Start listening to our new recording of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 with Christian Thielemann, which is the first of the full cycle of all Bruckner Symphonies: viennaphilharmonic.lnk.to/Bruckner8LF Today, we continue rehearsing Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 with the Maestro at Musikverein Wien! The concerts initially planned for Saturday and Sunday, November 28 and 29, will be performed without an audience, but will be broadcast on Ö1, fidelio and IDAGIO. Further info: https://bit.ly/2KtNTvZ | Vienna

Great reviews for Christian Thielemann and Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker’s new recording of Bruckner’s Symphony No.8 are coming in! ⁠ “Thielemann and the Vienna Phil, arguably the Bruckner orchestra par excellence and likely the sound the composer had in his mind’s ear, are embarking on a cycle of these great symphonies,” writes Sunday Times, adding, “the playing is magisterial with weighty sonorities, yet Thielemann encourages a transparency in the filigree string writing of the S

Bruckner’s 8th Symphony is the last symphony Bruckner completed in its entirety. Premiered in Vienna in 1892, the symphony is widely regarded as the pinnacle of Bruckner’s symphonic legacy. We have recorded the full symphonic cycle, conducted by Christian Thielemann. Keep an eye out for the release of the full cycle, coming October 13. The clip shows a snippet of the fiery first movement of the 8th Symphony, enjoy the rest of the symphony here: viennaphilharmonic.lnk.to/brucknerLF Sony Classical