Ludwigshafen, Germany
The Pfalzbau is Ludwigshafen's main cultural centre, opened in 1968 on the banks of the Rhine. It houses a large theatre stage, a concert hall and several smaller event spaces under one roof. The programme spans opera, ballet, musicals, classical concerts and touring productions, making it the cultural anchor of the city.
A family concert at Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen with chief conductor Michael Francis, pairing Nielsen, Elgar and Ravel's ballet suite.
Michael Francis conducts an orchestral evening of Nielsen, Elgar and Ravel - including Ravel's Ma mère l'oye in its 1911 ballet version - at Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen.
Chief conductor Michael Francis leads the fourth Auftakt concert, pairing Ives, Stravinsky and Scriabin with Prokofiev's First Piano Concerto, performed by soloist Joseph Moog.
Orchestra conducted by Michael Francis performs Mahler's Seventh Symphony in Ludwigshafen.
