The Alpine Symphony for the opening of the season
Because the 17-year-old high school student Richard Strauss was rather bored in math class, he secretly jotted down composition sketches in his math notebook – the birth of his violin concerto. Charming, elegant, melodious music, which even caused the strict Viennese critic Eduard Hanslick to speak of a “not ordinary talent”. What was to become of this talent is probably most impressively shown by the “Alpine Symphony” completed 30 years later.