PHOTO ALBUM

Leif Ove Andsnes with the MCO at beethovenfest Bonn (2014)

© Holger Talinski
Leif Ove Andsnes with the MCO in Lucerne (2014)

© Priska Ketterer
The MCO performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Pekka Kuusisto at Beethovenfest Bonn (2016)

© Geoffroy Schied
Pekka Kuusisto in conversation with MCO musicians in between rehearsals (2016)

© Geoffroy Schied
The MCO performing Luciano Berio's "Coro" with TEodor Currentzis and the MusicAeterna Choir in Ferrara's Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado (2017)

© Geoffroy Schied
The MCO with TEodor Currentzis and the MusicAeterna Choir rehearsing Luciano Berio's "coro" in Ferrara's Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado (2017)

© Geoffroy Schied
Teodor Currentzis conducts the MCO's inaugural "Radiale Nacht" at Berlin's Radialsystem (2011)

© Holger Talinski
Artistic Partner and Advisor Daniele Gatti shares a light moment with MCO musicians in Ferrara (2016)

© Geoffroy Schied
Daniele Gatti and the MCO in concert in Torino (2016)

© Pasquale Juzzolino
Daniele Gatti and the MCO in concert in Brescia (2016)

© Geoffroy Schied
Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO in Rotterdam (2016)

© Geoffroy Schied
Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO share a light moment during rehearsals in Alicante (2016)

© Geoffroy Schied
Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO in Barcelona (2013)

© May Zircus

Backstage in Ferrara

© Deniz Saylan
Chiara Santi

© Holger Talinski
Warming up at Konzerthaus Berlin

© Holger Talinski
Chiara Tonelli

© Deniz Saylan
Well Done

© Geoffroy Schied
Delphine Tissot

© Geoffroy Schied
Cellos in solidarity

© Geoffroy Schied
Double basses checking in at the airport

© Geoffroy Schied
In between rehearsals in Ferrara

© Geoffroy schied
Mette Tjaerby Korneliusen

© Geoffroy Schied
A joyful reunion

© Geoffroy Schied
Sharing a laugh

© Marc Beckmann
Warming up backstage at Radialsystem Berlin

© Marc Beckmann

Daniil Trifonov in the control room.

© Geoffroy Schied
Daniil Trifonov with producer Sid McLauchlan.

© Geoffroy Schied
Daniil Trifonov in the control room.

© GeoffroY Schied
Daniil Trifonov at the piano.

© Geoffroy Schied
Daniil Trifonov.

© Geoffroy Schied
Mikhail Pletnev and Daniil Trifonov.

© Geoffroy Schied
Daniil Trifonov at the piano.

© Geoffroy Schied
Mikhail Pletnev with Daniil Trifonov at the piano.

© Geoffroy Schied
Mikhail Pletnev with Daniil Trifonov at the piano.

© Geoffroy Schied
Recording session on stage at Konzerthaus Dortmund.

© Geoffroy Schied

2016 began with the launch of our long-term partnership with pianist Mitsuko Uchida, with a focus on Mozart's piano concertos.

© Geoffroy Schied
Conductor Laureate Daniel Harding leading the annual MCO Academy project, this time featuring Mahler's Second Symphony.

© Sonja Werner
Touring Europe with the semi-staged version of George Benjamin's "Written on Skin" under the baton of the composer, here at Konzerthaus Dortmund.

© Pascal Amos Rest
Artistic Partner Isabelle Faust, Julia-Maria Kretz (second violin), Beatrice Muthelet (viola) and Jens Peter Maintz (cello) rehearsing Schumann's String Quartet op. 41 no. 1 at Festival de Pâques in Aix-en-Provence.

© Geoffroy Schied
Peter Whelan (Principal Bassoon), Chiara Santi (Bassoon) and Sebastian Posch (Horn) performing chamber music outdoors in Aix-en-Provence.

