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Norfolk-based arts writer, Tony Cooper, enjoys a musical heritage tour to Leipzig, a relaxing and inviting city to visit awash with so much musical history.
The Gewandhaus at the Augustusplatz in Leipzig-Mitte with the Mendebrunnen at night (2016)(Photo: Wikimedia - By Ichwarsnur - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0) Come 2025, the Leipzig Gewandhaus will be staging a major international festival in honour of Dimitri Shostakovich marking the 50th anniversary of his deathA frequent visitor to Germany attending Ring cycles here, there and everywhere, Tony Cooper recently enjoyed a short break in Leipzig taking in a concert by the Gewandhausorchester conducted by Alan Gilbert featuring Shostakovich’s 10th symphony whilst also enjoying a rare performance of Thea Musgrave’s opera, Mary, Queen of Scots. With so much musical history and knowledge wrapped up in Leipzig’s cultural portfolio, Tony also took adventurous steps by way of trekking the Leipzig Music Trail stopping off to visit the Bach-Archiv, conveniently situated opposite St Thomas’ Church and the Mendelssohn House Museum not forgetting, of course, the Schumann House while soaking up the city’s illustrious […]
All the conducting master class
2023-10-29 12:58:00
Conductor Leipziger Universitätsorchester (per service, short-term) €650 p/month The Leipzig University Orchestra (LUO) is looking for a new conductor starting next summer (2024) for a period of two years. The orchestra was founded in October 2003. Within a short period of time it developed from initially some few enthusiasts to a complete, classical symphony orchestra. […]
All the conducting master class
2023-10-17 16:19:00
Conductor Leipziger Universitätsorchester (per service, short-term) €650 p/month The Leipzig University Orchestra (LUO) is looking for a new conductor starting next summer (2024) for a period of two years. The orchestra was founded in October 2003. Within a short period of time it developed from initially some few enthusiasts to a complete, classical symphony orchestra. […]
All the conducting master class
2022-02-13 21:01:55
Please be invited to participate in our upcoming International Master Class for Orchestral Conducting with Maestro Rüdiger Bohn (Head of Conducting dept., Hochschule für Musik “Robert Schumann” Düsseldorf) the Leipziger Symphonieorchester (LSO) in Leipzig (Germany)!The dates are May 23 – 28, 2022. Maestro Bohn was conducting teacher and mentor of Clemens Schuldt (1st Prize Donatella […]