Franck, C.: Psyche / Sibelius, J.: Symphony No. 2

Featuring

Yuri Ahronovitch
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
César Franck
Jean Sibelius

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Performer Biography

Yuri Ahronovitch, the conductor, collaborated with many acclaimed instrumentalists and vocalists of the 20th century, including Plácido Domingo, Yo Yo Ma, and Itzhak Perlman.

Performer Biography

Yuri Ahronovitch was appointed Principal Conductor of the Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra, featured on this album, in 1975 and held the position for eleven years.

Performer Biography

At the age of five, Yuri Ahronovitch, the conductor, decided he wanted to become a conductor after seeing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake at the Kirov Theatre.

Recording & Production

This recording was made by Deutschlandfunk Köln on February 22, 1978, and the sound restoration was done by THS Studio Holger Siedler.

Performer Biography

Yuri Ahronovitch's teacher, Nathan Rachlin, a significant Russian conductor, was prohibited from international travel, so Ahronovitch felt it his mission to share Rachlin's art with the world.

Performer Biography

Yuri Ahronovitch, the conductor on this album, was born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in 1933 and began playing the violin at age four.

Performer Biography

Due to his family being persecuted by Soviet authorities, Yuri Ahronovitch faced strict travel restrictions and was denied many international invitations before emigrating to Israel in 1972.