Anton Bruckner: 8th Symphony

The audience can look forward to the inaugural collaboration between Philippe Jordan and the Bruckner Orchestra Linz with great anticipation. The internationally acclaimed maestro, who will serve as the music director of the Vienna State Opera until June 2025 and is the designated music director of the Orchestre National de France, is known for his profound interpretations of late Romantic repertoire. On this evening, he will focus on Anton Bruckner's 8th Symphony, a work that is uniquely connected to its performance venue—the immediate proximity to the composer’s place of work and final resting place. Even Richard Strauss praised Bruckner's 8th Symphony in the highest terms, calling it "the crowning achievement of symphonic creation in history" and considering it the greatest work of the late 19th century.