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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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LondonThe Met Orchestra Plays Strauss

BBC Proms
Royal Albert Hall, Wed 26 Aug at 19:00
Strauss R.
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Elza van den Heever
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ParisThe Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin / Elza van den Heever - R. Strauss

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Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Tue 1 Sep at 20:00
Strauss R.
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Elza van den Heever
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LondonRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra at 80

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Royal Albert Hall, Wed 23 Sep at 19:30
Wallen, Beethoven, Strauss R.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Julia Fischer; Pablo Ferrández; Jan Lisiecki
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It's a hero's life for Gustavo Dudamel at Disney Hall

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Néstor Castiglione, 29 May
Dudamel closes in on the end of his Disney Hall tenure in heroic style with Richard Strauss' tone poem, Ein Heldenleben. 
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Klaus Mäkelä is speaking... Chicago is listening

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Graham Meyer, 19 Feb
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Designate juxtaposes his Finnish countryman's music on their shared national epic, the Kalevala, with the heroic life limned in the tone poem of Richard Strauss.
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Opulent Strauss and Ravel open Milwaukee Symphony season

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Sam Jacobson, 13 Sep
Ken-David Masur opens his final season in Milwaukee with Ravel’s one-handed wonder and Strauss’ musical autobiography.
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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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