The Bruckner Orchester Linz is an Austrian orchestra based in

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...

. Named for

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

, the orchestra is the concert orchestra for the state of Upper Austria, and also the opera orchestra at the Landestheater Linz (Upper Austrian State Theatre). Consisting of 110 musicians, the orchestra participates in the Bruckner Festival, the

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Festival and the Linzer Klangwolke.

History

The parent ensemble of the orchestra is the Linz Theater Orchestra. The orchestra acquired its current name in 1967, under conductor and musicologist

Kurt Wöss Kurt Wöss also Kurt Woess (2 May 1914, in Linz, Austria – 4 December 1987, in Dresden, Germany) was an Austrian conductor and musicologist. Wöss was principal conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra from 1951 to 1954. From 1956 to 1959 ...

, who subsequently served as chief conductor. From 2002 to 2017, the orchestra's chief conductor was

Dennis Russell Davies Dennis Russell Davies (born April 16, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American conductor and pianist, He is currently the music director and chief conductor of the Brno Philharmonic. Biography Davies studied piano and conducting at the Juilliard Sch ...

. During his tenure, the orchestra began to perform the music of

Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up fr ...

, including the premiere of his Symphony No. 8. In February 2015, the orchestra announced the appointment of

Markus Poschner Markus Poschner (born 1971, Munich) is a German conductor and pianist. Biography Poschner studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich with Hermann Michael. His mentors and supporters included Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Colin Dav ...

as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2017–2018 season. Past resident conductors of the orchestra have included Ingo Ingensand. The current principal guest conductor of the orchestra is Bruno Weil. In March 2021, the orchestra announced the appointment of

Giedrė Šlekytė Giedrė Šlekytė (born 1989) is a Lithuanian conductor, who works in Europe with a focus on opera. After she was one of three conductors for the ''Young Conductor Award'' of the Salzburg Festival in 2015, she worked at the Stadttheater Klagenfu ...

as its next principal guest conductor, the first female conductor ever named to the post, effective with the 2021-2022 season. The orchestra has recorded Bruckner symphonies for such labels as Arte Nova. As well, the orchestra has more recently recorded several albums of the music of Philip Glass.

Chief conductors

(1967–1975) *

Theodor Guschlbauer Theodor Guschlbauer (born 1939 in Vienna) is an Austrian conductor. Decorations and awards * 1995: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class * 1996: Honour "Victoire" for his work on the ''Opéra du Rhin'' and at the Strasbourg Phi ...

(1975–1983) * Roman Zeilinger (1983–1985) * Manfred Mayrhofer (1985–1992) * Martin Sieghart (1992–2000) *

(2002–2017) *

(2017–present)

References

External links

Official homepage of the Bruckner Orchester Linz

Short biography

Article (in German)
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Orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

Austrian orchestras Chesky Records artists Organisations based in Linz Musical groups established in 1967 1967 establishments in Austria