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Franz and Cleveland headline 24-hour Bruckner marathon

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Franz and Cleveland headline 24-hour Bruckner marathon

Today’s 200th birthday of Anton Bruckner is being religiously observed in his hometown Linz and nearby villages.

Here’s the schedule:
Midnight at the Mariendom: Bells and imported sounds
4am in the birthplace at Ansfelden: musical performance
5am in the Old Cathedral: organ breakfast…

and more …

7pm: Bruckner’s 4th symphony performed at Ansfelden by the Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Franz Welser-Möst, and broadcast live to the Danube Park, outside the Brucknerhaus.

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