
Berg in Zürich
19.9.2016, Tonhalle Zürich, Switzerland, argovia philharmonic, Conductor: Douglas Bostock: Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 Berg - Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel" (1935) Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 In the conductor's room back stage before the concert together with the violin soloist, Sophia Jaffé, framing the famous portrait of Alban Berg by the Swiss artist, Franz Rederer (1899-1965), made in 1935, around the time of the composition of the Violin Concerto, a few months

Beethoven complete
With the start of the 2016/2017 Season the argovia philharmonic and Principal Conductor Douglas Bostock launch their complete cycle of the Beethoven symphonies, which are also to be recorded. The Symphonies will be programmed in interesting and unusual contexts, as in the opening concert series, 18 - 23 September: Beethoven Symphony No. 1 - Berg Violin Concerto (Sophia Jaffé) - Beethoven Symphony No. 5. "Vorhang auf: Beethoven!" - Curtain up on Beethoven with Bostock and his