© Geoffroy Schied
"Bye Bye Beethoven", an innovative staged production, with Patricia Kopatchinskaja at Radialsystem Berlin.

© Marc Beckmann
Daniele Gatti rehearsing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Ferrara, for his first concerts as the MCO's Artistic Advisor.

© Geoffroy Schied
Artistic Advisor Daniele Gatti sharing a light moment with Johannes Lörstad (Principal Second Violin) and José Vicente Castello (Principal Horn) in Ferrara.

© Geoffroy Schied
Christian Heubes (second violin) in an orchestra coaching session with the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia in Colombia.

© Filarmónica Joven de Colombia
Stage Manager Matthias Mayr and Project Manager Hélène Delanglez discussing logistics in between rehearsals in Merano.

© Geoffroy Schied
Unforgettable memories from our concerts with Pekka Kuusisto at the Merano Festival and Beethovenfest Bonn.

© Geoffroy Schied
Katarzyna Wozniakowska (second violin) in conversation with Mitsuko Uchida in between rehearsals in Sapporo.

© Geoffroy Schied
Sharing the stage with Mitsuko Uchida at Tokyo's Suntory Hall as part of our residency celebrating Suntory Hall's 30th anniversary.

© Suntory Hall
Performing with Mitsuko Uchida to sold-out audiences in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw on a tour to major cities in Europe.

© Geoffroy Schied
MCO Concertmaster Matthew Truscott and Michael Hoffmann-Becking, Chairman of the MCO Foundation, in conversation after our concert with Mitsuko Uchida at Konzerthaus Berlin.

© Geoffroy Schied
Artistic Partner Isabelle Faust and Julia-Maria Kretz (second violin) warming up backstage at Philharmonie Essen for our final tour of the year.

© Geoffroy Schied

Performing Mahler's Second Symphony at Konzerthaus Dortmund as part of our annual MCO Academy project.

© Petra Coddington
Leading the MCO and Håkan Hardenberger in a performance of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "HÅKAN" at the Ravenna Festival in June.

© Zani Casadio
Encouraging Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children to conduct the orchestra in our "feel the Music" programme at Konzerthaus Dortmund in October.

© Pascal Amos Rest
Rehearsing Mozart's three final symphonies with the MCO at Konzerthaus Dortmund in the presence of deaf and hard-of-hearing children, participants of "feel the Music".

© Pascal Amos Rest

MCO with Artistic Partners

Behind the Scenes

MOZART MOMENTUM 1785/1786

Leif Ove Andsnes with the MCO at beethovenfest Bonn (2014)

Leif Ove Andsnes with the MCO in Lucerne (2014)

The MCO performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Pekka Kuusisto at Beethovenfest Bonn (2016)

Pekka Kuusisto in conversation with MCO musicians in between rehearsals (2016)

The MCO performing Luciano Berio's "Coro" with TEodor Currentzis and the MusicAeterna Choir in Ferrara's Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado (2017)

The MCO with TEodor Currentzis and the MusicAeterna Choir rehearsing Luciano Berio's "coro" in Ferrara's Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado (2017)

Teodor Currentzis conducts the MCO's inaugural "Radiale Nacht" at Berlin's Radialsystem (2011)

Artistic Partner and Advisor Daniele Gatti shares a light moment with MCO musicians in Ferrara (2016)

Daniele Gatti and the MCO in concert in Torino (2016)

Daniele Gatti and the MCO in concert in Brescia (2016)

Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO in Rotterdam (2016)

Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO share a light moment during rehearsals in Alicante (2016)

Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO in Barcelona (2013)

Backstage in Ferrara

Chiara Santi

Warming up at Konzerthaus Berlin

Chiara Tonelli

Well Done

Delphine Tissot

Cellos in solidarity

Double basses checking in at the airport

In between rehearsals in Ferrara

Mette Tjaerby Korneliusen

A joyful reunion

Sharing a laugh

Warming up backstage at Radialsystem Berlin

Recording "Chopin Evocations" with Daniil Trifonov

2016 Highlights

MCO & CONDUCTOR LAUREATE DANIEL HARDING 2016

Daniil Trifonov in the control room.

