In 2023 Myung-Whun Chung welcomed the appointment as Conductor Emeritus of the Philharmonic, after 35 years of intense artistic collaboration. "From the beginning, the meeting with Filarmonica della Scala was almost magical. From the very beginning the orchestra not only understood what was in my head, but also what was in my heart," these are the words of the Korean Maestro who chooses for this program Mozart's Concerto K 488, for which he is also soloist at piano, and tackles Bruckner's music for the first time with Filarmonica della Scala . The choice not surprisingly falls on the Sixth, overshadowing the grandeur of other works for the more intimate dimension or, as the composer himself called it, "the most sincere."
Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488 for piano and orchestra
Symphony No. 6 in A Major
Myung-Whun Chung is one of the world's most highly regarded conductors, connected with Filarmonica della Scala since 1989. The Korean Conductor has always described himself as a friend of the orchestra, of which he has been Conductor Emeritus since 2023.
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