Who’s Vienna’s favourite conductor?
OrchestrasThe Vienna Philharmonic has just awarded honorary membership to Christian Thielemann, a conductor who will always take its calls.
Thielemann stepped in last weekend when Kirill Petrenko dropped out at short notice.
‘He is one of the Philharmonic conductors who is closest to the orchestra,’ says its chairman.
24 hours later:
Vienna Philharmonic Honorary Membership for Franz Welser-Möst
“Honorary membership is not only awarded to musical artists, but also to individuals who share personal bonds of friendship with the orchestra. For many years now, Franz Welser-Möst has been one of us”, says Daniel Froschauer, Chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Go figure.
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