Daniil Trifonov with producer Sid McLauchlan.

Daniil Trifonov in the control room.

Daniil Trifonov at the piano.

Daniil Trifonov.

Mikhail Pletnev and Daniil Trifonov.

Daniil Trifonov at the piano.

Mikhail Pletnev with Daniil Trifonov at the piano.

Mikhail Pletnev with Daniil Trifonov at the piano.

Recording session on stage at Konzerthaus Dortmund.

2016 began with the launch of our long-term partnership with pianist Mitsuko Uchida, with a focus on Mozart's piano concertos.

Conductor Laureate Daniel Harding leading the annual MCO Academy project, this time featuring Mahler's Second Symphony.

Beatrice Muthelet and Anna Puig Torné rehearsing George Benjamin's "Viola, Viola" with the composer.

Touring Europe with the semi-staged version of George Benjamin's "Written on Skin" under the baton of the composer, here at Konzerthaus Dortmund.

Artistic Partner Isabelle Faust, Julia-Maria Kretz (second violin), Beatrice Muthelet (viola) and Jens Peter Maintz (cello) rehearsing Schumann's String Quartet op. 41 no. 1 at Festival de Pâques in Aix-en-Provence.

Peter Whelan (Principal Bassoon), Chiara Santi (Bassoon) and Sebastian Posch (Horn) performing chamber music outdoors in Aix-en-Provence.

"Feel the Music" during our residency at Festival Katowice Kultura Natura in Poland.

"Bye Bye Beethoven", an innovative staged production, with Patricia Kopatchinskaja at Radialsystem Berlin.

Daniele Gatti rehearsing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Ferrara, for his first concerts as the MCO's Artistic Advisor.

Artistic Advisor Daniele Gatti sharing a light moment with Johannes Lörstad (Principal Second Violin) and José Vicente Castello (Principal Horn) in Ferrara.

Christian Heubes (second violin) in an orchestra coaching session with the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia in Colombia.

Performing with Barbara Hannigan as Conductor and soloist at this year's Lucerne Festival.

Stage Manager Matthias Mayr and Project Manager Hélène Delanglez discussing logistics in between rehearsals in Merano.

Unforgettable memories from our concerts with Pekka Kuusisto at the Merano Festival and Beethovenfest Bonn.

Katarzyna Wozniakowska (second violin) in conversation with Mitsuko Uchida in between rehearsals in Sapporo.

A busy street scene from Tokyo.

Sharing the stage with Mitsuko Uchida at Tokyo's Suntory Hall as part of our residency celebrating Suntory Hall's 30th anniversary.

Performing with Mitsuko Uchida to sold-out audiences in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw on a tour to major cities in Europe.

MCO Concertmaster Matthew Truscott and Michael Hoffmann-Becking, Chairman of the MCO Foundation, in conversation after our concert with Mitsuko Uchida at Konzerthaus Berlin.

Artistic Partner Isabelle Faust and Julia-Maria Kretz (second violin) warming up backstage at Philharmonie Essen for our final tour of the year.

rehearsing at Konzerthaus Dortmund, during our MCO Academy Project in FEbruary.

sharing a light moment with MCO musicians and Academists during rehearsals.

Performing Mahler's Second Symphony at Konzerthaus Dortmund as part of our annual MCO Academy project.

Leading the MCO and Håkan Hardenberger in a performance of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "HÅKAN" at the Ravenna Festival in June.

Conducting the MCO in a performance of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony at the Ravenna Festival in June.

Encouraging Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children to conduct the orchestra in our "feel the Music" programme at Konzerthaus Dortmund in October.

Rehearsing Mozart's three final symphonies with the MCO at Konzerthaus Dortmund in the presence of deaf and hard-of-hearing children, participants of "feel the Music".