A conductor recommends: Jakub Hrůša’s highlights Music from Bach to Berg is brought together from our archives in the playlist that Jakub Hrůša has compiled to mark his guest conducting appearance in September 2021. In addition to symphonies by Beethoven and Bruckner, his recommendations include works inspired by images and stories. Among the conductors is Hrůša’s teacher and fellow countryman Jiří Bělohlávek, plus Kirill Petrenko, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, and Lorin Maazel.
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks), op. 28 Claude Debussy La Mer , trois esquisses symphoniques for orchestra Alban Berg Concerto for Violin and Orchestra “To the Memory of an Angel” Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Leoš Janáček From the House of the Dead , instrumental suite Johannes Brahms Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 Krystian Zimerman Piano Josef Suk Symphony in C minor, op. 27 “Asrael” Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion , BWV 244: Part 1 Camilla Tilling Soprano Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist) Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias) Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Christ) Eric Owens Baritone (Arias) Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Rundfunkchor Berlin Chorus Master Simon Halsey Chorus Master Peter Sellars Staging Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion , BWV 244: Part 2 Camilla Tilling Soprano Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist) Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias) Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Christ) Eric Owens Baritone (Arias) Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey Chorus Master Peter Sellars Staging Richard Wagner The “Ring” Without Words (arr. Lorin Maazel) 
