Gewandhausorchester, Anne Schwanewilms, Peter Seiffert, Riccardo Chailly & Petra-Maria Schnitzer
Riccardo Chailly conducts Mendelssohn
Video Director: Paul Smaczny & Günter Atteln - Artist: Gewandhausorchester, Anne Schwanewilms, Peter Seiffert, Riccardo Chailly & Petra-Maria Schnitzer - Soloist: Anne Schwanewilms, Peter Seiffert & Petra-Maria Schnitzer - Producer: EuroArts - Conductor: Riccardo Chailly - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn - Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester
Riccardo Chailly conducts Mendelssohn
Riccardo Chailly’s inaugural concert as Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra captures the full atmosphere of a unique musical occasion. The concert centers round composer Felix Mendelssohn, who founded the Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1743. It includes an overwhelming performance of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2, Lobgesang with its celebratory choral last movement, as well as the ever-popular overture A Midsummer Night’s Dream with outstanding vocal soloists including Anne Schwanewilms and Peter Seiffert. The Gewandhaus Orchestra can look back with pride at its 250-year history. It has made music history and evolved into one of the world’s best-known and most renowned orchestras.