Her combination of technical ease, colouristic range and sheer power has always been remarkable … but these days there is an ever-greater depth to her musicianship, drawing you into the world of each composer with compelling immediacy. – Financial Times

 

In 2014/15, Andrés Orozco-Estrada took over the position of Chief Conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and also became Music Director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

 

In September 2015, the London Philharmonic Orchestra appointed him to the post of Principal Guest Conductor. In 2021/22 he will take over the position of Principal Conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. However, he will begin his connection with the orchestra a year earlier, in 2020/21, as Principal Conductor Designate.

 

 

Orozco-Estrada conducts many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the Orchestre National de France.

 

With outstanding success he has also conducted both concerts and opera performances at the Glyndebourne and the Salzburg Festivals as well as at the Styriarte Festival.

 

Critical superlatives and audience ovations have continuously followed Yuja Wang’s dazzling career.

 

The Beijing-born pianist, celebrated for her charismatic artistry and captivating stage presence, is set to achieve new heights during the 2018-19 season, which features recitals, concert series, as well as season residencies and extensive tours with some of the world’s most venerated ensembles and conductors.

 

She begins the summer of 2018 with a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 at the Tanglewood Music Festival with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Andris Nelsons, followed by a tour with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Kirill Petrenko featuring Prokofjew’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

 

 

Later engagements include an extensive recital tour to South America, as well as several concerts with the Munich Philharmonic and Valery Gergiev throughout Asia in autumn.

 

She is featured as an Artist-in-Residence at three of the world’s premiere venues: New York’s Carnegie Hall with a season-long “Perspectives” series, the Wiener Konzerthaus with a “Portrait” series, and also at the Luxembourg Philharmonie.

 

Engagement highlights include concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Versailles, as well as the Summer Night Concert at the Schönbrunn Palace with Gustavo Dudamel. She also embarks on tours with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla.

 

Spring of 2019 sees Yuja embark on a tour of Los Angeles, Seoul, and Tokyo with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra to give the first-ever performances of John Adams’ newest piano concerto, as well as reuniting with cellist and frequent collaborator Gautier Capuçon for a vast US chamber tour.

 

The Vienna Philharmonic is based at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Its members are selected from the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. Selection involves a lengthy process, with each musician demonstrating his or her capability for a minimum of three years' performance for the opera and ballet.

 

After this probationary period, the musician may request an application for a position in the orchestra from the Vienna Philharmonic's board.

 

1. Sergei Rachmaninov | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30

 

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2. Igor Stravinsky | Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)