The recording of the complete Bruckner symphonies, conducted by Maestro Rémy Ballot in the Basilica Church of St Florian has been shadowed by the sudden death of Thomas Wall, one of its chief instigators.
Thomas was Intendant of the Altomonte-Orchester St Florian and its principal cellist. He was widely known across Austrian orchestras.
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