Interview
Karl-Heinz Steffens in conversation with Walter Seyfarth Karl-Heinz Steffens conducts Beethoven, Zimmermann and Schubert
Here, a former member of the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted the orchestra for the very first time: erstwhile principal clarinetist Karl-Heinz Steffens. The much applauded concert in this recording includes works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert and Bernd Alois Zimmermann. “A strong programme for a strong debut,” as one critic summed up the evening.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ludwig Quandt
Karl-Heinz Steffens
Ludwig Quandt
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