Headed East

Travelling in Liszt’s footsteps, the Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera risked a journey from West to East in 2018 and 2019, performing several symphonic and chamber music works from the rich diversity of Hungarian and Romanian musical landscapes that are largely unfamiliar in the West. In the autumn of 2019, the orchestra embarked on a celebrated concert tour to Timisoara and Bucharest. The ensemble joined forces with the Banatul State Philharmonic Orchestra for performances of Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony in Gera’s twinned partner-city Timisoara as well as in Gera. In this context, three new commissions were premiered, written by Hungarian and Romanian composers of the present generation: Máté Bella, Balász Horváth and Dan Dediu.

Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg-Gera
Lutz Rademacher
Péter Dobszay