3. Sinfoniekonzert

On December 30, 1884, something happened in Anton Bruckner's life that had never happened before: the premiere of his Symphony No. 7 in E major was an absolute triumph. Was it perhaps due to the fact that the work was not premiered in Vienna this time, but in Leipzig under the musical direction of Arthur Nikisch? A rogue who thinks evil of it. After all, Bruckner himself had asked the Philharmoniker in Vienna not to premiere the work "for reasons arising solely from the sad local situation". Bruckner never had it easy in his adopted home of Vienna, or rather, it was never made easy for him. Even Bruckner could surely only laugh at the scorn and derision that greeted the unspeakable reviews after the later Viennese premiere of his Seventh. After all, the previous performances in Chicago, New York, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Munich had been great successes. Since its premiere, the Seventh Symphony has been one of his most popular works and he is one of the most important composers in music history - and not just because of the Seventh.

In this concert, his symphony is preceded by Robert Schumann's lively and varied work Overture, Scherzo and Finale. It was composed shortly after his popular Symphony No. 1 in April 1841 and has since been overshadowed by his other orchestral works.