Artiste: Christian Schmitt

Monumental und raumflutend, ohne langweilig oder kitschig zu wirken: ein Geburtstags-Jubilar begeisterte das Publikum der Symphoniker in der Konzerthalle Bamberg mit Bruckner und Saint-Saëns.

Jakub Hrůša and his Czech forces give an impressive account of a mass which with its ecclesiastical elements, yet pantheistic spirit and visceral energy points towards a more secular age.

Prokofiev's Symphony no. 5 in B flat major and Guillaume Connesson's Concerto da Requiem, both composed in moments of international tragedy, form a thoughtful bill that also includes serene languor of Debussy’s Prelude à l’après-midi d’un faune.