo Tarditi (c.1580–1661, Lauda Jerusalem ), Domenico Massenzio (d.1650, " Ave maris stella "), and in particular Lorenzo Ratti (c.1589–1630). In 2013 Monteverdi's Vespers were performed again, this time by
3364-434: Was sent by the NSDAP . He performed only German music. After World War II , Kurt Schröder and Winfried Zillig committed themselves to rebuilding the orchestra and a broad musical repertoire. The venue hr-Sendesaal was ready for use in 1954. In the opening ceremony, Karl Böhm conducted Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 . Dean Dixon and Eliahu Inbal turned the ensemble into an internationally acclaimed orchestra in
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