ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

Conductor: Markus Poschner

Cankarjev dom Music ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

Soloist: Nemanja Radulović, violin

Programme:
Bernd Richard Deutsch, Con moto
Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op. 63
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Johannes Brahms, Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98

Nominated for a 2025 Grammy Award and recipient of numerous Opus Klassik and ICMA awards, the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra is among the leading ensembles dedicated to contemporary music, enriching both Austrian and international musical life. Markus Poschner, principal conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz and the Basel Symphony Orchestra, will assume the position of principal conductor beginning with the 2026/27 season. Commanding a charismatic presence on both the concert platform and the operatic stage, Poschner ranks among today’s most sought-after conductors. The 2024 ICMA Award for Special Achievement further attests to his artistic distinction.

The brilliance of the guest artists is further enhanced by the free-spirited virtuoso Nemanja Radulović. One of the most compelling violinists of our time, the classical musician with a rock-star image is the winner of the 2024 Opus Klassik Award and a recipient of the prestigious “Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres” distinction awarded by the French Ministry of Culture.

In a richly varied programme showcasing the orchestra’s excellence, Deutsch’s playful virtuosity meets Prokofiev’s irony – imbued with radiant lyricism and woven into an expansive cantilena – alongside the mastery of Brahms, cast in tones of tragedy, grandeur, and timelessness.

Nemanja Radulović wove a skein of spells over everyone in the hall with his thrilling, magical interpretation. He drew up sounds from the very depths of his instrument and, playing high on the fingerboard, made notes of such tenderness and beauty that they were barely tones at all, rather they were thoughts made sound.
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