Bruckner Orchester Linz/ Poschner ****
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 6th May 2018
The Bruckner Orchester Linz nails its colours firmly to its mast. Its history goes back further than the composer whose name it takes, only adopting Linz’s favourite son in its title in 1967. In recent years it became more associated with the symphonies of Philip Glass, Dennis Russell Davies being a great advocate, but under new Chief Conductor Markus Poschner, it’s time for Anton to resume centre-stage. Closing a six-concert UK tour, they played a magnificent Bruckner 8 in a sparsely-populated Symphony Hall. It’s a mystery why Bruckner remains a hard sell, but the Linzer did their man proud.
Bruckner Orchester Linz
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