Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Returns After Two Years... Performing "The Rite of Spring" and "Resurrection"

November 12–13 at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO), one of the world's leading orchestras representing Munich, Germany, will visit Korea again after two years.

According to concert planning company Vincero, the BRSO will visit Korea with chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle and perform at the Concert Hall of the Seoul Arts Center on November 12 and 13. In 2024, the BRSO visited Korea with Sir Simon Rattle and collaborated on stage with pianist Cho Seong-Jin.

The November 12 concert will feature Schubert's Symphony No. 9 "The Great," renowned for its grand scale and endlessly unfolding melodies, as well as Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," which is regarded as a revolutionary work that changed the course of 20th-century music history.

The concert on the 13th will present Mahler's monumental masterpiece, Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection." This work organically weaves together soloists, choir, and orchestra to explore the fundamental human questions of life and death through music. Soprano Lucy Crowe, mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, the National Chorus of Korea, and the Seoul Motet Choir will perform together.

The BRSO was founded in 1949 by Eugen Jochum. After Jochum served as chief conductor until 1960, the orchestra worked with maestros such as Rafael Kubelik (1961–1979), Sir Colin Davis (1983–1992), Lorin Maazel (1993–2002), and Mariss Jansons (2003–2019), developing a distinctive sound and growing into one of the world's top orchestras. Since the 2023–2024 season, Sir Simon Rattle has been leading the orchestra.

Tickets will be available for purchase starting on May 20 at the Seoul Arts Center, Interpark, and YES24. Paid members of the Seoul Arts Center can purchase tickets one day earlier, starting on May 19.

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