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St Florian

200 years since his birth, Bruckner’s brink-of-death symphony at the St Florian Brucknertage

28/08/2024 by Ken Ward

AustriaAustria St Florianer Brucknertage – Bruckner: Altomonte Orchestra / Rémy Ballot (conductor). St Florian Monastery, Austria, 23 & 24.8.2024. (KW)

Conductor Rémy Ballot © Felix Diergarten

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