News
2025:
Bruckner, Celibidache & Muenchner Philharmoniker
MPO's latest Celibidache issues feature Bruckner: Bruckner's Seventh from 1984, and Eight from 1985, both recorded at Herculessaal Munich.
"An absolute must for every Celibi- dache devotee and all those who love Bruckner's music."
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Bruckner greetings from Vienna !
I continued my Bruckner pilgrimage I started last year, and on January it was time to hear two concerts in Vienna by the Wiener Philharmoniker. The first concert I attended took place at the Musikverein, and the second at the Konzerthaus. Both performances (of Bruckner's Ninth) were fine, yet I preferred the Konzerthaus. It's spacious and more bright acoustics revealed Bruckner's unique sound universe most convincingly. And God bless Zubin Mehta, who at the age of 88 and frail in health finds energy to give us such wonderful experiences !
Bruckner Centenary year 2024 with it's many wonderful events has now passed, but Bruckner continues to amaze and enlighten our ears and souls...
2024:
Wishing peaceful Christmas and a New Year to all music lovers !!!
Bruckner 200 memorabilia wanted !!!
Wonderful Bruckner centenary 2024 is soon coming to an end. I buy material related to Bruckner 200 events. I also invite people to share their Bruckner 200 experiences here. Please see "Bruckner 200" header (under Concerts 2024) on this site for more information on this subject.
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Bruckner from Berwaldhallen Stockholm !
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with Manfred Honeck performing Bruckner's Eight at Stockholm's Berwaldhallen 8.11.2024:
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Absolutely incredible was the Bruckner's Birthday party in Linz & around. Te Deum in Sankt Florian was definitely my highlight, and The Cleveland Orchestra playing Bruckner's 4th was unforgettable as well.
Thank You dear musicians, organizers ... & spectators like me. It was once in a lifetime experience to celebrate Bruckner's 200th birthday with you !!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ANTON BRUCKNER
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ANTON BRUCKNER'S BIRTHDAY
4.9. 2024 coming up soon !!!
More tickets for a Birthday concert held in Sankt Florian (Bruckner Orchester Linz performing Symphony No.9 & Te Deum) have been released today 19.8 !
It is a 24-hour birthday party for our dear Anton Bruckner:
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Latest Celibidache issue from the Munchner Philharmoniker features Debussy & Franck !!!
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Kuvateksti
Brucknerfest Linz 2024 Programme: What a choice of interesting concerts and other events celebrating Anton Bruckner's 200th Birthday.
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2023:
Wishing peaceful Christmas and a festive Bruckner year 2024 to all music lovers !!!
Kuvateksti
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4.9. 2023:
Happy Birthday our dearest Anton Bruckner !!!!
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Brucknerfest Linz 2023 includes NO Bruckner this year, the focus is entirely on 2024, Bruckner's 200th Birthday Centenary.
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SERGIU CELIBIDACHE 1912-1996
Birthday 28.6 / 11.7.
Peace be with you Maestro !
2022:
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Anton Bruckner 4.9. 1824-11.10. 1896
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Latest 2022 issue of Munchner Philharmoniker's own lable features Sibelius's Fifth Symphony (recorded in 1988) and Stravinsky's "The Firebird" (suite 1919) conducted by Celibidache .
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Brucknerfest Linz 2022 includes many interesting concerts, like Christian Thielemann conducting Bruckner's Fifth ...or Bruckner Orchester Linz performing Bruckner's Ninth.
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Herbert Blomstedt conducts Bruckner's 4th at the Helsinki Music Centre this evening (23.3):
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If year 2021 was filled with sad news around the world, 2022 has started even more depressing way as the dark shadow of war is above Europe. Let's hope and pray all the best for the people of Ukraine, and all who have suffered and lost their near ones:
2021:
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The saddest day in my life was yesterday, 11.7, when my dear father departed from this world. I pray peace for his soul. Let Bruckner's music comfort us all who are in grief.
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SERGIU CELIBIDACHE 1912-1996
With thoughts of gratitude on your Birthday 28.6. / 11.7.
As well as on your Departure Day 15.8.
Peace be with your soul dear Maestro
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Bruckner's 8th Symphony at the Mikkeli Cathedral ? Last year Mikkeli Music Festival had to cancel it's concerts, but now we, if epidemic allowing, have a second chance to hear Bruckner in Mikkeli, as Valery Gergiev with Mariinsky Orchestra will perform Bruckner's 8th on 5 July.
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Munchner Philharmonikers Bruckner Cycle with Valery Gergiev has been available for some months now... and I received mine today. This box includes Bruckner's Symphonies 1-9 on dvd/blueray and are all recorded in Sankt Florian between 2017-2019. Many blissful hours with Bruckner to spend !
2020:
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Wishing all music lovers and friends of Anton Bruckner and Sergiu Celibidache peaceful Christmas time and a Happy New Year 2021 full of wonderful music !
Let's hope that vaccines would give some relief to this epidemic and we could soon go back to our "normal" daily lives (like going to concerts), again.
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Valery Gergiev with his Mariinsky Orchestra was supposed to perform Bruckner's 9th Symphony (and possibly Te Deum) at the Mikkeli Music Festival on July, but due to corona epidemic concerts have been either cancelled or postponed. New schedules can be found later from www.mikkelinmusiikkijuhlat.fi .
Let's pray good health for all of us and that we are soon able to enjoy live music again. Meanwhile we can enjoy Bruckner recordings of Celibidache , hear it's message of hope, and be totally comforted and satisfied in spite of this strange and serious situation.
2019:
Mezzo tv sent today (Dec. 1st) over four hours of Bruckner's Symphonies recorded at St.Florian during the Brucknerfest in 2018. How beautifully ended the 9th Symphony camera showing the "grave" of Bruckner at the last heartbreaking moments of the Adagio.
ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896)
Anton Bruckner departed from this world on 11.10. 1896.
Peace be with your soul dear Master
Many photographs added to Photo Album (Brucknerfest 2019, Concert Halls/Brucknerhaus) and still more to come...
What an amazing experience it was to see all those places connected to Bruckner, to hear wonderful Munchner Philharmoniker play at St. Florian and meet many friendly people around the world. An experience I will never forget !
Turku Music Festival 8.-22.8. 2019
60th Turku Music Festival in Turku. Please look Photo Album for some photos from Turku, including the Festival programme from 1968 when Celibidache visited the Festival.