Bern Symphony Orchestra on tour in Germany
The Bern Symphony Orchestra makes its first guest appearance abroad with its chief conductor Mario Venzago. The soloist is the young pianist Lise de la Salle.
The program of the BSO's German tour includes Brahms' Third Symphony and Ravel's Rapsodie espagnole Arthur Honegger Liturgical symphony. Lise de la Salle will perform Saint-Saens' second piano concerto and Chopin's second piano concerto.
The concerts will take place on February 1 in the Tonhalle Düsseldorf (Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Brahms), on February 2 in the Heinrich-Lades-Halle Erlangen (Ravel, Chopin, Honegger) and on February 5 in the Liederhalle Stuttgart (Ravel, Chopin, Brahms).
Since July 2011, the BSO has been part of the new institution "Konzert Theater Bern" in the federal city. Mario Venzago has been chief conductor of the BSO since the beginning of the 2010/11 season. He has recently recorded Bruckner's third and sixth symphonies on CD with the orchestra.
