The WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne with conductor Andris Poga celebrate the music of the USA with composers Leonard ...

The WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln is one of the leading orchestras in Germany. Despite its international reputation, it also has a strong local presence, with the renowned Kölner Philharmonie concert ...

"How rich in invention, how interesting it is from beginning to end, how fresh and what a beautiful coherent whole!" is how Clara Schumann described her husband Robert's Piano Concerto in A minor ...

Beethoven was a musical revolutionary. He transformed every musical form he used to create his body of music.The pianist and composer Jon Batiste said “Beethoven's work taps into a universal ...

Cristian Măcelaru is one of the outstanding international conductors of his generation. From the 2019/20 to 2024/25 seasons, he was principal conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra, and in 2025/26 he ...

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The virtuoso Mister Trumpet plays in a tuxedo, jeans and traditional costume across all genres. He is a man with a thousand sounds: Christoph Moschberger tours with stars, accompanies jazz greats and ...

Cristian Mcelaru is extending his contract as principal conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra by an additional three years. The WDR administrative board noted and approved the extension on Friday 26 ...

Even at the comfortable middle age of 55, the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne is still best known through its association with a series of notable conductors -- most recently chief conductor Semyon ...

The Westdeutsche Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra of Cologne is scarcely in the top league of German bands. The Westdeutsche Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra of Cologne is scarcely in the top league of German ...

WDR stands for Westdeutscher Rundfunk, which is the public radio organization of the German federal state of North Rhine Westphalia based in Cologne, the jazz capital of the federal state. WDR 3 ...

It was Semyon Bychkov’s last concert as principal conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, and reaching the summit of Strauss’ Alpine Symphony could and should have been a big deal – the ...