SKU: BA.BVK04020

ISBN 9783761826423. 23.6 x 28 cm inches. Language: German.

- Portraits of influential conductors
- Fascinating images
- Prominent authors

The Bavarian State Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in the world, awarded many international prizes and characterized by great conductors. At the same time, it is one of the oldest orchestras of all, celebrating its 500th anniversary in 2023 with many concerts and with this opulent book.

The anniversary book traces the development of the orchestra from a ducal court orchestra around 1523 to a large, versatile opera and symphony orchestra. It contains in-depth contributions from prominent authors, current reports as well as attractive and little-known images on selected aspects of the history of the orchestra, which is closely linked to important figures in European music history. Whether Orlando di Lasso, Wolfgang Amad Mozart, Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss or the more recent general music directors: they all continue to shape the orchestra's self-image and its extraordinary sound culture to this day.

The editor
Florian Amort is a dramaturg for the Bregenz Festival and works as a music journalist for various media companies, including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the music magazine “crescendo” and Deutschlandfunk.