Musical director of the Cleveland Orchestra. Guest conductor at important opera houses and of highly significant orchestras, amongst which are the Vienna Philharmonics, whose New Year’s Concert he has conducted twice, and which he has conducted at various concerts in Vienna, at Festivals, and on tours. He is an honorary member of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. Amongst his numerous awards are the Ring of Honour of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Kilenyi Medal of the Bruckner Society of America, and the gold medal of arts of the Kennedy Center. His latest book ‘Als ich die Stille fand. Ein Plädoyer gegen den Lärm der Welt’ was published in 2020.

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