DVD + Blu-Ray:
Bruckner 9: Herbert Blomstedt, Bamberg Symphony

There is often an occasion for great concerts, but there are rarely several good reasons for a concert recording of an outstanding musical event.

2024 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. For the Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt, Bruckner is a genius and the greatest symphonist since Beethoven. No composer is more closely associated with Herbert Blomstedt than Anton Bruckner. And no conductor has dealt with Anton Bruckner more intensively than Herbert Blomstedt.

Probably the world’s longest-serving conductor, with an eventful career spanning seven decades, Herbert Blomstedt celebrated his 97th birthday on 11 July, 2024. Closely associated with him for years: the Bamberg Symphony, which he has conducted in almost 200 concerts in Germany and over 20 concerts abroad.

In honor of Anton Bruckner and Herbert Blomstedt, the Bamberg Symphony planned a special gift to their honorary conductor. On 11 July, 2024, the day of his 97th birthday, Blomstedt conducted Bruckner’s 9th Symphony in the Basilica of St. Florian, a place to which Anton Bruckner held close ties throughout his life.

Recorded live at the Basilica of St. Florian Monastery.

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor
WAB 109

Bamberger Symphoniker
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

Including two bonus films:
A birthday serenade for Herbert Blomstedt
Herbert Blomstedt on Anton Bruckner

ACC10661 (Blu-Ray)
EAN: 4260234833249

ACC20661 (DVD)
EAN: 4260234833256

A production of Accentus Music in coproduction with NHK and ZDF, in cooperation with Arte.

Available worldwide from 4 April, 2025.