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Work: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40

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ComposerStrauss, Richard (1864-1949)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOrchestral
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AmsterdamKarina Canellakis conducts Strauss’ Heldenleben and Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody

Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Sun 21 Sep at 11:00
Brahms, Strauss R.
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Karina Canellakis; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Julia Selina Blank; Wiebke Lehmkuhl
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GüterslohAbonnementkonzert

North West German Philharmonic
Stadthalle: Grosser Saal, Fri 3 Oct at 20:00
Higgins, Haydn, Strauss R.
North West German Philharmonic; Jonathan Bloxham
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Bad SalzuflenAbonnementkonzert

North West German Philharmonic
Konzerthalle, Sat 4 Oct at 19:30
Higgins, Haydn, Strauss R.
North West German Philharmonic; Jonathan Bloxham
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Mockery and mock-heroism from the LSO and Pappano in Richard Strauss

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Roy Westbrook, 25 May
Till Eulenspiegel and Ein Heldenleben frame Lisa Batiashvili playing Mozart's "Turkish" concerto. 
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Darkness and heroism from the BBC Philharmonic

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Rohan Shotton, 16 Nov
Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a striking programme of 20th- and 21st-century works including the UK premiere of Anna Clyne's The Moment. 
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Vienna Phil blows away the cobwebs with a thunderous Heldenleben

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Clare Varney, 09 Sep
Christian Thielemann conducts bracing accounts of Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony and Strauss' Ein Heldenleben in the Concertgebouw's fabled acoustic. 
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New York CityDouble Bass Master Class with Ödön Rácz: R. Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben

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Strauss R.: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40
Orion Miller; Ödön Rácz
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New York CityDouble Bass Master Class with Ödön Rácz: R. Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben Pt. 2

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Strauss R.: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40
Markus Lang; Ödön Rácz
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New York CityTrumpet Master Class with Hans Peter Schuh: R. Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben

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Strauss R.: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40
Maddi Lusby; Hans-Peter Schuh
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Haik Kazazyan wins inaugural Classic Violin Olympus Competition

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Caitlín Doherty, 23 May
The Armenian violinist talks about his “shocking... unbelievable” win at the lucrative competition in Dubai – taking home over €200,000 and embarking on a globetrotting concert tour.
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