The Bruckner Orchester Linz is an Austrian orchestra based in

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. Named for

Anton Bruckner Joseph Anton Bruckner (; ; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his Symphonies by Anton Bruckner, symphonies and sacred music, which includes List of masses by Anton Bruckner, Masses, Te Deum (Br ...

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

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

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, including the premiere of his Symphony No. 8. In February 2015, the orchestra announced the appointment of Markus Poschner as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2017–2018 season. Poschner is scheduled to conclude his tenure with the orchestra at the close of the 2026-2027 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 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. More recently, they have recorded several albums of the music of Philip Glass.

Chief conductors

* Kurt Wöss (1967–1975) * Theodor Guschlbauer (1975–1983) * Roman Zeilinger (1983–1985) * Manfred Mayrhofer (1985–1992) * Martin Sieghart (1992–2000) *

(2002–2017) * Markus Poschner (2017–present)

References

External links

Official homepage of the Bruckner Orchester Linz

Short biography

Article (in German)
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