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Performer: Christoph Eschenbach

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SofiaRené Pape & Christoph Eschenbach

Sofia Philharmonic
Schubert, Strauss R., Beethoven
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach; Mojca Erdmann

ParisOrchestre de Paris / Christoph Eschenbach

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Brahms
Orchestre de Paris; Christoph Eschenbach; Leonidas Kavakos

TokyoEschenbach conducts Beethoven

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Beethoven
NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo; Christoph Eschenbach

HamburgSchleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra / Kian Soltani / Christoph Eschenbach

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Schumann, Dvořák
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach; Kian Soltani
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Evergreen Mendelssohn from Midori and the Schleswig-Holstein FO

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From Mendelssohn’s intimacy to Bruckner’s monumental scale, Eschenbach’s young orchestra reveals chamber-like sensitivity and steely discipline, with Midori’s interpretation standing as the evening’s emotional and artistic highlight.
***11
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Unsatisfying Mendelssohn from Eschenbach and the Oxford Philharmonic

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The Oxford Philharmonic offers uninspiring renditions Bach and Mendelssohn, highlighting both the strengths and weaknesses of the orchestra under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach. 
**111
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Bell curve: violin works elevate stodgy Philadelphia Orchestra program

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Joshua Bell brings virtuosic fireworks and generous tone to works by Chausson and Vieuxtemps, while Christoph Eschenbach delivers a Brahms 1 devoid of fresh insight.
***11
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Prague Spring closes with a class act

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Conductor Christoph Eschenbach brings style and sophistication to a freewheeling finale to this year's festival, ending with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
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The continuation of beautiful friendships in Berlin

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At Berlin's Konzerthaus, Chief Conductor Christoph Eschenbach leads the premiere of Christian Mason's orchestral work An Ocean of Years and reunites with American pianist Tzimon Barto.
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Spookiness in Stuttgart with Eschenbach and Kopatchinskaja

The darker sides of Romantic inventiveness are explored in Schumann’s neglected violin concerto and the clandestine woodland rustle of Dvořák’s G major symphony.

 

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StockholmBruckner Symphony no. 8

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Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach

GothenburgShostakovich's Symphony no. 8

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Shostakovich: Symphony no. 8 in C minor, Op.65
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach

StuttgartWeber • Der Freischütz overture

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Weber: Der Freischütz: Overture
SWR Symphony Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach
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Navigating coronavirus waters: Bamberg Symphony's Marcus Axt

The CEO of a major international touring orchestra reflects on its conductors, discusses how to deal with orchestral life in the pandemic and looks forward to the coming season.

The special something in music: Eschenbach and the Bamberg Symphony

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Ahead of his birthday concert with the Bamberg Symphony, the conductor talks about his special relationship with the Bavarian orchestra.