Christoph Konig, the conductor, became the new chief conductor for the Malmö Symphony Orchestra starting with the 2003/2004 season, a position the orchestra had lacked since 1997.
Composition History
Beethoven wrote his Fourth Symphony unusually quickly, in one go, as a break from working on his Fifth Symphony.
Cultural Impact
The finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was chosen as the anthem for the European Union over 160 years after its composition.
Performer Biography
In 1995, Christoph Konig, the conductor, received the Herbert Karajan Scholarship and participated in master classes with notable conductors like Sir Colin Davis and Sergiu Celibidache.
Performer Biography
Christoph Konig, the conductor, was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor from 1977-1986 and performed as the first boy soprano in a 1979 production of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Dresden State Opera.
Composition History
Beethoven composed his Fourth Symphony during one of his happiest periods, having secretly become engaged to his former student, Therese von Brunswick, in May 1806.
Composer Biography
Beethoven's increasing deafness contributed to his already temperamental and eccentric personality, which is reflected in the dramatic shifts between hope and sorrow in his music.
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