Naturstimmen

MDR-Rundfunkchor
Alexander Lüken - conductor

Please note that seats in the 2nd category at this venue may have restricted sightlines.

Fanny Hensel (1805-1847)
Gartenlieder op. 3
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Waldesnacht op. 62/3
Veljo Tormis (1930-2017)
Autumn Landscapes
and further works

Among young German choral conductors, Alexander Lüken stands out as a distinctive voice. The 2024 Eric Ericson Award winner works as a choir founder, artistic director and singer, with a particular focus on new and rarely performed music. His premiere recording of the Christus trilogy by Friedrich Schneider - a near-forgotten contemporary of Mendelssohn - earned him a nomination for the Opus Klassik prize. With the MDR-Rundfunkchor he has shaped a programme devoted to musical depictions of nature, in keeping with the festival's overarching theme, drawing unexpected connections between the works.